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Japanese given name

Hiyori

ひより

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ひよりヒヨリHiyori
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings62

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows62

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Hiyori

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingひより

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formヒヨリ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationHiyori

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Hiyori. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationひ · よ · り

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Hiyori is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

ひより

Kanji-based spellings61

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms32

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms26

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

ひより in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms62

63 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 61 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ひよりHiyori6263 source rowsfemale 61 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 60 · unspecified 222 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Hiyori

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data61

6–37 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms61

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
ひよりHiyori362
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
世里3 analyzed forms日和3 analyzed forms陽里3 analyzed forms陽世3 analyzed forms陽利2 analyzed forms妃代2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

21 of 62 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked62

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings21

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading41

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set42

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Hiyori spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive241806012あき, あきら, あけ, はる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
里ri, village, parent's home17017007さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
日day, sun, Japan12120004あ, あき, いる, く +8Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
和harmony, Japanese style, peace1006318あい, いず, かず, かつ +13Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
妃queen, princess990006き, ぴ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
依reliant, depend on, consequently908108よ, よりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
世generation, world, society500505とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
梨pear tree5050011かJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
緋scarlet, cardinal5500014—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
莉jasmine4040010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
由wherefore, a reason404005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
愛love, affection, favourite3030013あ, あし, え, かな +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

ひより

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hiyoriひより · this page
Characters in order
ひKanaよKanaりKana
Exact written form

ひよ莉

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hiyoriひより · this page
Characters in order
ひKanaよKana莉jasmine

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 62. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Hiyori spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

陽sunshine, yang principle, positive24 of 62 analyzed forms里ri, village, parent's home17 of 62 analyzed forms日day, sun, Japan12 of 62 analyzed forms和harmony, Japanese style, peace10 of 62 analyzed forms妃queen, princess9 of 62 analyzed forms依reliant, depend on, consequently9 of 62 analyzed forms世generation, world, society5 of 62 analyzed forms梨pear tree5 of 62 analyzed forms緋scarlet, cardinal5 of 62 analyzed forms莉jasmine4 of 62 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Hiyori

62 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ひより. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

ひより

ひより · Hiyori

Katakana ヒヨリMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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ひよ莉

ひより · Hiyori

Katakana ヒヨリMorae 3Strokes 10
莉jasmine
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Spelling comparator

Compare Hiyori forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
ひよりひよりKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ひよ莉ひより莉 — jasmine10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ひよ里ひより里 — ri, village7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一由ひより一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 由 — wherefore, a reason6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久陽利ひより久 — long time, old story · 陽 — sunshine, yang principle · 利 — profit, advantage22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和ひより和 — harmony, Japanese style8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃世里ひより妃 — queen, princess · 世 — generation, world · 里 — ri, village18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃代莉ひより妃 — queen, princess · 代 — substitute, change · 莉 — jasmine21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃代里ひより妃 — queen, princess · 代 — substitute, change · 里 — ri, village18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃依ひより妃 — queen, princess · 依 — reliant, depend on14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃和ひより妃 — queen, princess · 和 — harmony, Japanese style14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃夜里ひより妃 — queen, princess · 夜 — night, evening · 里 — ri, village21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃容里ひより妃 — queen, princess · 容 — contain, form · 里 — ri, village23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃愛ひより妃 — queen, princess · 愛 — love, affection19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃陽利ひより妃 — queen, princess · 陽 — sunshine, yang principle · 利 — profit, advantage25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫依ひより姫 — princess · 依 — reliant, depend on18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Hiyori mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with ひよ

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Hiyono

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Hyō

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Hyōei

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Hyōhei

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Hyōji

3 recorded spellings

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Hyōjirō

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Hiyori

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Exact reading

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Hi / ひ

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陽 — sunshine, yang principle

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里 — ri, village

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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