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Japanese given name

Inosuke

井之丞

Male-classified given-name records.

いのすけイノスケInosuke
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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 spellings38

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows38

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Inosuke

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いのすけ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formイノスケ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationInosuke

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

Mora segmentationい · の · す · け

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

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Inosuke 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

いのすけ

Kanji-based spellings38

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms32

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

いのすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms38

38 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 38

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
いのすけInosuke3838 source rowsmale 38source rows · distinct forms: male 3800 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 Inosuke

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 data38

11–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms36

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
いのすけInosuke438
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
井之6 analyzed forms之介6 analyzed forms之助6 analyzed forms亥之6 analyzed forms伊之6 analyzed forms猪之6 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?

None of the 38 displayed written forms has a second given-name reading in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked38

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings0

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading38

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set1

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 Inosuke 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
之of, this32003203ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
助help, rescue, assist707007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
亥sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac770006りJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
井well, well crib, town660004いの, さい, ひJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate606004すけ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
伊Italy, that one660006これ, ただ, よし, いと +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
猪pig6600013—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
衣garment, clothes, dressing660006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
丞help505006すけJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
佑help, assist505007すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
祐help5050010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
輔help5050014すけ, たすく, ゆうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 38. 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 Inosuke 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.

之of, this32 of 38 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist7 of 38 analyzed forms亥sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac7 of 38 analyzed forms井well, well crib, town6 of 38 analyzed forms介jammed in, shellfish, mediate6 of 38 analyzed forms伊Italy, that one6 of 38 analyzed forms猪pig6 of 38 analyzed forms衣garment, clothes, dressing6 of 38 analyzed forms丞help5 of 38 analyzed forms佑help, assist5 of 38 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Inosuke

38 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading いのすけ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Inosuke 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
井之丞いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
井之介いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
井之佑いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
井之助いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
井之祐いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
井之輔いのすけ井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之丞いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之介いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之佑いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之助いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之祐いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥之輔いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亥助いのすけ亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 助 — help, rescue13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伊之丞いのすけ伊 — Italy, that one · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伊之介いのすけ伊 — Italy, that one · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伊之佑いのすけ伊 — Italy, that one · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist16All 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 Inosuke 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.

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Exact reading

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之 — of, this

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助 — help, rescue

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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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