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Japanese given name

Kanari

かなり

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かなりカナリKanari
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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 spellings29

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows29

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kanari

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かなり

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカナリ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKanari

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

Mora segmentationか · な · り

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

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Reading profile

How Kanari 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

かなり

Kanji-based spellings28

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

2-kanji forms14

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms14

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

かなり in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms29

30 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms5

5 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 28 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かなりKanari2930 source rowsfemale 28 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 28 · unspecified 255 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 Kanari

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 data28

11–38 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms27

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
かなりKanari329
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
香奈4 analyzed forms奈里3 analyzed forms菜里3 analyzed forms佳奈2 analyzed forms奈利2 analyzed forms奈理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?

5 of 29 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 checked29

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings5

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading24

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

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 Kanari 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
奈Nara, what?900908—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
里ri, village, parent's home808007さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
佳excellent, beautiful, good440008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete431009すすむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
華splendor, flower, petal4400010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香incense, smell, perfume440009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
理logic, arrangement, reason3030011あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
成turn into, become, get303006あき, あきら, しげ, そん +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
菜vegetable, side dish, greens3003011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
梨pear tree3030011かJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
鳴chirp, cry, bark3021014なり, なるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
花flower330007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

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

かなり

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kanariかなり · this page
Characters in order
かKanaなKanaりKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 29. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kanari 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.

奈Nara, what?9 of 29 analyzed forms里ri, village, parent's home8 of 29 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good4 of 29 analyzed forms奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete4 of 29 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal4 of 29 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume4 of 29 analyzed forms理logic, arrangement, reason3 of 29 analyzed forms成turn into, become, get3 of 29 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens3 of 29 analyzed forms梨pear tree3 of 29 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kanari

29 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かなり. 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.

かなり

かなり · Kanari

Katakana カナリMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Kanari 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
かなりかなりKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
伽奈里かなり伽 — nursing, attending · 奈 — Nara, what? · 里 — ri, village22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳奈利かなり佳 — excellent, beautiful · 奈 — Nara, what? · 利 — profit, advantage23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳奈理かなり佳 — excellent, beautiful · 奈 — Nara, what? · 理 — logic, arrangement27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳成かなり佳 — excellent, beautiful · 成 — turn into, become14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳菜里かなり佳 — excellent, beautiful · 菜 — vegetable, side dish · 里 — ri, village26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加奈里かなり加 — add, addition · 奈 — Nara, what? · 里 — ri, village20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
可成かなり可 — can, passable · 成 — turn into, become11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叶愛かなり叶 — grant, answer · 愛 — love, affection18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叶理かなり叶 — grant, answer · 理 — logic, arrangement16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夏奏かなり夏 — summer · 奏 — play music, speak to a ruler19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏璃かなり奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 璃 — glassy, lapis lazuli24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏莉かなり奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 莉 — jasmine19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏里かなり奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 里 — ri, village16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
架奈梨かなり架 — erect, frame · 奈 — Nara, what? · 梨 — pear tree28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
歌鳴里かなり歌 — song, sing · 鳴 — chirp, cry · 里 — ri, village35All 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 Kanari 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

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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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Kanaka

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Kanade

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Kanaru

14 recorded spellings

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Kanaha

12 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Kanari

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Exact reading

Search かなり

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Ka / か

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奈 — Nara, what?

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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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