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Canonical reference record
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Japanese given name

Kazuyo

カズヨ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かずよカズヨKazuyo
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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 spellings58

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows64

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kazuyo

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かずよ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカズヨ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKazuyo

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

Mora segmentationか · ず · よ

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

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Reading profile

How Kazuyo 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 readings4

かずよ · かづよ · カズヨ · カヅヨ

Kanji-based spellings56

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-only4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms37

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms19

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

かずよ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms54

55 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 53 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かずよKazuyo5455 source rowsfemale 53 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 52 · unspecified 200 source rows
かつよKatsuyo2430 source rowsfemale 27 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 22 · unspecified 322 source rows
かづよKazuyo00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
かずよKazuyo00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
かづよKazuyo00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 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 Kazuyo

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 data56

4–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms56

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
かずよKazuyo355
かづよKazuyo39
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
寿代7 analyzed forms津代4 analyzed forms珠代3 analyzed forms加寿2 analyzed forms数代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?

28 of 60 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 checked60

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings28

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading30

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set10

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 Kazuyo 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
代substitute, change, convert30030005すJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
一one, one radical (no.1)10100001かず, い, いっ, いる +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
世generation, world, society909005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life810707かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
和harmony, Japanese style, peace770008あい, いず, かず, かつ +13Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
香incense, smell, perfume550009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
与bestow, participate in, give404003とも, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
加add, addition, increase440005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
津haven, port, harbor400409ず, ち, とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
葉leaf, plane, lobe3030012よ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
万ten thousand, 10,000330003かず, ま, ゆるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
佳excellent, beautiful, good321008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

カズヨ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazuyoかずよ
Characters in order
カKanaズKanaヨKana
Exact written form

かずよ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazuyoかずよ · this page
Characters in order
かKanaずKanaよKana
Exact written form

カヅヨ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazuyoかづよ
Characters in order
カKanaヅKanaヨKana
Exact written form

かづよ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazuyoかづよ · this page
Characters in order
かKanaづKanaよKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 60. 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 Kazuyo 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.

代substitute, change, convert30 of 60 analyzed forms一one, one radical (no.1)10 of 60 analyzed forms世generation, world, society9 of 60 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life8 of 60 analyzed forms和harmony, Japanese style, peace7 of 60 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume5 of 60 analyzed forms与bestow, participate in, give4 of 60 analyzed forms加add, addition, increase4 of 60 analyzed forms津haven, port, harbor4 of 60 analyzed forms葉leaf, plane, lobe3 of 60 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kazuyo

55 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かずよ. 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.

カズヨ

カズヨ · Kazuyo

Katakana カズヨMorae 3Strokes —

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

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かずよ

かずよ · Kazuyo

Katakana カズヨMorae 3Strokes —

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

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カヅヨ

カヅヨ · Kazuyo

Katakana カヅヨMorae 3Strokes —

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

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かづよ

かづよ · Kazuyo

Katakana カヅヨ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 Kazuyo 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
カズヨカズヨKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
かずよかずよKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
カヅヨカヅヨKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
かづよかづよKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
一与かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 与 — bestow, participate in4All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一世かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 世 — generation, world6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一予かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 予 — beforehand, previous5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一代かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 代 — substitute, change6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一依かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 依 — reliant, depend on9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一夜かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 夜 — night, evening9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一姫かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 姫 — princess11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一良かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 良 — good, pleasing8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一葉かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 葉 — leaf, plane13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
一誉かずよ一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 誉 — reputation, praise14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万世かずよ万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 世 — generation, world8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万代かずよ万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 代 — substitute, change8All 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 Kazuyo 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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代 — substitute, change

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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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