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ReferenceNamesKisaburō
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Kisaburō

亀三郎

Male-classified given-name records.

きさぶろうキサブロウKisaburō
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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 spellings66

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows66

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kisaburō

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きさぶろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキサブロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKisaburō

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

Mora segmentationき · さ · ぶ · ろ · う

5 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 Kisaburō 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

きさぶろう

Kanji-based spellings66

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

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

3-kanji forms66

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

きさぶろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms82

85 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 85

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
きさぶろうKisaburō8285 source rowsmale 85source rows · distinct forms: male 8200 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 Kisaburō

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 data66

16–36 strokes observed span

Median total strokes25

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms66

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
きさぶろうKisaburō566
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
三郎16 analyzed forms三朗8 analyzed forms佐朗7 analyzed forms佐郎7 analyzed forms左朗7 analyzed forms左郎7 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?

10 of 66 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 checked66

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings10

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading56

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set5

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

亀三郎
2 source-recorded readings
KamesaburōかめさぶろうKisaburōきさぶろう · this page
季三郎
2 source-recorded readings
Kisaburōきさぶろう · this pageSuezaburōすえざぶろう
来三郎
2 source-recorded readings
Kisaburōきさぶろう · this pageRaizaburōらいざぶろう

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 Kisaburō 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
郎son, counter for sons37037009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
朗clear, bright, distinct290290011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
三three24002403か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
佐assistant, help14001407すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
左left14001405そJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
砂sand14001409いさ, ごJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
喜rejoice, take pleasure in8800012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
季seasons880008すえ, としJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
希hope, beg, request880007のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
木tree, wood880004ぐ, も, もとJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
樹timber, trees, wood8800016いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
紀chronicle, account, narrative880009おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

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 66. 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 Kisaburō 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.

郎son, counter for sons37 of 66 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct29 of 66 analyzed forms三three24 of 66 analyzed forms佐assistant, help14 of 66 analyzed forms左left14 of 66 analyzed forms砂sand14 of 66 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in8 of 66 analyzed forms季seasons8 of 66 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request8 of 66 analyzed forms木tree, wood8 of 66 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kisaburō

66 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きさぶろう. 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 Kisaburō 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
亀三郎きさぶろう亀 — tortoise, turtle · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
其三郎きさぶろう其 — that · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吉三郎きさぶろう吉 — good luck, joy · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜三朗きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜三郎きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜佐朗きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 佐 — assistant, help · 朗 — clear, bright30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜佐郎きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 佐 — assistant, help · 郎 — son, counter for sons28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜左朗きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 左 — left · 朗 — clear, bright28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜左郎きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 左 — left · 郎 — son, counter for sons26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜砂朗きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 砂 — sand · 朗 — clear, bright32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜砂郎きさぶろう喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 砂 — sand · 郎 — son, counter for sons30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季三朗きさぶろう季 — seasons · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季三郎きさぶろう季 — seasons · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季佐朗きさぶろう季 — seasons · 佐 — assistant, help · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季佐郎きさぶろう季 — seasons · 佐 — assistant, help · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季左朗きさぶろう季 — seasons · 左 — left · 朗 — clear, bright24All 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 Kisaburō 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 きさ

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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Kisayo

6 recorded spellings

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Kisai

5 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Kisaburō

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Exact reading

Search きさぶろう

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Ki / き

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郎 — son, counter for sons

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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朗 — clear, bright

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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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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