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Japanese given name

Masaki

まさき

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

まさきマサキMasaki
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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 spellings163

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows165

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Masaki

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まさき

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formマサキ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMasaki

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

Mora segmentationま · さ · き

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

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Reading profile

How Masaki 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 readings2

まさき · マサキ

Kanji-based spellings162

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms140

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms21

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

まさき in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms163

165 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms40

46 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 11 · female 57 · unspecified 97

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
まさきMasaki163165 source rowsmale 11 · female 57 · unspecified 97source rows · distinct forms: male 11 · female 57 · unspecified 974046 source rows
まさきMasaki00 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 Masaki

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 data162

7–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms160

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
まさきMasaki3164
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
咲希4 analyzed forms沙紀4 analyzed forms沙輝4 analyzed forms真沙4 analyzed forms万咲2 analyzed forms万沙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?

32 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings32

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading47

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 Masaki 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
真true, reality, Buddhist sect262600010さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
正correct, justice, righteous25250005おお, くに, ま, まさし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
雅gracious, elegant, graceful181800013う, お, か, ただし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
咲blossom, bloom16012409さ, さきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
樹timber, trees, wood160160016いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
紀chronicle, account, narrative15015009おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
政politics, government15150009ただ, まさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
昌prosperous, bright, clear14140008まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
希hope, beg, request12012007のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
輝radiance, shine, sparkle110110015あき, あきら, さき, てる +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沙sand10001007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
将leader, commander, general101000010かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

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

まさき

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakiまさき · this page
Characters in order
まKanaさKanaきKana
Exact written form

マサキ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakiまさき
Characters in order
マKanaサKanaキKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 164. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Masaki 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.

真true, reality, Buddhist sect26 of 164 analyzed forms正correct, justice, righteous25 of 164 analyzed forms雅gracious, elegant, graceful18 of 164 analyzed forms咲blossom, bloom16 of 164 analyzed forms樹timber, trees, wood16 of 164 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative15 of 164 analyzed forms政politics, government15 of 164 analyzed forms昌prosperous, bright, clear14 of 164 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request12 of 164 analyzed forms輝radiance, shine, sparkle11 of 164 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Masaki

164 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まさき. 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.

まさき

まさき · Masaki

Katakana マサキMorae 3Strokes —

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

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マサキ

マサキ · Masaki

Katakana マサキMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 164 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 163 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Masaki 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
まさきまさきKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
マサキマサキKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
万咲まさき万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 咲 — blossom, bloom12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万咲希まさき万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 希 — hope, beg19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万沙紀まさき万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 沙 — sand · 紀 — chronicle, account19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万沙輝まさき万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 沙 — sand · 輝 — radiance, shine25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁咲まさき仁 — humanity, virtue · 咲 — blossom, bloom13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優樹まさき優 — tenderness, excel · 樹 — timber, trees33All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允紀まさき允 — license, sincerity · 紀 — chronicle, account13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
全機まさき全 — whole, entire · 機 — loom, mechanism22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公樹まさき公 — public, prince · 樹 — timber, trees20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公輝まさき公 — public, prince · 輝 — radiance, shine19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勝己まさき勝 — victory, win · 己 — self15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勝希まさき勝 — victory, win · 希 — hope, beg19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匡毅まさき匡 — correct, save · 毅 — strong21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匡紀まさき匡 — correct, save · 紀 — chronicle, account15All 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 Masaki 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 まさ

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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Masami

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Masao

171 recorded spellings

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Masayoshi

170 recorded spellings

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Masae

160 recorded spellings

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Masahiro

151 recorded spellings

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Masanori

145 recorded spellings

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Masako

115 recorded spellings

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Masāki

105 recorded spellings

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Masashi

100 recorded spellings

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Masatoshi

83 recorded spellings

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Masayuki

77 recorded spellings

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Masayo

73 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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真 — true, reality

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正 — correct, justice

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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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