group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings33 Source spelling/reading rows34 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Matsuri
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Matsuri. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Matsuri 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.
まつり · マツリ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
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.
まつり in the imported JMnedict corpus
34 source spelling/reading rows
1 source spelling/reading row
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| まつりMatsuri | 3334 source rows | female 34source rows · distinct forms: female 33 | 11 source row |
| まつりMatsuri | 00 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 Matsuri
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.
7–33 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| まつり | Matsuri | 3 | 34 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
11 of 34 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
茉莉
5 source-recorded readings
茉里
奉
2 source-recorded readings
HōほうMatsuriまつり · this page
真都里
2 source-recorded readings
Matsuriまつり · this pageMatoriまとり
祭里
2 source-recorded readings
SairiさいりMatsuriまつり · this page
茉凛
2 source-recorded readings
Matsuriまつり · this pageMarinまりん
茉吏
2 source-recorded readings
Matsuriまつり · this pageMariまり
茉李
2 source-recorded readings
Matsuriまつり · this pageMariまり
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 Matsuri 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.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 茉 | jasmine | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | み | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 里 | ri, village, parent's home | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | さ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 祭 | ritual, offer prayers, celebrate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 理 | logic, arrangement, reason | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 万 | ten thousand, 10,000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | かず, ま, ゆる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 莉 | jasmine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 松 | pine tree | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | おお, しょ, ま, まっ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 璃 | glassy, lapis lazuli | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | あき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 真 | true, reality, Buddhist sect | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 梨 | pear tree | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | か | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 凛 | cold, strict, severe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | 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.
Exact written form
マツリ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり
Characters in order
マKanaツKanaリKana
Exact written form
まつり
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
まKanaつKanaりKana
Exact written form
まつ里
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万つ理
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万つ里
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万都里
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
奉
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
HōほうMatsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
愛都里
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
末莉
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
松璃
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Matsuriまつり · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 34. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Matsuri 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.
茉jasmine10 of 34 analyzed forms里ri, village, parent's home9 of 34 analyzed forms祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate6 of 34 analyzed forms理logic, arrangement, reason5 of 34 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis5 of 34 analyzed forms万ten thousand, 10,0003 of 34 analyzed forms莉jasmine3 of 34 analyzed forms松pine tree3 of 34 analyzed forms璃glassy, lapis lazuli3 of 34 analyzed forms真true, reality, Buddhist sect3 of 34 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Matsuri
34 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まつり. 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.
マツリ
マツリ · Matsuri
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
まつり
まつり · Matsuri
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
まつ里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
万つ理
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
万つ里
まつり · Matsuri
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万都里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
奉
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
愛都里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
末莉
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
松璃
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
松莉
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
松里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
柴
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
真つ理
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
真都梨
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
真都里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
祭
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祭典
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祭凛
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祭璃
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祭里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
祭鈴
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
茉つ理
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
茉凛
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉吏
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉李
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉梨
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉津璃
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
茉津里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
茉理
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉莉
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
茉里
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
麻つ理
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
麻都梨
まつり · Matsuri
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Matsuri 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| マツリ | マツリ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| まつり | まつり | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| まつ里 | まつり | 里 — ri, village | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万つ理 | まつり | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 理 — logic, arrangement | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万つ里 | まつり | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 里 — ri, village | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万都里 | まつり | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 都 — capital, metropolis · 里 — ri, village | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 奉 | まつり | 奉 — observance, offer | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 愛都里 | まつり | 愛 — love, affection · 都 — capital, metropolis · 里 — ri, village | 31 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 末莉 | まつり | 末 — end, close · 莉 — jasmine | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 松璃 | まつり | 松 — pine tree · 璃 — glassy, lapis lazuli | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 松莉 | まつり | 松 — pine tree · 莉 — jasmine | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 松里 | まつり | 松 — pine tree · 里 — ri, village | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 柴 | まつり | 柴 — brush, firewood | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 真つ理 | まつり | 真 — true, reality · 理 — logic, arrangement | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 真都梨 | まつり | 真 — true, reality · 都 — capital, metropolis · 梨 — pear tree | 32 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 真都里 | まつり | 真 — true, reality · 都 — capital, metropolis · 里 — ri, village | 28 | All 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 Matsuri 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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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.
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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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