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Japanese given name

Mirei

ミレイ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

みれいミレイMirei
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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 spellings80

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows81

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Mirei

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みれい

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formミレイ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMirei

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

Mora segmentationみ · れ · い

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

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Reading profile

How Mirei 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

みれい · ミレイ

Kanji-based spellings79

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 forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms71

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms6

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

みれい in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms80

81 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 80 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
みれいMirei8081 source rowsfemale 80 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 79 · unspecified 100 source rows
みれいMirei00 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 Mirei

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 data79

5–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms79

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
みれいMirei381
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
三礼2 analyzed forms実怜2 analyzed forms怜生2 analyzed forms実礼2 analyzed forms礼生2 analyzed forms美怜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?

33 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 readings33

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading46

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set32

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 Mirei 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
美beauty, beautiful21210009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
麗lovely, beautiful, graceful160160019ま, よし, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
玲sound of jewels13012109たま, あきら, あき, りょう +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
礼salute, bow, ceremony1007305あや, なり, のり, ひろし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed10100008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
怜wise806208さと, さとしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
未un-, not yet, hitherto650015—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
三three550003か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
生life, genuine, birth514005あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
光ray, light440006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
鈴small bell, buzzer4040013ずJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
弥all the more, increasingly440008わたる, みつ, ひろ, よ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

ミレイ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mireiみれい
Characters in order
ミKanaレKanaイKana
Exact written form

みれい

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mireiみれい · this page
Characters in order
みKanaれKanaいKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 81. 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 Mirei 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.

美beauty, beautiful21 of 81 analyzed forms麗lovely, beautiful, graceful16 of 81 analyzed forms玲sound of jewels13 of 81 analyzed forms礼salute, bow, ceremony10 of 81 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed10 of 81 analyzed forms怜wise8 of 81 analyzed forms未un-, not yet, hitherto6 of 81 analyzed forms三three5 of 81 analyzed forms生life, genuine, birth5 of 81 analyzed forms光ray, light4 of 81 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Mirei

81 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みれい. 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.

ミレイ

ミレイ · Mirei

Katakana ミレイMorae 3Strokes —

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

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みれい

みれい · Mirei

Katakana ミレイ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 81 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 80 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Mirei 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
ミレイミレイKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
みれいみれいKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
みれ以みれい以 — by means of, because5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三令みれい三 — three · 令 — orders, laws8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三玲みれい三 — three · 玲 — sound of jewels12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三礼みれい三 — three · 礼 — salute, bow8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三礼衣みれい三 — three · 礼 — salute, bow · 衣 — garment, clothes14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三麗みれい三 — three · 麗 — lovely, beautiful22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充玲みれい充 — allot, fill · 玲 — sound of jewels15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充麗みれい充 — allot, fill · 麗 — lovely, beautiful25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光令みれい光 — ray, light · 令 — orders, laws11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光怜みれい光 — ray, light · 怜 — wise14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光玲みれい光 — ray, light · 玲 — sound of jewels15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光麗みれい光 — ray, light · 麗 — lovely, beautiful25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実励みれい実 — reality, truth · 励 — encourage, be diligent15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実嶺みれい実 — reality, truth · 嶺 — peak, summit25All 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 Mirei 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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Exact reading

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美 — beauty, beautiful

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麗 — lovely, beautiful

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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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