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Japanese given name

Misa

みさ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

みさミサMisa
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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 spellings111

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows112

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Misa

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みさ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formミサ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMisa

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

Mora segmentationみ · さ

2 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 Misa 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

みさ · ミサ

Kanji-based spellings110

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms106

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

みさ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms112

113 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 112 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
みさMisa112113 source rowsfemale 112 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 111 · unspecified 100 source rows
みざMiza00 source rowssource rows · distinct forms: —99 source rows
みさMisa00 source rowssource 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 Misa

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 data110

5–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms109

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

38 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 readings38

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading41

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set7

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 Misa 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
beauty, beautiful21210009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
gauze, gossamer180180010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
sand17017007Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
blossom, bloom12012009さ, さきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
coloring, paint, makeup100100011あや, さ, さえ, つやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
reality, truth, seed10100008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
three880003か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
assistant, help707007すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
ray, light770006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
all the more, increasingly770008わたる, みつ, ひろ, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
blue, green6600014みどり, あお, たまJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
sand505009いさ, ごJōyō · 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

みさ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Misaみさ · this page
Characters in order
KanaKana
Exact written form

ミサ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Misaみさ
Characters in order
KanaKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 112. 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 Misa 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.

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Misa

112 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みさ. 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.

みさ

みさ · Misa

Katakana ミサMorae 2Strokes

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

ミサ

ミサ · Misa

Katakana ミサMorae 2Strokes

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

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 112 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 111 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Misa 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
みさみさKana-only spellingKana spelling
ミサミサKana-only spellingKana spelling
み咲みさ咲 — blossom, bloom9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
み草みさ草 — grass, weeds9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三佐みさ三 — three · 佐 — assistant, help10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三咲みさ三 — three · 咲 — blossom, bloom12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三差みさ三 — three · 差 — distinction, difference13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三彩みさ三 — three · 彩 — coloring, paint14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三桜みさ三 — three · 桜 — cherry13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三沙みさ三 — three · 沙 — sand10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三瑳みさ三 — three · 瑳 — polish, brilliant white luster of a gem17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三紗みさ三 — three · 紗 — gauze, gossamer13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充紗みさ充 — allot, fill · 紗 — gauze, gossamer16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光咲みさ光 — ray, light · 咲 — blossom, bloom15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光彩みさ光 — ray, light · 彩 — coloring, paint17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光朝みさ光 — ray, light · 朝 — morning, dynasty18All 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 Misa 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 みさ

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.

Continue research

Where to go next from Misa

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

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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