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Japanese given name

Mito

ミト

Female-classified given-name records.

みとミトMito
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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 spellings58

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows59

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Mito

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みと

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formミト

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMito

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

Mora segmentationみ · と

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

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Reading profile

How Mito 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

みと · ミト

Kanji-based spellings57

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

2-kanji forms57

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

みと in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms59

61 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 61

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
みとMito5961 source rowsfemale 61source rows · distinct forms: female 5900 source rows
みどMido00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —1717 source rows
みとMito00 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 Mito

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 data57

5–26 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms57

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
みとMito259
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

25 of 59 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 checked59

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings25

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading33

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set19

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

巨人
3 source-recorded readings
KyojinきょじんNoritoのりとMitoみと · this page

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 Mito 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
都capital, metropolis110110011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
実reality, truth, seed880008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
登ascend, climb up5050012たか, のぼし, のぼり, のりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
三three440003か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper404004ますJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
未un-, not yet, hitherto440005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
海—4400010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
十ten303002い, か, ぎ, さ +8Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
東east303008あい, あがり, あずま, あづま +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
弥all the more, increasingly330008わたる, みつ, ひろ, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
音sound, noise202009お, とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

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

ミト

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitoみと
Characters in order
ミKanaトKana
Exact written form

みと

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitoみと · this page
Characters in order
みKanaとKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 59. 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 Mito 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 59 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis11 of 59 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed8 of 59 analyzed forms登ascend, climb up5 of 59 analyzed forms三three4 of 59 analyzed forms斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper4 of 59 analyzed forms未un-, not yet, hitherto4 of 59 analyzed forms海Kanji record4 of 59 analyzed forms十ten3 of 59 analyzed forms東east3 of 59 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Mito

59 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みと. 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.

ミト

ミト · Mito

Katakana ミトMorae 2Strokes —

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

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みと

みと · Mito

Katakana ミトMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Mito 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
ミトミトKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
みとみとKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
三十みと三 — three · 十 — ten5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三登みと三 — three · 登 — ascend, climb up15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三都みと三 — three · 都 — capital, metropolis14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三音みと三 — three · 音 — sound, noise12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光透みと光 — ray, light · 透 — transparent, permeate16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光都みと光 — ray, light · 都 — capital, metropolis17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実土みと実 — reality, truth · 土 — soil, earth11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実斗みと実 — reality, truth · 斗 — Big Dipper, ten sho (vol)12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実杜みと実 — reality, truth · 杜 — woods, grove15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実東みと実 — reality, truth · 東 — east16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実渡みと実 — reality, truth · 渡 — transit, ford20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実登みと実 — reality, truth · 登 — ascend, climb up20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実踏みと実 — reality, truth · 踏 — step, trample23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実飛みと実 — reality, truth · 飛 — fly, skip (pages)17All 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 Mito 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 みと

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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Mitoki

3 recorded spellings

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Mitomo

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Mito

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Exact reading

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Mi / み

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美 — beauty, beautiful

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都 — capital, metropolis

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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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