group-level written forms
Mitsuo
ミツヲ
Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.
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
How to read Mitsuo
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: Mitsuo. 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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How Mitsuo 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.
みつお · ミツヲ · みつを
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
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.
みつお in the imported JMnedict corpus
68 source spelling/reading rows
9 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| みつおMitsuo | 6868 source rows | male 4 · unspecified 64source rows · distinct forms: male 4 · unspecified 64 | 99 source rows |
| みつをMitsuo | 12 source rows | female 1 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 1 · unspecified 1 | 00 source rows |
| みつをMitsuo | 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.
Corpus structure behind Mitsuo
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.
7–32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| みつお | Mitsuo | 3 | 68 |
| みつを | Mitsuo | 3 | 2 |
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.
Can the same writing be read another way?
38 of 70 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
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.
How recurring characters function across Mitsuo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | three | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | か, さ, さい, さえ +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 男 | male | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 雄 | masculine, male, hero | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 夫 | husband, man | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | お, と, ゆう, よ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 光 | ray, light | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あき, あきら, こお, てる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 満 | full, fullness, enough | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ま, みち, みつ, みつる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 充 | allot, fill | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あつ, のぶ, まさ, みち +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 密 | secrecy, density (pop), minuteness | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | 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.
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.
ミツヲ
みつを
三ツ夫
三丘
三勇
三夫
三朗
三津夫
三津男
三津雄
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 70. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Kanji recurring across Mitsuo 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.
Explore written forms of Mitsuo
68 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みつお. 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.
ミツヲ
ミツヲ · Mitsuo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
みつを
みつを · Mitsuo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
三ツ夫
みつお · Mitsuo
三丘
みつお · Mitsuo
三勇
みつお · Mitsuo
三夫
みつお · Mitsuo
三朗
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三津夫
みつお · Mitsuo
三津男
みつお · Mitsuo
三津雄
みつお · Mitsuo
三王
みつお · Mitsuo
三生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三男
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三男雄
みつお · Mitsuo
三百
みつお · Mitsuo
三良
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三郎
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三都男
みつお · Mitsuo
三雄
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
允夫
みつお · Mitsuo
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充夫
みつお · Mitsuo
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充生
みつお · Mitsuo
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充男
みつお · Mitsuo
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充雄
みつお · Mitsuo
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光丘
みつお · Mitsuo
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光勇
みつお · Mitsuo
光和
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光夫
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光央
みつお · Mitsuo
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光於
みつお · Mitsuo
光朗
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光男
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光郎
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光雄
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光魚
みつお · Mitsuo
味津男
みつお · Mitsuo
実夫
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
実生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
密夫
みつお · Mitsuo
密生
みつお · Mitsuo
密男
みつお · Mitsuo
密雄
みつお · Mitsuo
巳津男
みつお · Mitsuo
弥男
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
弥雄
みつお · Mitsuo
明生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
晃男
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
温雄
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満夫
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満朗
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満男
みつお · Mitsuo
満緒
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満郎
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満雄
みつお · Mitsuo
潤生
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞夫
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
盈雄
みつお · Mitsuo
盛雄
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
碩夫
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
碩男
みつお · Mitsuo
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美津夫
みつお · Mitsuo
美津生
みつお · Mitsuo
美津男
みつお · Mitsuo
美津緒
みつお · Mitsuo
美津雄
みつお · Mitsuo
美都生
みつお · Mitsuo
美都男
みつお · Mitsuo
美都雄
みつお · Mitsuo
Compare Mitsuo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ミツヲ | ミツヲ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| みつを | みつを | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 三ツ夫 | みつお | 三 — three · 夫 — husband, man | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三丘 | みつお | 三 — three · 丘 — hill, knoll | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三勇 | みつお | 三 — three · 勇 — courage, cheer up | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三夫 | みつお | 三 — three · 夫 — husband, man | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三朗 | みつお | 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三津夫 | みつお | 三 — three · 津 — haven, port · 夫 — husband, man | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三津男 | みつお | 三 — three · 津 — haven, port · 男 — male | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三津雄 | みつお | 三 — three · 津 — haven, port · 雄 — masculine, male | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三王 | みつお | 三 — three · 王 — king, rule | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三生 | みつお | 三 — three · 生 — life, genuine | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三男 | みつお | 三 — three · 男 — male | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三男雄 | みつお | 三 — three · 男 — male · 雄 — masculine, male | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三百 | みつお | 三 — three · 百 — hundred | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三良 | みつお | 三 — three · 良 — good, pleasing | 10 | 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 Mitsuo 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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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.
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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