group-level written forms
Mizuho
みずほ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
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 Mizuho
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: Mizuho. 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 Mizuho 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.
みずほ · みづほ
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
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.
みずほ in the imported JMnedict corpus
49 source spelling/reading rows
2 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| みずほMizuho | 4949 source rows | female 46 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 46 · unspecified 3 | 22 source rows |
| みづほMizuho | 3642 source rows | female 39 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 34 · unspecified 3 | 00 source rows |
| みつほMitsuho | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 55 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 Mizuho
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.
6–45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| みずほ | Mizuho | 3 | 49 |
| みづほ | Mizuho | 3 | 20 |
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?
20 of 62 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 Mizuho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 穂 | ear, ear (grain), head | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 15 | お, こう, のり, ほい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 瑞 | congratulations | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | たま, ず, みつ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 帆 | sail | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 保 | protect, guarantee, keep | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | う, お, ぶ, もり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 寿 | longevity, congratulations, one's natural life | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 実 | reality, truth, seed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ぐみ, さね | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 水 | water | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | うず, ずみ, つ, ど +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 星 | star, spot, dot | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
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.
みずほ
みず帆
みず穂
みづほ
みづ保
みづ帆
みづ穂
三津穂
光星
夢穂
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 62. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Kanji recurring across Mizuho 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 Mizuho
49 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みずほ. 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.
みずほ
みずほ · Mizuho
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
みず帆
みずほ · Mizuho
みず穂
みずほ · Mizuho
みづほ
みづほ · Mizuho
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
みづ保
みづほ · Mizuho
みづ帆
みづほ · Mizuho
みづ穂
みづほ · Mizuho
三津穂
みづほ · Mizuho
光星
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
実づ穂
みづほ · Mizuho
実寿穂
みずほ · Mizuho
実津穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
実津穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
実瑞穂
みずほ · Mizuho
実都保
みづほ · Mizuho
未寿穂
みずほ · Mizuho
未津歩
みずほ · Mizuho
架星
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
水保
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
水寿穂
みずほ · Mizuho
水帆
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
水穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
水穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
泉帆
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
泉穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
深図穂
みずほ · Mizuho
淳
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
湖保
みずほ · Mizuho
湖帆
みずほ · Mizuho
湖穂
みずほ · Mizuho
満穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
満粋逢
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞保
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞寿穂
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞帆
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞惠
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞房
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞星
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞歩
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞歩
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞甫
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑞穗
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞芳
みずほ · Mizuho
瑞輔
みずほ · Mizuho
穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
端穂
みずほ · Mizuho
美づ穂
みづほ · Mizuho
美寿帆
みずほ · Mizuho
美寿穂
みずほ · Mizuho
美樹歩
みずほ · Mizuho
美津保
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美津穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美津穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美澄穂
みずほ · Mizuho
美珠帆
みずほ · Mizuho
美瑞穂
みずほ · Mizuho
美翠穂
みずほ · Mizuho
美都保
みづほ · Mizuho
美都穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美都穂
みづほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美須穗
みずほ · Mizuho
美鶴穂
みづほ · Mizuho
翠
みずほ · Mizuho
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
萌都穂
みずほ · Mizuho
Compare Mizuho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| みずほ | みずほ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| みず帆 | みずほ | 帆 — sail | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| みず穂 | みずほ | 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| みづほ | みづほ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| みづ保 | みづほ | 保 — protect, guarantee | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| みづ帆 | みづほ | 帆 — sail | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| みづ穂 | みづほ | 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三津穂 | みづほ | 三 — three · 津 — haven, port · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 光星 | みづほ | 光 — ray, light · 星 — star, spot | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夢穂 | みずほ | 夢 — dream, vision · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 実づ穂 | みづほ | 実 — reality, truth · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 実寿穂 | みずほ | 実 — reality, truth · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 実津穂 | みずほ | 実 — reality, truth · 津 — haven, port · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 32 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 実瑞穂 | みずほ | 実 — reality, truth · 瑞 — congratulations · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 36 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 実都保 | みづほ | 実 — reality, truth · 都 — capital, metropolis · 保 — protect, guarantee | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 未寿穂 | みずほ | 未 — un-, not yet · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 27 | 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 Mizuho 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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