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Japanese given name

Mutsumi

むつ実

Given-name classification varies across source records.

むつみムツミMutsumi
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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 spellings55

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows55

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Mutsumi

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むつみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formムツミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMutsumi

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

Mora segmentationむ · つ · み

3 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 Mutsumi 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 readings1

むつみ

Kanji-based spellings55

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

1-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms30

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms19

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 + surname

むつみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms55

55 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 52 · unspecified 3

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
むつみMutsumi5555 source rowsfemale 52 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 52 · unspecified 344 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 Mutsumi

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 data55

7–37 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms54

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
むつみMutsumi355
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
津美6 analyzed forms都美4 analyzed forms津実4 analyzed forms都実3 analyzed forms六津2 analyzed forms六都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?

8 of 55 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 checked55

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading47

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set42

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

睦実
2 source-recorded readings
AtsumiあつみMutsumiむつみ · this page
睦生
2 source-recorded readings
MutsuoむつおMutsumiむつみ · 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 Mutsumi 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
睦intimate, friendly, harmonious242300113むつ, ちか, よし, あつ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
美beauty, beautiful17017009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed11011008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
津haven, port, harbor11001109ず, ち, とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
六six880004く, むつ, ろっ, ろつJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
都capital, metropolis7007011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
夢dream, vision, illusion6600013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
海—4040010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
陸land, six4400011くが, たち, みち, む +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
摘pinch, pick, pluck3030014つむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
眸pupil of the eye3300011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
未un-, not yet, hitherto202005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 55. 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 Mutsumi 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.

睦intimate, friendly, harmonious24 of 55 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful17 of 55 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed11 of 55 analyzed forms津haven, port, harbor11 of 55 analyzed forms六six8 of 55 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis7 of 55 analyzed forms夢dream, vision, illusion6 of 55 analyzed forms海Kanji record4 of 55 analyzed forms陸land, six4 of 55 analyzed forms摘pinch, pick, pluck3 of 55 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Mutsumi

55 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading むつみ. 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.

むつ海

むつみ · Mutsumi

Katakana ムツミMorae 3Strokes 10
海
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Spelling comparator

Compare Mutsumi 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
むつ実むつみ実 — reality, truth8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
むつ海むつみ海10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
むつ美むつみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六三むつみ六 — six · 三 — three7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六実むつみ六 — six · 実 — reality, truth12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六津未むつみ六 — six · 津 — haven, port · 未 — un-, not yet18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六津美むつみ六 — six · 津 — haven, port · 美 — beauty, beautiful22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六海むつみ六 — six · 海14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六美むつみ六 — six · 美 — beauty, beautiful13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六都実むつみ六 — six · 都 — capital, metropolis · 実 — reality, truth23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
六都美むつみ六 — six · 都 — capital, metropolis · 美 — beauty, beautiful24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
務摘むつみ務 — task, duties · 摘 — pinch, pick25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和むつみ和 — harmony, Japanese style8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢摘むつみ夢 — dream, vision · 摘 — pinch, pick27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢津実むつみ夢 — dream, vision · 津 — haven, port · 実 — reality, truth30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢津美むつみ夢 — dream, vision · 津 — haven, port · 美 — beauty, beautiful31All 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 Mutsumi 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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4 recorded spellings

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4 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Mutsumi

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Exact reading

Search むつみ

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Mu / む

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睦 — intimate, friendly

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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美 — beauty, 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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