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Japanese given name

Nagamasa

久雅

Given-name gender label not specified in these source records.

ながまさナガマサNagamasa
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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 spellings10

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows10

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Nagamasa

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ながまさ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formナガマサ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNagamasa

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

Mora segmentationな · が · ま · さ

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

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Reading profile

How Nagamasa 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

ながまさ

Kanji-based spellings10

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms10

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

ながまさ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms12

12 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms7

7 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsunspecified 12

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ながまさNagamasa1212 source rowsunspecified 12source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 1277 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 Nagamasa

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 data10

10–20 strokes observed span

Median total strokes16

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms10

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
ながまさNagamasa410
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

4 of 10 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 checked10

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings4

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading6

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

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 Nagamasa 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
長long, leader, superior440008お, おしゃ, たかし, たけ +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
永eternity, long, lengthy330005え, と, のり, ひさ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
昌prosperous, bright, clear202008まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
政politics, government202009ただ, まさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
正correct, justice, righteous202005おお, くに, ま, まさし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
久long time, old story110003きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
雅gracious, elegant, graceful1010013う, お, か, ただし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
修discipline, conduct oneself well, study1100010おき, なが, のぶ, おさむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
将leader, commander, general1010010かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life110007かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
芳perfume, balmy, favorable101007お, かおる, は, ほ +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
真true, reality, Buddhist sect1010010さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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.

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 Nagamasa 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.

長long, leader, superior4 of 10 analyzed forms永eternity, long, lengthy3 of 10 analyzed forms昌prosperous, bright, clear2 of 10 analyzed forms政politics, government2 of 10 analyzed forms正correct, justice, righteous2 of 10 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Nagamasa

10 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ながまさ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Nagamasa 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
久雅ながまさ久 — long time, old story · 雅 — gracious, elegant16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
修将ながまさ修 — discipline, conduct oneself well · 将 — leader, commander20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿昌ながまさ寿 — longevity, congratulations · 昌 — prosperous, bright15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
永政ながまさ永 — eternity, long · 政 — politics, government14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
永正ながまさ永 — eternity, long · 正 — correct, justice10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
永芳ながまさ永 — eternity, long · 芳 — perfume, balmy12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
長政ながまさ長 — long, leader · 政 — politics, government17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
長昌ながまさ長 — long, leader · 昌 — prosperous, bright16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
長正ながまさ長 — long, leader · 正 — correct, justice13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
長真ながまさ長 — long, leader · 真 — true, reality18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

What does Nagamasa 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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Where to go next from Nagamasa

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Exact reading

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Na / な

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長 — long, leader

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永 — eternity, long

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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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