group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Nanaho
ななほ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
ななほナナホNanaho
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings25 Source spelling/reading rows25 Coverage levelExtended
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
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Nanaho
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: Nanaho. 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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Reading profile
How Nanaho 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.
ななほ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
recorded spelling
recorded spellings
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.
ななほ in the imported JMnedict corpus
25 source spelling/reading rows
1 source spelling/reading row
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ななほNanaho | 2525 source rows | female 24 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 24 · unspecified 1 | 11 source row |
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 Nanaho
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.
6–34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ななほ | Nanaho | 3 | 25 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
奈々4 analyzed forms菜々4 analyzed forms々帆3 analyzed forms々歩2 analyzed forms々穂2 analyzed forms菜穂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?
5 of 25 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
七星
七穂
七帆
2 source-recorded readings
NaoなおNanahoななほ · this page
七歩
2 source-recorded readings
Nanahoななほ · this pageNahoなほ
菜奈葉
2 source-recorded readings
NanahaななはNanahoななほ · 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 Nanaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 々 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | No loaded KANJIDIC2 classification |
| 菜 | vegetable, side dish, greens | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | よう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 奈 | Nara, what? | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 帆 | sail | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 七 | seven | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | し, しっ, な, ひち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 穂 | ear, ear (grain), head | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | お, こう, のり, ほい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 那 | what? | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | とも, やす | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 星 | star, spot, dot | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 南 | south | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | なみ, は, みな, みまみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 織 | weave, fabric | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | こおり, こり, のり | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 保 | protect, guarantee, keep | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | う, お, ぶ, もり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
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
ななほ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
なKanaなKanaほKana
Exact written form
なな帆
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
七々織
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
七帆
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
NaoなおNanahoななほ · this page
Exact written form
七星
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
七歩
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this pageNahoなほ
Characters in order
Exact written form
七穂
Characters in order
Exact written form
七菜帆
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
南々帆
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
南奈帆
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nanahoななほ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 25. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Nanaho 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.
々Kanji record10 of 25 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens10 of 25 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?9 of 25 analyzed forms帆sail8 of 25 analyzed forms七seven6 of 25 analyzed forms穂ear, ear (grain), head6 of 25 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps5 of 25 analyzed forms那what?4 of 25 analyzed forms星star, spot, dot2 of 25 analyzed forms南south2 of 25 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Nanaho
25 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ななほ. 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.
ななほ
ななほ · Nanaho
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
なな帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
七々織
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
七帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
七星
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
七歩
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
七穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
七菜帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
南々帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
南奈帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
奈々帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
奈々星
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
奈々歩
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
奈々穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
奈奈穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
奈菜穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
奈那歩
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
菜々保
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
菜々帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
菜々歩
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
菜々穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
菜奈葉
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
菜那帆
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
菜那歩
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
那菜穂
ななほ · Nanaho
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Nanaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ななほ | ななほ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| なな帆 | ななほ | 帆 — sail | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七々織 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 織 — weave, fabric | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 七帆 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 帆 — sail | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七星 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 星 — star, spot | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七歩 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 歩 — walk, counter for steps | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七穂 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七菜帆 | ななほ | 七 — seven · 菜 — vegetable, side dish · 帆 — sail | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 南々帆 | ななほ | 南 — south · 帆 — sail | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 南奈帆 | ななほ | 南 — south · 奈 — Nara, what? · 帆 — sail | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 奈々帆 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 帆 — sail | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 奈々星 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 星 — star, spot | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 奈々歩 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 歩 — walk, counter for steps | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 奈々穂 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 奈奈穂 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 奈 — Nara, what? · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 31 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 奈菜穂 | ななほ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 菜 — vegetable, side dish · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) | 34 | 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 Nanaho 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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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.
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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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