Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Nanayo

ナナヨ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ななよナナヨNanayo

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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 Nanayo

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ななよ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formナナヨ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNanayo

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

Mora segmentationな · な · よ

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

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Reading profile

How Nanayo 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 readings2

ななよ · ナナヨ

Kanji-based spellings9

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

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms6

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

ななよ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms10

10 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 9 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
ななよNanayo	1010 source rows	female 9 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 9 · unspecified 1	00 source rows
ななよNanayo	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.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Nanayo

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 data7

5–27 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms7

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
ななよ	Nanayo	3	10

Recurring first-position kanji

菜vegetable, side dish3 forms 七seven2 forms 奈Nara, what?2 forms南south1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

世generation, world4 forms 代substitute, change3 forms 与bestow, participate in1 form 夜night, evening1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

奈世2 analyzed forms 奈々2 analyzed forms 菜奈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?

2 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 readings2

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading8

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

七夜

2 source-recorded readings

NanayaななやNanayoななよ · this page

奈々世

2 source-recorded readings

NanaseななせNanayoななよ · 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 Nanayo 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
奈	Nara, what?	5	2	0	3	8	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
世	generation, world, society	4	0	4	0	5	とし, ゆ, ゆき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
代	substitute, change, convert	3	0	3	0	5	す	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
菜	vegetable, side dish, greens	3	3	0	0	11	よう	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
七	seven	2	2	0	0	2	し, しっ, な, ひち	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
々	—	2	0	0	2	—	—	No loaded KANJIDIC2 classification
与	bestow, participate in, give	1	0	1	0	3	とも, ゆ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夜	night, evening	1	0	1	0	8	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
南	south	1	1	0	0	9	なみ, は, みな, みまみ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
採	pick, take, fetch	1	0	0	1	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Nanayoななよ · this page

Characters in order

菜vegetable, side dish採pick, take世generation, world

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Nanayo 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.

奈Nara, what?5 of 10 analyzed forms世generation, world, society4 of 10 analyzed forms 代substitute, change, convert3 of 10 analyzed forms 菜vegetable, side dish, greens3 of 10 analyzed forms 七seven2 of 10 analyzed forms 々Kanji record2 of 10 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Nanayo

10 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ななよ. 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.

ナナヨ

ナナヨ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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なな代

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 5

代substitute, change, convert, replace

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七与

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 5

七seven 与bestow, participate in, give, award

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七夜

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 10

七seven 夜night, evening

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded reading

Nanayaななや

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

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南奈世

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 22

南south 奈Nara, what?世generation, world, society, public

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奈々世

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes —

奈Nara, what?々No KANJIDIC2 record loaded世generation, world, society, public

Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification

Same writing, other recorded reading

Nanaseななせ

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

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奈々代

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes —

奈Nara, what?々No KANJIDIC2 record loaded代substitute, change, convert, replace

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菜奈世

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 24

菜vegetable, side dish, greens 奈Nara, what?世generation, world, society, public

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菜奈代

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 24

菜vegetable, side dish, greens 奈Nara, what?代substitute, change, convert, replace

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菜採世

ななよ · Nanayo

Katakana ナナヨMorae 3Strokes 27

菜vegetable, side dish, greens 採pick, take, fetch, take up 世generation, world, society, public

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Spelling comparator

Compare Nanayo 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
ナナヨ	ナナヨ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
なな代	ななよ	代 — substitute, change	5	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七与	ななよ	七 — seven · 与 — bestow, participate in	5	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七夜	ななよ	七 — seven · 夜 — night, evening	10	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南奈世	ななよ	南 — south · 奈 — Nara, what? · 世 — generation, world	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奈々世	ななよ	奈 — Nara, what? · 世 — generation, world	—	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
奈々代	ななよ	奈 — Nara, what? · 代 — substitute, change	—	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
菜奈世	ななよ	菜 — vegetable, side dish · 奈 — Nara, what? · 世 — generation, world	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
菜奈代	ななよ	菜 — vegetable, side dish · 奈 — Nara, what? · 代 — substitute, change	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
菜採世	ななよ	菜 — vegetable, side dish · 採 — pick, take · 世 — generation, world	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

What does Nanayo 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.

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

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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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