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Japanese given name

Nenosuke

子之丞

Male-classified given-name records.

ねのすけネノスケNenosuke
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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 spellings42

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows42

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Nenosuke

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ねのすけ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formネノスケ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNenosuke

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

Mora segmentationね · の · す · け

4 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 Nenosuke 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

ねのすけ

Kanji-based spellings42

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

3-kanji forms42

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

ねのすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms42

42 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 42

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ねのすけNenosuke4242 source rowsmale 42source rows · distinct forms: male 4200 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 Nenosuke

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 data42

10–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms42

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
ねのすけNenosuke442
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
之丞7 analyzed forms之介7 analyzed forms之佑7 analyzed forms之助7 analyzed forms之祐7 analyzed forms之輔7 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?

None of the 42 displayed written forms has a second given-name reading in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked42

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings0

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading42

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set1

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 Nenosuke 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
之of, this42004203ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
丞help707006すけJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate707004すけ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
佑help, assist707007すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
助help, rescue, assist707007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
祐help7070010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
輔help7070014すけ, たすく, ゆうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM660003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
寧rather, preferably, peaceful6600014あき, やす, やすし, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
根root, radical, head (pimple)6600010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
眠sleep, die, sleepy6600010ねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
祢ancestral shrine660009—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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 42. 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 Nenosuke 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.

之of, this42 of 42 analyzed forms丞help7 of 42 analyzed forms介jammed in, shellfish, mediate7 of 42 analyzed forms佑help, assist7 of 42 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist7 of 42 analyzed forms祐help7 of 42 analyzed forms輔help7 of 42 analyzed forms子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM6 of 42 analyzed forms寧rather, preferably, peaceful6 of 42 analyzed forms根root, radical, head (pimple)6 of 42 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Nenosuke

42 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ねのすけ. 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 Nenosuke 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
子之丞ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子之介ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子之佑ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子之助ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子之祐ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子之輔ねのすけ子 — child, sign of the rat · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之丞ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之介ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之佑ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之助ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之祐ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寧之輔ねのすけ寧 — rather, preferably · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
根之丞ねのすけ根 — root, radical · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
根之介ねのすけ根 — root, radical · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
根之佑ねのすけ根 — root, radical · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
根之助ねのすけ根 — root, radical · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue20All 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 Nenosuke 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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Exact reading

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之 — of, this

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丞 — help

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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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