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Japanese given name

Nīna

にいな

Given-name classification varies across source records.

にいなニイナNīna
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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 spellings48

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows49

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Nīna

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にいな

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formニイナ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNīna

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

Mora segmentationに · い · な

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

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Reading profile

How Nīna 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

にいな · にーな

Kanji-based spellings47

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 forms22

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms24

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

にいな in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms48

48 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 47 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
にーなNīna11 source rowfemale 1source rows · distinct forms: female 100 source rows
にいなNīna4848 source rowsfemale 47 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 47 · unspecified 144 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 Nīna

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 data47

7–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms47

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
にいなNīna348
にーなNīna31
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
仁衣5 analyzed forms衣奈4 analyzed forms依奈3 analyzed forms唯奈2 analyzed forms仁依2 analyzed forms衣菜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?

17 of 48 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 checked48

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings17

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading31

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set7

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 Nīna 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
奈Nara, what?18018008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence18180004きみ, く, さと, しのぶ +10Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
新new111100013あせ, あたらし, し, に +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
衣garment, clothes, dressing10001006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
菜vegetable, side dish, greens9090011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
那what?505007とも, やすJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
似becoming, resemble, counterfeit430107にたJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
依reliant, depend on, consequently400408よ, よりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
虹rainbow440009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
丹rust-colored, red, red lead330004た, たみ, まことJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
唯solely, only, merely3003011ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
二two, two radical (no. 7)330002おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

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

にいな

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nīnaにいな · this page
Characters in order
にKanaいKanaなKana
Exact written form

ニ那

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nīnaにいな · this page
Characters in order
ニKana那what?

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 48. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Nīna 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?18 of 48 analyzed forms仁humanity, virtue, benevolence18 of 48 analyzed forms新new11 of 48 analyzed forms衣garment, clothes, dressing10 of 48 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens9 of 48 analyzed forms那what?5 of 48 analyzed forms似becoming, resemble, counterfeit4 of 48 analyzed forms依reliant, depend on, consequently4 of 48 analyzed forms虹rainbow4 of 48 analyzed forms丹rust-colored, red, red lead3 of 48 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Nīna

48 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading にいな. 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.

にいな

にいな · Nīna

Katakana ニイナMorae 3Strokes —

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

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ニ那

にいな · Nīna

Katakana ニイナMorae 3Strokes 7
那what?
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Spelling comparator

Compare Nīna 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
にいなにいなKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ニ那にいな那 — what?7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
丹唯奈にいな丹 — rust-colored, red · 唯 — solely, only · 奈 — Nara, what?23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
丹奈にいな丹 — rust-colored, red · 奈 — Nara, what?12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
丹衣奈にいな丹 — rust-colored, red · 衣 — garment, clothes · 奈 — Nara, what?18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
二五菜にいな二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 五 — five · 菜 — vegetable, side dish17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
二菜にいな二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 菜 — vegetable, side dish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
二衣南にいな二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 衣 — garment, clothes · 南 — south17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁以名にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 以 — by means of, because · 名 — name, noted15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁伊奈にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 伊 — Italy, that one · 奈 — Nara, what?18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁似奈にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 似 — becoming, resemble · 奈 — Nara, what?19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁依奈にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 依 — reliant, depend on · 奈 — Nara, what?20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁依菜にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 依 — reliant, depend on · 菜 — vegetable, side dish23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁南にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 南 — south13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁唯菜にいな仁 — humanity, virtue · 唯 — solely, only · 菜 — vegetable, side dish26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁奈にーな仁 — humanity, virtue · 奈 — Nara, what?12All 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 Nīna 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.

Related readings

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Exact reading

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奈 — Nara, what?

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仁 — humanity, virtue

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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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