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Japanese given name

Nozomi

のぞみ

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

のぞみノゾミNozomi
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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 spellings69

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows71

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Nozomi

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のぞみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formノゾミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNozomi

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

Mora segmentationの · ぞ · み

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

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Reading profile

How Nozomi 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

のぞみ · ノゾミ

Kanji-based spellings68

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms15

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms49

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms4

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

のぞみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms69

71 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 1 · female 69 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
のぞみNozomi6971 source rowsmale 1 · female 69 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 68 · unspecified 144 source rows
のぞみNozomi00 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 Nozomi

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 data68

2–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms68

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
のぞみNozomi370
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
乃素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?

31 of 70 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 checked70

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings31

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading38

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set52

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 Nozomi 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
希hope, beg, request26224017のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
望ambition, full moon, hope191630111み, もJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
美beauty, beautiful707009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed505008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
臨look to, face, meet5400118みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
未un-, not yet, hitherto303005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
海—3030010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon330002おさむ, お, のりJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
夢dream, vision, illusion3200113—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
心heart, mind, spirit302014—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
見see, hopes, chances303007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
稀rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)3200112—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.

Exact written form

のぞみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nozomiのぞみ · this page
Characters in order
のKanaぞKanaみKana
Exact written form

ノゾミ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nozomiのぞみ
Characters in order
ノKanaゾKanaミKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 70. 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 Nozomi 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.

希hope, beg, request26 of 70 analyzed forms望ambition, full moon, hope19 of 70 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful7 of 70 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed5 of 70 analyzed forms臨look to, face, meet5 of 70 analyzed forms未un-, not yet, hitherto3 of 70 analyzed forms海Kanji record3 of 70 analyzed forms乃from, possessive particle, whereupon3 of 70 analyzed forms夢dream, vision, illusion3 of 70 analyzed forms心heart, mind, spirit3 of 70 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Nozomi

70 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading のぞみ. 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.

のぞみ

のぞみ · Nozomi

Katakana ノゾミMorae 3Strokes —

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

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ノゾミ

ノゾミ · Nozomi

Katakana ノゾミMorae 3Strokes —

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

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のぞ海

のぞみ · Nozomi

Katakana ノゾミMorae 3Strokes 10
海
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嶋

のぞみ · Nozomi

Katakana ノゾミMorae 3Strokes 14
嶋island
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Spelling comparator

Compare Nozomi 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
のぞみのぞみKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ノゾミノゾミKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
のぞ未のぞみ未 — un-, not yet5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
のぞ海のぞみ海10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
のぞ美のぞみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
乃ぞみのぞみ乃 — from, possessive particle2All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
乃素実のぞみ乃 — from, possessive particle · 素 — elementary, principle · 実 — reality, truth20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
乃素美のぞみ乃 — from, possessive particle · 素 — elementary, principle · 美 — beauty, beautiful21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和希のぞみ和 — harmony, Japanese style · 希 — hope, beg15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢のぞみ夢 — dream, vision13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢叶のぞみ夢 — dream, vision · 叶 — grant, answer18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夢望のぞみ夢 — dream, vision · 望 — ambition, full moon24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
嶋のぞみ嶋 — island14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希のぞみ希 — hope, beg7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希みのぞみ希 — hope, beg7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希光のぞみ希 — hope, beg · 光 — ray, light13All 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 Nozomi 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

More names beginning with のぞ

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Where to go next from Nozomi

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Exact reading

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No / の

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希 — hope, beg

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望 — ambition, full moon

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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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