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Japanese given name

Reo

れお

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

れおレオReo
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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 spellings31

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows35

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Reo

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れお

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formレオ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationReo

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

Mora segmentationれ · お

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

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Reading profile

How Reo 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

れお · レオ

Kanji-based spellings30

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms30

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

れお in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms31

35 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsmale 4 · female 28 · unspecified 3

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
れおReo3135 source rowsmale 4 · female 28 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: male 4 · female 27 · unspecified 311 source row
れおReo00 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 Reo

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 data30

9–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms30

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
れおReo232
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

10 of 32 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 checked32

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings10

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading21

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set9

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

怜生
2 source-recorded readings
ReiれいReoれお · this page
玲英
2 source-recorded readings
RēれえReoれお · 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 Reo 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
央center, middle808005あきら, え, お, さと +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
玲sound of jewels770009たま, あきら, あき, りょう +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
礼salute, bow, ceremony550005あや, なり, のり, ひろし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
於at, in, on404008—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
桜cherry4040010さ, ろうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
緒thong, beginning, inception4040014ほJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
怜wise330008さと, さとしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
生life, genuine, birth303005あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
麗lovely, beautiful, graceful3300019ま, よし, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
令orders, laws, command220005のり, りょう, れJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
澪water route, shipping channel2200016—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
零zero, spill, overflow2200013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

れお

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Reoれお · this page
Characters in order
れKanaおKana
Exact written form

レオ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Reoれお
Characters in order
レKanaオKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 32. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Reo 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.

央center, middle8 of 32 analyzed forms玲sound of jewels7 of 32 analyzed forms礼salute, bow, ceremony5 of 32 analyzed forms於at, in, on4 of 32 analyzed forms桜cherry4 of 32 analyzed forms緒thong, beginning, inception4 of 32 analyzed forms怜wise3 of 32 analyzed forms生life, genuine, birth3 of 32 analyzed forms麗lovely, beautiful, graceful3 of 32 analyzed forms令orders, laws, command2 of 32 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Reo

32 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading れお. 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.

れお

れお · Reo

Katakana レオMorae 2Strokes —

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

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レオ

レオ · Reo

Katakana レオMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Reo 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
れおれおKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
レオレオKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
令於れお令 — orders, laws · 於 — at, in13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
令桜れお令 — orders, laws · 桜 — cherry15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伶央れお伶 — actor · 央 — center, middle12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
嶺緒れお嶺 — peak, summit · 緒 — thong, beginning31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
怜央れお怜 — wise · 央 — center, middle13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
怜王れお怜 — wise · 王 — king, rule12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
怜生れお怜 — wise · 生 — life, genuine13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
流央れお流 — current, a sink · 央 — center, middle15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
澪央れお澪 — water route, shipping channel · 央 — center, middle21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
澪於れお澪 — water route, shipping channel · 於 — at, in24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
玲央れお玲 — sound of jewels · 央 — center, middle14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
玲桜れお玲 — sound of jewels · 桜 — cherry19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
玲欧れお玲 — sound of jewels · 欧 — Europe17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
玲緒れお玲 — sound of jewels · 緒 — thong, beginning23All 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 Reo 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 れお

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 Reo

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Exact reading

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央 — center, middle

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玲 — sound of jewels

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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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