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Japanese given name

Sarasa

さらさ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

さらさサラサSarasa
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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 rows31

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sarasa

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さらさ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formサラサ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSarasa

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

Mora segmentationさ · ら · さ

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

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Reading profile

How Sarasa 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

さらさ

Kanji-based spellings30

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 forms10

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms19

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

さらさ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms31

31 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsfemale 30 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
さらさSarasa3131 source rowsfemale 30 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 30 · unspecified 111 source row

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 Sarasa

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

7–40 strokes observed span

Median total strokes25

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
さらさSarasa331
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
沙羅3 analyzed forms良沙2 analyzed forms早良2 analyzed forms良彩2 analyzed forms良咲2 analyzed forms紗羅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?

3 of 31 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 checked31

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings3

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading28

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

更紗
2 source-recorded readings
SaraさらSarasaさらさ · 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 Sarasa 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
咲blossom, bloom1046009さ, さきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沙sand937007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
紗gauze, gossamer9450010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
良good, pleasing, skilled800807じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
彩coloring, paint, makeup7250011あや, さ, さえ, つやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
更grow late, night watch, sit up late770007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome5005019—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
早early, fast321006さか, さわ, そ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
来come, due, next200207くり, くる, ごろ, さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
颯sudden, quick, sound of the wind2110014—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
桜cherry2200010さ, ろうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
楽music, comfort, ease1001013さ, た, やす, らJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

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

さらさ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sarasaさらさ · this page
Characters in order
さKanaらKanaさKana
Exact written form

さら沙

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sarasaさらさ · this page
Characters in order
さKanaらKana沙sand

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 31. 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 Sarasa 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.

咲blossom, bloom10 of 31 analyzed forms沙sand9 of 31 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer9 of 31 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled8 of 31 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup7 of 31 analyzed forms更grow late, night watch, sit up late7 of 31 analyzed forms羅gauze, thin silk, Rome5 of 31 analyzed forms早early, fast3 of 31 analyzed forms来come, due, next2 of 31 analyzed forms颯sudden, quick, sound of the wind2 of 31 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sarasa

31 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さらさ. 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.

さらさ

さらさ · Sarasa

Katakana サラサMorae 3Strokes —

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

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さら沙

さらさ · Sarasa

Katakana サラサMorae 3Strokes 7
沙sand
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Spelling comparator

Compare Sarasa 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
さらささらさKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
さら沙さらさ沙 — sand7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲来沙さらさ咲 — blossom, bloom · 来 — come, due · 沙 — sand23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲楽紗さらさ咲 — blossom, bloom · 楽 — music, comfort · 紗 — gauze, gossamer32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲良紗さらさ咲 — blossom, bloom · 良 — good, pleasing · 紗 — gauze, gossamer26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲蘭彩さらさ咲 — blossom, bloom · 蘭 — orchid, Holland · 彩 — coloring, paint39All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
四季歌さらさ四 — four · 季 — seasons · 歌 — song, sing27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
少良小さらさ少 — few, little · 良 — good, pleasing · 小 — little, small14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩来咲さらさ彩 — coloring, paint · 来 — come, due · 咲 — blossom, bloom27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩良沙さらさ彩 — coloring, paint · 良 — good, pleasing · 沙 — sand25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
早良彩さらさ早 — early, fast · 良 — good, pleasing · 彩 — coloring, paint24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
早良沙さらさ早 — early, fast · 良 — good, pleasing · 沙 — sand20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
更咲さらさ更 — grow late, night watch · 咲 — blossom, bloom16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
更彩さらさ更 — grow late, night watch · 彩 — coloring, paint18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
更早さらさ更 — grow late, night watch · 早 — early, fast13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
更沙さらさ更 — grow late, night watch · 沙 — sand14All 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 Sarasa 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 さら

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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Saran

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Sarada

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Sarana

4 recorded spellings

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Sarai

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Sarasa

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Exact reading

Search さらさ

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Sa / さ

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咲 — blossom, bloom

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沙 — sand

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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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