group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Sennosuke
仙之丞
Male-classified given-name records.
せんのすけセンノスケSennosuke
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings23 Source spelling/reading rows23 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Sennosuke
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Sennosuke. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
5 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Sennosuke 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.
せんのすけ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
せんのすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus
40 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| せんのすけSennosuke | 4040 source rows | male 40source rows · distinct forms: male 40 | 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 Sennosuke
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.
10–22 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| せんのすけ | Sennosuke | 5 | 23 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
仙之6 analyzed forms之助6 analyzed forms千之5 analyzed forms宣之5 analyzed forms泉之5 analyzed forms之丞4 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?
1 of 23 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
千之丞
2 source-recorded readings
SennojōせんのじょうSennosukeせんのすけ · 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 Sennosuke 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.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 之 | of, this | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 仙 | hermit, wizard, cent | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | そま, のり | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 助 | help, rescue, assist | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 千 | thousand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | かず, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 宣 | proclaim, say, announce | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | とおる, のぶ, のぼる, のり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 泉 | spring, fountain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いず, ずい, ずみ, ぜい +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 丞 | help | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | すけ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 介 | jammed in, shellfish, mediate | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | すけ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 佑 | help, assist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ, たすく, ゆ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 祐 | help | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 輔 | help | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | すけ, たすく, ゆう | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 専 | specialty, exclusive, mainly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
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
仙之丞
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
仙之介
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
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Exact written form
仙之佑
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
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Exact written form
仙之助
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
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Exact written form
仙之祐
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
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Exact written form
仙之輔
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
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Exact written form
千之丞
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
SennojōせんのじょうSennosukeせんのすけ · this page
Exact written form
千之介
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
千之佑
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
千之助
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sennosukeせんのすけ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 23. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Sennosuke 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, this23 of 23 analyzed forms仙hermit, wizard, cent6 of 23 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist6 of 23 analyzed forms千thousand5 of 23 analyzed forms宣proclaim, say, announce5 of 23 analyzed forms泉spring, fountain5 of 23 analyzed forms丞help4 of 23 analyzed forms介jammed in, shellfish, mediate4 of 23 analyzed forms佑help, assist4 of 23 analyzed forms祐help4 of 23 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Sennosuke
23 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading せんのすけ. 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.
仙之丞
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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仙之介
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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仙之佑
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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仙之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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仙之祐
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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仙之輔
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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千之丞
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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千之介
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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千之佑
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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千之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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千之祐
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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宣之丞
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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宣之介
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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宣之佑
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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宣之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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宣之祐
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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専之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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扇之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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泉之丞
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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泉之介
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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泉之佑
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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泉之助
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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泉之祐
せんのすけ · Sennosuke
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Spelling comparator
Compare Sennosuke 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仙之丞 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仙之介 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仙之佑 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仙之助 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仙之祐 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仙之輔 | せんのすけ | 仙 — hermit, wizard · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 千之丞 | せんのすけ | 千 — thousand · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 千之介 | せんのすけ | 千 — thousand · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 千之佑 | せんのすけ | 千 — thousand · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 千之助 | せんのすけ | 千 — thousand · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 千之祐 | せんのすけ | 千 — thousand · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宣之丞 | せんのすけ | 宣 — proclaim, say · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宣之介 | せんのすけ | 宣 — proclaim, say · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宣之佑 | せんのすけ | 宣 — proclaim, say · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宣之助 | せんのすけ | 宣 — proclaim, say · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宣之祐 | せんのすけ | 宣 — proclaim, say · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help | 22 | All 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 Sennosuke 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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