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Japanese given name

Seshiru

せしる

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

せしるセシルSeshiru
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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 spellings24

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows25

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Seshiru

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せしる

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formセシル

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSeshiru

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

Mora segmentationせ · し · る

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

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Reading profile

How Seshiru 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

せしる · セシル

Kanji-based spellings23

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 forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms8

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms14

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

せしる in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms24

25 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 1 · female 24

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
せしるSeshiru2425 source rowsmale 1 · female 24source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 2400 source rows
せしるSeshiru00 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 Seshiru

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 data23

9–46 strokes observed span

Median total strokes26

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms23

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
せしるSeshiru325
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
星詩3 analyzed forms詩瑠3 analyzed forms世紫2 analyzed forms瀬詩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?

1 of 25 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 checked25

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings1

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading23

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

世知
2 source-recorded readings
Seshiruせしる · this pageSechiせち

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 Seshiru 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
星star, spot, dot880009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
瑠lapis lazuli6060014るりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
詩poem, poetry6015013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
世generation, world, society440005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
留detain, fasten, halt4040010とめJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
聖holy, saint, sage4400013きよ, さと, さとし, せ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
知know, wisdom303008さと, さとる, しり, しれ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
絹silk3030013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
流current, a sink, flow3030010な, ながれ, めぐるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
瀬rapids, current, torrent3300019いわた, がせ, しげ, せい +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
紫purple, violet2002012さい, ゆかりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
史history, chronicle200205あきら, あや, お, こ +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

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

せしる

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Seshiruせしる · this page
Characters in order
せKanaしKanaるKana
Exact written form

セシル

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Seshiruせしる
Characters in order
セKanaシKanaルKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 25. 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 Seshiru 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.

星star, spot, dot8 of 25 analyzed forms瑠lapis lazuli6 of 25 analyzed forms詩poem, poetry6 of 25 analyzed forms世generation, world, society4 of 25 analyzed forms留detain, fasten, halt4 of 25 analyzed forms聖holy, saint, sage4 of 25 analyzed forms知know, wisdom3 of 25 analyzed forms絹silk3 of 25 analyzed forms流current, a sink, flow3 of 25 analyzed forms瀬rapids, current, torrent3 of 25 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Seshiru

25 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading せしる. 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.

せしる

せしる · Seshiru

Katakana セシルMorae 3Strokes —

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

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セシル

セシル · Seshiru

Katakana セシルMorae 3Strokes —

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 Seshiru 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
せしるせしるKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
セシルセシルKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
世姿留せしる世 — generation, world · 姿 — figure, form · 留 — detain, fasten24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世知せしる世 — generation, world · 知 — know, wisdom13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世紫瑠せしる世 — generation, world · 紫 — purple, violet · 瑠 — lapis lazuli31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世紫留せしる世 — generation, world · 紫 — purple, violet · 留 — detain, fasten27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千絹せしる千 — thousand · 絹 — silk16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
施せしる施 — give, bestow9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星史留せしる星 — star, spot · 史 — history, chronicle · 留 — detain, fasten24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星清琉せしる星 — star, spot · 清 — pure, purify · 琉 — precious stone, gem31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星知せしる星 — star, spot · 知 — know, wisdom17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星絹せしる星 — star, spot · 絹 — silk22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星詩せしる星 — star, spot · 詩 — poem, poetry22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星詩流せしる星 — star, spot · 詩 — poem, poetry · 流 — current, a sink32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星詩瑠せしる星 — star, spot · 詩 — poem, poetry · 瑠 — lapis lazuli36All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星誌せしる星 — star, spot · 誌 — document, records23All 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 Seshiru 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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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 Seshiru

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Exact reading

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Se / せ

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星 — star, spot

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瑠 — lapis lazuli

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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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