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Japanese given name

Shihomi

しほみ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しほみシホミShihomi
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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 spellings39

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows39

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shihomi

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しほみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシホミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShihomi

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

Mora segmentationし · ほ · み

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

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Reading profile

How Shihomi 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

しほみ

Kanji-based spellings38

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 forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms34

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

しほみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms39

39 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsfemale 38 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
しほみShihomi3939 source rowsfemale 38 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 38 · 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 Shihomi

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 data38

8–37 strokes observed span

Median total strokes26

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms38

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
しほみShihomi339
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
保実5 analyzed forms保美5 analyzed forms穂美4 analyzed forms帆美4 analyzed forms歩美3 analyzed forms帆実3 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?

2 of 39 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 checked39

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings2

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading37

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

志保美
2 source-recorded readings
ShiomiしおみShihomiしほみ · 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 Shihomi 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
美beauty, beautiful20020009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed13013008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
保protect, guarantee, keep10001009う, お, ぶ, もり +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
志intention, plan, resolve10100007じん, べ, べし, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
穂ear, ear (grain), head8008015お, こう, のり, ほいJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
帆sail800806—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
信faith, truth, fidelity660009し, しが, しな, しの +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
歩walk, counter for steps600608あ, ゆき, ゆみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
詩poem, poetry5500013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
史history, chronicle330005あきら, あや, お, こ +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
紫purple, violet3300012さい, ゆかりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
未un-, not yet, hitherto202005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

しほみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shihomiしほみ · this page
Characters in order
しKanaほKanaみKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 39. 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 Shihomi 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.

美beauty, beautiful20 of 39 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed13 of 39 analyzed forms保protect, guarantee, keep10 of 39 analyzed forms志intention, plan, resolve10 of 39 analyzed forms穂ear, ear (grain), head8 of 39 analyzed forms帆sail8 of 39 analyzed forms信faith, truth, fidelity6 of 39 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps6 of 39 analyzed forms詩poem, poetry5 of 39 analyzed forms史history, chronicle3 of 39 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shihomi

39 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しほみ. 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.

しほみ

しほみ · Shihomi

Katakana シホミMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Shihomi 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
しほみしほみKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
しほ実しほみ実 — reality, truth8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
しほ美しほみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信保実しほみ信 — faith, truth · 保 — protect, guarantee · 実 — reality, truth26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信保美しほみ信 — faith, truth · 保 — protect, guarantee · 美 — beauty, beautiful27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信歩実しほみ信 — faith, truth · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 実 — reality, truth25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信歩美しほみ信 — faith, truth · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 美 — beauty, beautiful26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信穂実しほみ信 — faith, truth · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 実 — reality, truth32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信穂美しほみ信 — faith, truth · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 美 — beauty, beautiful33All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史保実しほみ史 — history, chronicle · 保 — protect, guarantee · 実 — reality, truth22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史保美しほみ史 — history, chronicle · 保 — protect, guarantee · 美 — beauty, beautiful23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史穂未しほみ史 — history, chronicle · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 未 — un-, not yet25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
司帆実しほみ司 — director, official · 帆 — sail · 実 — reality, truth19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
司帆美しほみ司 — director, official · 帆 — sail · 美 — beauty, beautiful20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姿保実しほみ姿 — figure, form · 保 — protect, guarantee · 実 — reality, truth26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姿保美しほみ姿 — figure, form · 保 — protect, guarantee · 美 — beauty, beautiful27All 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 Shihomi 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 しほ

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.

Given name · female · limited reference

Shiho

91 recorded spellings

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Shihoko

41 recorded spellings

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Shihori

34 recorded spellings

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Shihō

13 recorded spellings

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Shihona

8 recorded spellings

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Shihoka

7 recorded spellings

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Jihō

3 recorded spellings

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Shihoe

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Shihomi

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Exact reading

Search しほみ

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Shi / し

Browse other public given names with the same opening reading family.

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美 — beauty, beautiful

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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実 — reality, truth

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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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