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Japanese given name

Shiomi

しおみ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しおみシオミShiomi
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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 spellings33

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows33

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shiomi

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しおみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシオミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShiomi

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

Mora segmentationし · お · み

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

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Reading profile

How Shiomi 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

しおみ

Kanji-based spellings32

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 forms21

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

しおみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms33

33 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms7

7 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 32 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
しおみShiomi3333 source rowsfemale 32 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 32 · unspecified 177 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 Shiomi

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 data32

9–36 strokes observed span

Median total strokes26

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms32

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
しおみShiomi333
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
緒美7 analyzed forms緒実5 analyzed forms史緒2 analyzed forms志緒2 analyzed forms思桜2 analyzed forms央美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?

8 of 33 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 checked33

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading25

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

忍海
3 source-recorded readings
OshimiおしみShiomiしおみ · this pageNinkaiにんかい
思桜実
2 source-recorded readings
Shiomiしおみ · this pageShioriしおり
思桜美
2 source-recorded readings
Shiomiしおみ · this pageShioriしおり
汐水
2 source-recorded readings
KiyomiきよみShiomiしおみ · this page
汐海
2 source-recorded readings
Shiomiしおみ · this pageYuaゆあ

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 Shiomi 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, beautiful17017009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
緒thong, beginning, inception130013014ほJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
実reality, truth, seed707008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
汐eventide, tide, salt water770006いそJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
志intention, plan, resolve550007じん, べ, べし, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
史history, chronicle330005あきら, あや, お, こ +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
海—3030010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
詩poem, poetry3300013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
未un-, not yet, hitherto202005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
思think220009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
桜cherry2002010さ, ろうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
央center, middle200205あきら, え, お, さと +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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

しおみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shiomiしおみ · this page
Characters in order
しKanaおKanaみKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 33. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Shiomi 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, beautiful17 of 33 analyzed forms緒thong, beginning, inception13 of 33 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed7 of 33 analyzed forms汐eventide, tide, salt water7 of 33 analyzed forms志intention, plan, resolve5 of 33 analyzed forms史history, chronicle3 of 33 analyzed forms海Kanji record3 of 33 analyzed forms詩poem, poetry3 of 33 analyzed forms未un-, not yet, hitherto2 of 33 analyzed forms思think2 of 33 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shiomi

33 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しおみ. 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.

しおみ

しおみ · Shiomi

Katakana シオミ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 Shiomi 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
しおみしおみKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
しヲ美しおみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史緒実しおみ史 — history, chronicle · 緒 — thong, beginning · 実 — reality, truth27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史緒美しおみ史 — history, chronicle · 緒 — thong, beginning · 美 — beauty, beautiful28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史美しおみ史 — history, chronicle · 美 — beauty, beautiful14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
四男美しおみ四 — four · 男 — male · 美 — beauty, beautiful21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
心緒未しおみ心 — heart, mind · 緒 — thong, beginning · 未 — un-, not yet23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
忍海しおみ忍 — endure, bear · 海17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志保美しおみ志 — intention, plan · 保 — protect, guarantee · 美 — beauty, beautiful25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志生海しおみ志 — intention, plan · 生 — life, genuine · 海22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志緒実しおみ志 — intention, plan · 緒 — thong, beginning · 実 — reality, truth29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志緒美しおみ志 — intention, plan · 緒 — thong, beginning · 美 — beauty, beautiful30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志麻美しおみ志 — intention, plan · 麻 — hemp, flax · 美 — beauty, beautiful27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
思桜実しおみ思 — think · 桜 — cherry · 実 — reality, truth27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
思桜美しおみ思 — think · 桜 — cherry · 美 — beauty, beautiful28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
支緒美しおみ支 — branch, support · 緒 — thong, beginning · 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 Shiomi 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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Shio

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Shioko

21 recorded spellings

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Shiona

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Shioe

12 recorded spellings

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Shione

11 recorded spellings

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Shioka

9 recorded spellings

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Shiō

9 recorded spellings

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Jion

5 recorded spellings

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Jio

4 recorded spellings

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Shiono

4 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Shiomi

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Exact reading

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Shi / し

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美 — beauty, beautiful

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緒 — thong, beginning

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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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