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Japanese given name

Sumie

すみえ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

すみえスミエSumie
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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 spellings92

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows94

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sumie

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すみえ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formスミエ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSumie

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

Mora segmentationす · み · え

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

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Reading profile

How Sumie 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 readings3

すみえ · スミエ · スミえ

Kanji-based spellings92

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 forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms52

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms36

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

すみえ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms92

94 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms9

9 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 89 · unspecified 5

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
すみえSumie9294 source rowsfemale 89 · unspecified 5source rows · distinct forms: female 87 · unspecified 599 source rows
すみえSumie00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
すみえSumie00 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 Sumie

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 data92

6–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms91

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
すみえSumie394
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
寿実6 analyzed forms寿美6 analyzed forms美枝5 analyzed forms美恵5 analyzed forms実恵4 analyzed forms美江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?

23 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings23

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading55

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set9

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

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 Sumie 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
恵favor, blessing, grace230230010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life22220007かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
枝bough, branch, twig20020008え, ぐさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
江creek, inlet, bay19019006くん, とうみ, み, りえJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
美beauty, beautiful18001809はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
澄lucidity, be clear, clear171700015きよ, すす, すみ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
実reality, truth, seed12001208ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
純genuine, purity, innocence111100010あつ, すみ, み, やすし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
絵picture, drawing, painting7070012—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
住dwell, reside, live550007し, じゅ, すみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
須ought, by all means, necessarily5500012もとむ, ぞJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
栄flourish, prosperity, honor404009さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2Jōyō · 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

すみえ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sumieすみえ · this page
Characters in order
すKanaみKanaえKana
Exact written form

スミエ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sumieすみえ
Characters in order
スKanaミKanaエKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 94. 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 Sumie 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.

恵favor, blessing, grace23 of 94 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life22 of 94 analyzed forms枝bough, branch, twig20 of 94 analyzed forms江creek, inlet, bay19 of 94 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful18 of 94 analyzed forms澄lucidity, be clear, clear17 of 94 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed12 of 94 analyzed forms純genuine, purity, innocence11 of 94 analyzed forms絵picture, drawing, painting7 of 94 analyzed forms住dwell, reside, live5 of 94 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sumie

94 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading すみえ. 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.

すみえ

すみえ · Sumie

Katakana スミエMorae 3Strokes —

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

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スミエ

スミエ · Sumie

Katakana スミエMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 94 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 92 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Sumie 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
すみえすみえKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
スミエスミエKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
すみ恵すみえ恵 — favor, blessing10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
スミ恵スミえ恵 — favor, blessing10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
すみ枝すみえ枝 — bough, branch8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
すみ江すみえ江 — creek, inlet6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住恵すみえ住 — dwell, reside · 恵 — favor, blessing17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住枝すみえ住 — dwell, reside · 枝 — bough, branch15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住栄すみえ住 — dwell, reside · 栄 — flourish, prosperity16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住江すみえ住 — dwell, reside · 江 — creek, inlet13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住絵すみえ住 — dwell, reside · 絵 — picture, drawing19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
墨江すみえ墨 — India ink, ink stick · 江 — creek, inlet21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
墨繪すみえ墨 — India ink, ink stick · 繪 — picture, drawing34Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
壽実枝すみえ壽 — longevity, congratulations · 実 — reality, truth · 枝 — bough, branch30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壽美枝すみえ壽 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 枝 — bough, branch31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
好江すみえ好 — fond, pleasing · 江 — creek, inlet12All 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 Sumie 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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Sumina

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Sumito

10 recorded spellings

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Sumiyoshi

10 recorded spellings

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Sumiho

8 recorded spellings

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Sumitaka

8 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Sumie

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Exact reading

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Su / す

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恵 — favor, blessing

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寿 — longevity, congratulations

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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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