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Japanese given name

Sumio

住夫

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

すみおスミオSumio
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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 spellings47

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows48

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sumio

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すみお

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formスミオ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSumio

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

Mora segmentationす · み · お

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

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Reading profile

How Sumio 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

すみお · すみを

Kanji-based spellings47

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

2-kanji forms35

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms12

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

すみお in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms47

47 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms3

3 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 2 · female 5 · unspecified 40

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
すみおSumio4747 source rowsmale 2 · female 5 · unspecified 40source rows · distinct forms: male 2 · female 5 · unspecified 4033 source rows
すみをSumio11 source rowfemale 1source rows · distinct forms: female 100 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 Sumio

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 data47

11–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms47

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
すみおSumio347
すみをSumio31
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
寿美4 analyzed forms美男3 analyzed forms美雄3 analyzed forms壽美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?

19 of 47 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 checked47

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings19

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading28

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

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 Sumio 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
男male11011007みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
夫husband, man10010004お, と, ゆう, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
純genuine, purity, innocence101000010あつ, すみ, み, やすし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
雄masculine, male, hero8080012かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
美beauty, beautiful800809はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life770007かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
澄lucidity, be clear, clear7700015きよ, すす, すみ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
生life, genuine, birth505005あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
住dwell, reside, live440007し, じゅ, すみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
緒thong, beginning, inception4040014ほJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
郎son, counter for sons303009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
清pure, purify, cleanse3300011あき, さや, し, すが +3Jōyō · 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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 47. 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 Sumio 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.

男male11 of 47 analyzed forms夫husband, man10 of 47 analyzed forms純genuine, purity, innocence10 of 47 analyzed forms雄masculine, male, hero8 of 47 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful8 of 47 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life7 of 47 analyzed forms澄lucidity, be clear, clear7 of 47 analyzed forms生life, genuine, birth5 of 47 analyzed forms住dwell, reside, live4 of 47 analyzed forms緒thong, beginning, inception4 of 47 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sumio

47 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading すみお. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Sumio 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
住夫すみお住 — dwell, reside · 夫 — husband, man11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住生すみお住 — dwell, reside · 生 — life, genuine12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住男すみお住 — dwell, reside · 男 — male14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
住雄すみお住 — dwell, reside · 雄 — masculine, male19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壽美男すみお壽 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 男 — male30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壽美雄すみお壽 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 雄 — masculine, male35All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寛夫すみお寛 — tolerant, leniency · 夫 — husband, man17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿三郎すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿実緒すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 実 — reality, truth · 緒 — thong, beginning29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿巳男すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 巳 — sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM · 男 — male17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿美夫すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 夫 — husband, man20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿美男すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 男 — male23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿美緒すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 緒 — thong, beginning30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
寿美雄すみお寿 — longevity, congratulations · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 雄 — masculine, male28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
州美男すみお州 — state, province · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 男 — male22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
整生すみお整 — organize, arranging · 生 — life, genuine21All 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 Sumio 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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Sumiho

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Exact reading

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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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