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Japanese given name

Tamae

たまえ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

たまえタマエTamae
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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 spellings48

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows49

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Tamae

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たまえ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formタマエ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationTamae

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

Mora segmentationた · ま · え

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

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Reading profile

How Tamae 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

たまえ · タマエ

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms37

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms8

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

たまえ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms48

49 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms6

6 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 43 · unspecified 6

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
たまえTamae4849 source rowsfemale 43 · unspecified 6source rows · distinct forms: female 42 · unspecified 666 source rows
たまえTamae00 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 Tamae

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

6–33 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
たまえTamae349
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
多満3 analyzed forms多万2 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?

14 of 49 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 checked49

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings14

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading34

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

玉枝
3 source-recorded readings
GyokushiぎょくしTaemaたえまTamaeたまえ · this page
碧江
3 source-recorded readings
AoeあおえTamaeたまえ · this pageHekikōへきこう

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 Tamae 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
珠pearl, gem, jewel141400010す, とも, ま, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
江creek, inlet, bay10010006くん, とうみ, み, りえJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
恵favor, blessing, grace9090010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
多many, frequent, much770006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
玉jewel, ball770005おう, だんJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
枝bough, branch, twig606008え, ぐさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
絵picture, drawing, painting5050012—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
圭square jewel, corner, angle440006か, きよ, たま, よし +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
瑞congratulations4400013たま, ず, みつJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
満full, fullness, enough3003012ま, みち, みつ, みつるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
栄flourish, prosperity, honor303009さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
球ball, sphere3300011くJōyō · 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

たまえ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamaeたまえ · this page
Characters in order
たKanaまKanaえKana
Exact written form

タマエ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamaeたまえ
Characters in order
タKanaマKanaエKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 49. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Tamae 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.

珠pearl, gem, jewel14 of 49 analyzed forms江creek, inlet, bay10 of 49 analyzed forms恵favor, blessing, grace9 of 49 analyzed forms多many, frequent, much7 of 49 analyzed forms玉jewel, ball7 of 49 analyzed forms枝bough, branch, twig6 of 49 analyzed forms絵picture, drawing, painting5 of 49 analyzed forms圭square jewel, corner, angle4 of 49 analyzed forms瑞congratulations4 of 49 analyzed forms満full, fullness, enough3 of 49 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Tamae

49 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading たまえ. 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.

たまえ

たまえ · Tamae

Katakana タマエMorae 3Strokes —

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

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タマエ

タマエ · Tamae

Katakana タマエMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Tamae 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
たまえたまえKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
タマエタマエKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
たま恵たまえ恵 — favor, blessing10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
たま江たまえ江 — creek, inlet6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭恵たまえ圭 — square jewel, corner · 恵 — favor, blessing16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭映たまえ圭 — square jewel, corner · 映 — reflect, reflection15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭江たまえ圭 — square jewel, corner · 江 — creek, inlet12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭絵たまえ圭 — square jewel, corner · 絵 — picture, drawing18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多万恵たまえ多 — many, frequent · 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 恵 — favor, blessing19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多万重たまえ多 — many, frequent · 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 重 — heavy, important18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多摩恵たまえ多 — many, frequent · 摩 — chafe, rub · 恵 — favor, blessing31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多満枝たまえ多 — many, frequent · 満 — full, fullness · 枝 — bough, branch26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多満栄たまえ多 — many, frequent · 満 — full, fullness · 栄 — flourish, prosperity27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多満江たまえ多 — many, frequent · 満 — full, fullness · 江 — creek, inlet24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多麻枝たまえ多 — many, frequent · 麻 — hemp, flax · 枝 — bough, branch25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
玉恵たまえ玉 — jewel, ball · 恵 — favor, blessing15All 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 Tamae 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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Tamao

46 recorded spellings

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Tamako

27 recorded spellings

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Tamayo

26 recorded spellings

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Tamaka

13 recorded spellings

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Tama

11 recorded spellings

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Tamano

9 recorded spellings

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Tamana

8 recorded spellings

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Tamamo

7 recorded spellings

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Tamaji

6 recorded spellings

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Tamara

5 recorded spellings

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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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