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Japanese given name

Toshiaki

俊亮

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

としあきトシアキToshiaki
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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 spellings87

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows87

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Toshiaki

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としあき

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formトシアキ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationToshiaki

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

Mora segmentationと · し · あ · き

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

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Toshiaki 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

としあき

Kanji-based spellings87

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms87

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

としあき in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms87

87 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 8 · female 2 · unspecified 77

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
としあきToshiaki8787 source rowsmale 8 · female 2 · unspecified 77source rows · distinct forms: male 8 · female 2 · unspecified 7700 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 Toshiaki

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 data87

12–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms85

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
としあきToshiaki487
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

39 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 readings39

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading41

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

俊明
4 source-recorded readings
ShunmyōしゅんみょうShunmeiしゅんめいToshiakiとしあき · this pageToshiharuとしはる

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 Toshiaki 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
俊sagacious, genius, excellence15150009すぐる, としJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
明bright, light15114008あきら, あけ, あす, きら +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
利profit, advantage, benefit13130007かが, と, とし, のり +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
昭shining, bright12012009あき, あきら, かず, かずみ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
敏—101000010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
章badge, chapter, composition9090011あき, あきら, あや, ふみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
朗clear, bright, distinct7070011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
智wisdom, intellect, reason7700012さと, さとし, さとる, さとい +9Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life660007かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
彰patent, clear5050014あき, あきらJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
聡wise, fast learner5410014さと, さとし, さとる, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
晃clear4040010あき, あきら, てる, ひかる +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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 87. 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 Toshiaki 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.

俊sagacious, genius, excellence15 of 87 analyzed forms明bright, light15 of 87 analyzed forms利profit, advantage, benefit13 of 87 analyzed forms昭shining, bright12 of 87 analyzed forms敏Kanji record10 of 87 analyzed forms章badge, chapter, composition9 of 87 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct7 of 87 analyzed forms智wisdom, intellect, reason7 of 87 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life6 of 87 analyzed forms彰patent, clear5 of 87 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Toshiaki

87 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading としあき. 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.

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 87 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 87 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Toshiaki 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
俊亮としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 亮 — clear, help18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊哲としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 哲 — philosophy, clear19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊啓としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 啓 — disclose, open20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊彬としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 彬 — refined, gentle20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊彰としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 彰 — patent, clear23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊明としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 明 — bright, light17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊昭としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 昭 — shining, bright18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊晃としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 晃 — clear19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊晤としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 晤 — clear20Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
俊晶としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 晶 — sparkle, clear21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊朗としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 朗 — clear, bright20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊秋としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 秋 — autumn18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊章としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 章 — badge, chapter20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊詔としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 詔 — imperial edict21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
俊顕としあき俊 — sagacious, genius · 顕 — appear, existing27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信章としあき信 — faith, truth · 章 — badge, chapter20All 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 Toshiaki 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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Toshiki

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Toshi

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39 recorded spellings

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Toshihiko

37 recorded spellings

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Toshitaka

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Exact reading

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俊 — sagacious, genius

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明 — bright, light

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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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