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ReferenceNamesWaichirō
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Waichirō

倭一朗

Male-classified given-name records.

わいちろうワイチロウWaichirō
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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 spellings49

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 Waichirō

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わいちろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formワイチロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationWaichirō

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

Mora segmentationわ · い · ち · ろ · う

5 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 Waichirō 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

わいちろう

Kanji-based spellings49

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

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

3-kanji forms49

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

わいちろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms49

49 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 49

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
わいちろうWaichirō4949 source rowsmale 49source rows · distinct forms: male 4900 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 Waichirō

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 data49

16–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes24

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms49

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
わいちろうWaichirō549
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
一朗8 analyzed forms一郎8 analyzed forms壱朗8 analyzed forms壱郎8 analyzed forms市朗8 analyzed forms市郎8 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 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 readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading41

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

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 Waichirō 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
朗clear, bright, distinct240240011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
郎son, counter for sons24024009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
一one, one radical (no.1)17001701かず, い, いっ, いる +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
壱one (in documents)16001607い, かずJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
市market, city, town16001605い, ちJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
和harmony, Japanese style, peace770008あい, いず, かず, かつ +13Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
倭Yamato, ancient Japan6600010まさ, やすJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
吾I, my, our660007あ, あがJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
我ego, I, selfish660007あ, あが, かJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
環ring, circle, loop6600017たま, たまきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits660006しゅう, ばJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
話tale, talk6600013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

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 49. 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 Waichirō 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.

朗clear, bright, distinct24 of 49 analyzed forms郎son, counter for sons24 of 49 analyzed forms一one, one radical (no.1)17 of 49 analyzed forms壱one (in documents)16 of 49 analyzed forms市market, city, town16 of 49 analyzed forms和harmony, Japanese style, peace7 of 49 analyzed forms倭Yamato, ancient Japan6 of 49 analyzed forms吾I, my, our6 of 49 analyzed forms我ego, I, selfish6 of 49 analyzed forms環ring, circle, loop6 of 49 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Waichirō

49 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading わいちろう. 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 Waichirō 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
倭一朗わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 朗 — clear, bright22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭一郎わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭壱朗わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 壱 — one (in documents) · 朗 — clear, bright28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭壱郎わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 壱 — one (in documents) · 郎 — son, counter for sons26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭市朗わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 市 — market, city · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭市郎わいちろう倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 市 — market, city · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾一朗わいちろう吾 — I, my · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 朗 — clear, bright19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾一郎わいちろう吾 — I, my · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 郎 — son, counter for sons17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾壱朗わいちろう吾 — I, my · 壱 — one (in documents) · 朗 — clear, bright25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾壱郎わいちろう吾 — I, my · 壱 — one (in documents) · 郎 — son, counter for sons23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾市朗わいちろう吾 — I, my · 市 — market, city · 朗 — clear, bright23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾市郎わいちろう吾 — I, my · 市 — market, city · 郎 — son, counter for sons21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和一朗わいちろう和 — harmony, Japanese style · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 朗 — clear, bright20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和一良わいちろう和 — harmony, Japanese style · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 良 — good, pleasing16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和一郎わいちろう和 — harmony, Japanese style · 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 郎 — son, counter for sons18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
和壱朗わいちろう和 — harmony, Japanese style · 壱 — one (in documents) · 朗 — clear, bright26All 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 Waichirō 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.

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Where to go next from Waichirō

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Exact reading

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朗 — clear, bright

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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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