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Canonical reference record
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Japanese given name

Yoshihiro

ヨシヒロ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

よしひろヨシヒロYoshihiro
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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 spellings239

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows239

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yoshihiro

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よしひろ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formヨシヒロ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYoshihiro

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

Mora segmentationよ · し · ひ · ろ

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 Yoshihiro 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

よしひろ · ヨシヒロ

Kanji-based spellings238

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

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms235

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms2

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

よしひろ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms239

239 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms8

8 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 69 · unspecified 170

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
よしひろYoshihiro239239 source rowsmale 69 · unspecified 170source rows · distinct forms: male 69 · unspecified 17088 source rows
よしひろYoshihiro00 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 Yoshihiro

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 data238

9–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms226

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms12

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
よしひろYoshihiro4239
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

18 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 readings18

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading62

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

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 Yoshihiro 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
弘vast, broad, wide42042005ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ, みつ +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
宏wide, large28028007あつ, ひろ, ひろしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
義righteousness, justice, morality232200113ただし, ちか, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
博Dr., command, esteem200200012ぐれ, と, はか, ひろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
広wide, broad, spacious19019005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
洋ocean, sea, foreign17017009なだ, ひろ, ひろし, よ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
裕abundant, rich, fertile150150012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
浩wide expanse, abundance, vigorous150150010ひろ, ひろし, ゆたか, こおJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
良good, pleasing, skilled15150007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
善virtuous, good, goodness131300012たる, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
啓disclose, open, say122100011あき, あきら, さとし, はじめ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
寛tolerant, leniency, generosity120120013とも, のぶ, のり, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

ヨシヒロ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshihiroよしひろ · this page
Characters in order
ヨKanaシKanaヒKanaロKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 239. 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 Yoshihiro 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.

弘vast, broad, wide42 of 239 analyzed forms宏wide, large28 of 239 analyzed forms義righteousness, justice, morality23 of 239 analyzed forms博Dr., command, esteem20 of 239 analyzed forms広wide, broad, spacious19 of 239 analyzed forms洋ocean, sea, foreign17 of 239 analyzed forms裕abundant, rich, fertile15 of 239 analyzed forms浩wide expanse, abundance, vigorous15 of 239 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled15 of 239 analyzed forms善virtuous, good, goodness13 of 239 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yoshihiro

239 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading よしひろ. 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.

ヨシヒロ

ヨシヒロ · Yoshihiro

Katakana ヨシヒロMorae 4Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 239 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 239 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Yoshihiro 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
ヨシヒロヨシヒロKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
仁宏よしひろ仁 — humanity, virtue · 宏 — wide, large11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁裕よしひろ仁 — humanity, virtue · 裕 — abundant, rich16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
代志広よしひろ代 — substitute, change · 志 — intention, plan · 広 — wide, broad17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
令博よしひろ令 — orders, laws · 博 — Dr., command17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
价弘よしひろ价 — man with shellfish kanji · 弘 — vast, broad11Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
价泰よしひろ价 — man with shellfish kanji · 泰 — peaceful, calm16Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
伊彦よしひろ伊 — Italy, that one · 彦 — lad, boy15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伊洋よしひろ伊 — Italy, that one · 洋 — ocean, sea15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伊浩よしひろ伊 — Italy, that one · 浩 — wide expanse, abundance16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳博よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 博 — Dr., command20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳啓よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 啓 — disclose, open19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳大よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 大 — large, big11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳宏よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 宏 — wide, large15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳寛よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 寛 — tolerant, leniency21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳広よしひろ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 広 — wide, broad13All 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 Yoshihiro 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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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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