Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Asō

亜槍

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

あそうアソウAsō

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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 spellings19

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows19

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Asō

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あそう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアソウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAsō

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

Mora segmentationあ · そ · う

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

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Reading profile

How Asō 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

あそう

Kanji-based spellings19

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 forms18

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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

あそう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms19

19 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
あそうAsō	22 source rows	female 2source rows · distinct forms: female 2	1919 source rows

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Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Asō

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 data19

10–26 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms17

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
あそう	Asō	3	19

Recurring first-position kanji

阿Africa, flatter6 forms 安relax, cheap5 forms 亜Asia, rank next2 forms 麻hemp, flax2 forms 吾I, my1 form 朝morning, dynasty1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

生life, genuine8 forms 相inter-, mutual2 forms 槍spear, lance1 form 双pair, set1 form 増increase, add1 form 雙pair, set1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

阿曽2 analyzed forms

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Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

8 of 19 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 checked19

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading11

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set19

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

麻生

19 source-recorded readings

Asaiあさい AsauあさうAzauあざうAsaoあさおAsaseiあさせいAsabuあさぶ

安生

17 source-recorded readings

AshōあしょうAseiあせいAsōあそう · this pageAfuあふAn'ikeあんいけAn'uあんう

朝生

16 source-recorded readings

AsaiあさいAsaikiあさいきAsaikuあさいくAsauあさう AsaoあさおAsaoiあさおい

浅生

7 source-recorded readings

AsaiあさいAsaikuあさいくAsauあさう AsaoあさおAsanamaあさなまAsaoあさを

阿曽

3 source-recorded readings

AsoあそAzoあぞAsōあそう · this page

安双

2 source-recorded readings

Asōあそう · this pageAnsōあんそう

安増

2 source-recorded readings

Asōあそう · this pageYasumasuやすます

阿曾

2 source-recorded readings

AsoあそAsōあそう · this page

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Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Asō 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.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
生	life, genuine, birth	8	0	8	0	5	あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
阿	Africa, flatter, fawn upon	6	6	0	0	8	ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
安	relax, cheap, low	5	5	0	0	6	あ, あす, あず, あっ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
亜	Asia, rank next, come after	2	2	0	0	7	や, つぎ, つぐ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
相	inter-, mutual, together	2	0	2	0	9	あ, い, おう, さ +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
曽	formerly, once, before	2	0	1	1	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
麻	hemp, flax, numb	2	2	0	0	11	あ, あざ, お	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
槍	spear, lance, javelin	1	0	1	0	14	うつ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
吾	I, my, our	1	1	0	0	7	あ, あが	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
双	pair, set, comparison	1	0	1	0	4	ふ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
増	increase, add, augment	1	0	1	0	14	まし, ます	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
雙	pair, set, comparison	1	0	1	0	18	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

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

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Exact written form

亜槍

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this page

Characters in order

亜Asia, rank next槍spear, lance

Exact written form

亜生

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this page

Characters in order

亜Asia, rank next生life, genuine

Exact written form

吾生

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this page

Characters in order

吾I, my生life, genuine

Exact written form

安双

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this pageAnsōあんそう

Characters in order

安relax, cheap双pair, set

Exact written form

安増

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this pageYasumasuやすます

Characters in order

安relax, cheap増increase, add

Exact written form

安生

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

AshōあしょうAseiあせいAsōあそう · this pageAfuあふAn'ikeあんいけAn'uあんうAn'ōあんおう Anjūあんじゅう

Characters in order

安relax, cheap生life, genuine

Exact written form

安相

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this page

Characters in order

安relax, cheap相inter-, mutual

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安雙

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asōあそう · this page

Characters in order

安relax, cheap雙pair, set

Exact written form

朝生

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

AsaiあさいAsaikiあさいきAsaikuあさいくAsauあさう AsaoあさおAsaoiあさおいAsaōあさおうAsaseあさせ

Characters in order

朝morning, dynasty生life, genuine

Exact written form

浅生

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

AsaiあさいAsaikuあさいくAsauあさう AsaoあさおAsanamaあさなまAsaoあさをAsōあそう · this page

Characters in order

浅shallow, superficial生life, genuine

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Asō 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.

生life, genuine, birth8 of 19 analyzed forms 阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon6 of 19 analyzed forms 安relax, cheap, low5 of 19 analyzed forms 亜Asia, rank next, come after2 of 19 analyzed forms 相inter-, mutual, together2 of 19 analyzed forms 曽formerly, once, before2 of 19 analyzed forms 麻hemp, flax, numb2 of 19 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Asō

19 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あそう. 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.

亜槍

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 21

亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous 槍spear, lance, javelin

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亜生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 12

亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous 生life, genuine, birth

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吾生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 12

吾I, my, our, one's own 生life, genuine, birth

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安双

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 10

安relax, cheap, low, quiet 双pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

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安増

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 20

安relax, cheap, low, quiet 増increase, add, augment, gain

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Yasumasuやすます

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安生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 11

安relax, cheap, low, quiet 生life, genuine, birth

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Ashōあしょう An'ōあんおう Anjūあんじゅう Anjōあんじょう

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安相

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 15

安relax, cheap, low, quiet 相inter-, mutual, together, each other

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安雙

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 24

安relax, cheap, low, quiet 雙pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

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朝生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 17

朝morning, dynasty, regime, epoch 生life, genuine, birth

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Same writing, other recorded readings

Asaiあさい Asauあさう Asaoあさお Asaseあさせ

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浅生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 14

浅shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched 生life, genuine, birth

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Asaiあさい Asauあさう Asaoあさお Asaoあさを

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淺生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 16

淺shallow, not deep, superficial 生life, genuine, birth

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阿叢

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 26

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 叢plexus, clump of bushes, thicket

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阿曽

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 19

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 曽formerly, once, before, ever

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Asoあそ

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阿曽宇

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 25

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 曽formerly, once, before, ever 宇eaves, roof, house, heaven

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阿曾

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 20

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 曾once, before, formerly, ever

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Asoあそ

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阿生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 13

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 生life, genuine, birth

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阿相

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 17

阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner 相inter-, mutual, together, each other

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麻創

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 23

麻hemp, flax, numb 創genesis, wound, injury, hurt

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麻生

あそう · Asō

Katakana アソウMorae 3Strokes 16

麻hemp, flax, numb 生life, genuine, birth

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Same writing, other recorded readings

Asaiあさい Asauあさう Asaoあさお Azabuあざぶ

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Spelling comparator

Compare Asō 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.

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
亜槍	あそう	亜 — Asia, rank next · 槍 — spear, lance	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜生	あそう	亜 — Asia, rank next · 生 — life, genuine	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾生	あそう	吾 — I, my · 生 — life, genuine	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安双	あそう	安 — relax, cheap · 双 — pair, set	10	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安増	あそう	安 — relax, cheap · 増 — increase, add	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安生	あそう	安 — relax, cheap · 生 — life, genuine	11	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安相	あそう	安 — relax, cheap · 相 — inter-, mutual	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安雙	あそう	安 — relax, cheap · 雙 — pair, set	24	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
朝生	あそう	朝 — morning, dynasty · 生 — life, genuine	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
浅生	あそう	浅 — shallow, superficial · 生 — life, genuine	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
淺生	あそう	淺 — shallow, not deep · 生 — life, genuine	16	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
阿叢	あそう	阿 — Africa, flatter · 叢 — plexus, clump of bushes	26	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
阿曽	あそう	阿 — Africa, flatter · 曽 — formerly, once	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
阿曽宇	あそう	阿 — Africa, flatter · 曽 — formerly, once · 宇 — eaves, roof	25	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
阿曾	あそう	阿 — Africa, flatter · 曾 — once, before	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
阿生	あそう	阿 — Africa, flatter · 生 — life, genuine	13	All 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 Asō mean?

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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.

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