Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Ebisui

夷井

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

えびすいエビスイEbisui

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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 spellings7

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows7

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ebisui

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えびすい

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formエビスイ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationEbisui

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

Mora segmentationえ · び · す · い

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

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Reading profile

How Ebisui 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

えびすい

Kanji-based spellings7

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 forms5

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 asSurname

えびすい in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms7

7 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
えびすいEbisui	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	77 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 Ebisui

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 data7

10–20 strokes observed span

Median total strokes14

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms4

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
えびすい	Ebisui	4	7

Recurring first-position kanji

戎warrior, arms2 forms 胡barbarian, foreign2 forms 夷barbarian, savage1 form 海Kanji1 form 蛭leech1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

井well, well crib4 forms 居reside, to be2 forms 水water1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

4 of 7 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 checked7

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings4

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading3

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

戎井

3 source-recorded readings

EbīえびいEbisuiえびすい · this pageJūiじゅうい

胡井

2 source-recorded readings

EbīえびいEbisuiえびすい · this page

胡居

2 source-recorded readings

Ebisuiえびすい · this pageKoiこい

蛭子井

2 source-recorded readings

Ebisuiえびすい · this pageHirukoiひるこい

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 Ebisui 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
井	well, well crib, town	4	0	4	0	4	いの, さい, ひ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
戎	warrior, arms, barbarian	2	2	0	0	6	えび	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
居	reside, to be, exist	2	0	2	0	8	おき, ぐ, すえ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
胡	barbarian, foreign	2	2	0	0	9	えびす, くる	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
夷	barbarian, savage, Ainu	1	1	0	0	6	し	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
海	—	1	1	0	0	10	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
老	old man, old age, grow old	1	0	0	1	6	えび, おい, び	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
水	water	1	0	1	0	4	うず, ずみ, つ, ど +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
蛭	leech	1	1	0	0	12	えび	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	1	0	0	1	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ebisuiえびすい · this pageHirukoiひるこい

Characters in order

蛭leech子child, sign of the rat井well, well crib

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ebisui 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.

井well, well crib, town4 of 7 analyzed forms 戎warrior, arms, barbarian2 of 7 analyzed forms 居reside, to be, exist2 of 7 analyzed forms 胡barbarian, foreign2 of 7 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ebisui

7 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading えびすい. 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.

夷井

えびすい · Ebisui

Katakana エビスイMorae 4Strokes 10

夷barbarian, savage, Ainu 井well, well crib, town, community

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

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戎井

えびすい · Ebisui

Katakana エビスイMorae 4Strokes 10

戎warrior, arms, barbarian, Ainu 井well, well crib, town, community

Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification

Same writing, other recorded reading

Ebīえびい

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.

Search this exact writing Exact two-kanji context

戎居

えびすい · Ebisui

Katakana エビスイMorae 4Strokes 14

戎warrior, arms, barbarian, Ainu 居reside, to be, exist, live with

えびすい · Ebisui

Katakana エビスイMorae 4Strokes 19

蛭leech 子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac 井well, well crib, town, community

Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification

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Spelling comparator

Compare Ebisui 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
夷井	えびすい	夷 — barbarian, savage · 井 — well, well crib	10	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
戎井	えびすい	戎 — warrior, arms · 井 — well, well crib	10	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
戎居	えびすい	戎 — warrior, arms · 居 — reside, to be	14	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
海老水	えびすい	海 · 老 — old man, old age · 水 — water	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
胡井	えびすい	胡 — barbarian, foreign · 井 — well, well crib	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
胡居	えびすい	胡 — barbarian, foreign · 居 — reside, to be	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
蛭子井	えびすい	蛭 — leech · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 井 — well, well crib	19	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class

4 recorded spellings

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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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