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Mashiro Japanese name meaning & kanji

真白ましろ

A girl name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 真白, combines true + white.

Mashiro (ましろ) is a Japanese girl’s name listed here with 2 kanji spellings. In its most typical form, 真白 pairs 真 (“true”) and 白 (“white”), so the name can be read as “true + white”. Its characters place Mashiro in our lists of names meaning wisdom & truth and colours. As a nickname, Mashiro might become ましちゃん and ましろちゃん.

Hiragana
ましろ
Katakana
マシロ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Mashiro
Morae
3 ましろ
Gender
Girl

Mashiro kanji meaning breakdown

The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.

  • 真白

    In 真白, 真 means “true, genuine” and 白 means “white”.

    1. 真true, genuineWisdom & truth
    2. 白whiteColours

  • 茉白

    茉白 = 茉 jasmine + 白 white.

    1. 茉jasmineFlowers
    2. 白whiteColours

How to pronounce Mashiro

Say Mashiro in 3 even beats: ma · shi · ro. Japanese vowels are short and clear: a as in “father”, i as in “machine”, u as in “food” (with unrounded lips), e as in “met”, o as in “more”.

BeatKanaKatakanaRomajiNote
1まマma
2しシshi
3ろロro

See the guide to morae and romaji.

Nicknames

How friends and family might shorten Mashiro. See the guide to -chan and -kun.

  • ましちゃんmashi-chan
  • ましろちゃんmashiro-chan
  • まーちゃんma-chan

As a full name

Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.

Quick answers

What does Mashiro mean in Japanese?
It depends on the kanji. Written 真白, Mashiro means “true + white”. Other spellings: 茉白 (jasmine + white).
How do you write Mashiro in Japanese?
In hiragana ましろ, in katakana マシロ, and in kanji most typically 真白 (also 茉白).
Is Mashiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Mashiro is listed here as a girl's name.
How do you pronounce Mashiro?
Mashiro has 3 morae: ma · shi · ro (ましろ). Hepburn romaji: Mashiro.

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