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Masuda 増田 – Japanese surname

Masuda (増田) is read ますだ and has 3 syllables. It is a family name. Written as 増田, the characters mean: increase + rice field. This reading can be written with at least 10 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 9 to 19 strokes in total.

About the name Masuda

Masuda (増田) means added field, land that grew in value.

How to write Masuda in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
増田	ますだ	increase + rice field	19
益田	ますだ	benefit + rice field	15
倍田	ますだ	double + rice field	15
析田	ますだ	chop + rice field	13
沙田	ますだ	sand + rice field	12
升田	ますだ	measuring box + rice field	9

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Masuda

増

increase, add, augment, gain

14 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: ゾウ Kun: ま、ふ

田

rice field, rice paddy

5 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: デン Kun: た

益

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: エキ、ヤク Kun: ま

倍

double, twice, times, fold

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: バイ

Masuda in different scripts

Romaji	Masuda
Hiragana	ますだ
Katakana	マスダ
Kanji (most common)	増田

Full name examples

Ayumi Masuda (Japanese order: 増田歩美, ますだあゆみ)
Yurina Masuda (Japanese order: 増田百合奈, ますだゆりな)
Yuki Masuda (Japanese order: 増田結城, ますだゆうき)

How to pronounce Masuda

Break it into 3 parts: ma · su · da. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 3 sound units are written ますだ.

Questions about Masuda

What does Masuda mean in Japanese?

Masuda has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 増田, combines these meanings: increase + rice field. Other spellings include 益田 (benefit + rice field), 倍田 (double + rice field), 析田 (chop + rice field).

How do you write Masuda in kanji?

The most common way is 増田 (ますだ). It can also be written 益田, 倍田, 析田, 沙田, 升田.

How do you write Masuda in katakana?

Masuda is マスダ in katakana and ますだ in hiragana.

How do you pronounce Masuda?

Masuda is read ますだ and has 3 syllables (morae).

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増: increase, add, augment

Kanemasu 金増 Kuramasu 蔵増 Masubuchi 増渕 Masugata 増形 Masujima 増島 Masumori 増守 Masumoto 増本 Masunaga 増長 Masuya 増谷 Masuzaki 増崎 Masuzawa 増沢 Nakamasu 中増

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