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Masunaga 増長 – Japanese surname

Masunaga (増長) is read ますなが and has 4 syllables. It is a family name. Written as 増長, the characters mean: increase + long. This reading can be written with at least 11 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 14 to 22 strokes in total.

How to write Masunaga in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
増長	ますなが	increase + long	22
益中	ますなが	benefit + in	14
益長	ますなが	benefit + long	18
増永	ますなが	increase + eternity	19
益永	ますなが	benefit + eternity	15
桝長	ますなが	measuring box + long	19

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

The kanji in Masunaga

増

increase, add, augment, gain

14 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: ゾウ Kun: ま、ふ

長

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: チョウ Kun: なが、おさ

益

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: エキ、ヤク Kun: ま

中

in, inside, middle, mean

4 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: チュウ Kun: なか、うち、あた

Masunaga in different scripts

Romaji	Masunaga
Hiragana	ますなが
Katakana	マスナガ
Kanji (most common)	増長

Full name examples

Ayumi Masunaga (Japanese order: 増長歩美, ますながあゆみ)
Yurina Masunaga (Japanese order: 増長百合奈, ますながゆりな)
Yuki Masunaga (Japanese order: 増長結城, ますながゆうき)

How to pronounce Masunaga

Break it into 4 parts: ma · su · na · ga. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 4 sound units are written ますなが.

Questions about Masunaga

What does Masunaga mean in Japanese?

Masunaga has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 増長, combines these meanings: increase + long. Other spellings include 益中 (benefit + in), 益長 (benefit + long), 増永 (increase + eternity).

How do you write Masunaga in kanji?

The most common way is 増長 (ますなが). It can also be written 益中, 益長, 増永, 益永, 桝長.

How do you write Masunaga in katakana?

Masunaga is マスナガ in katakana and ますなが in hiragana.

How do you pronounce Masunaga?

Masunaga is read ますなが and has 4 syllables (morae).

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Other surnames that use 増

増: increase, add, augment

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

Names with a similar sound

Masaka 真下 Masao 政尾 Mase 真勢 Mashima 間島 Mashita 間下 Masubuchi 増渕 Masuda 増田 Masugata 増形 Masui 真水 Masujima 増島