Kiyomasa (きよまさ)

Kiyomasa is read きよまさ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 清正, 清雅 and 清匡. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

き·よ·ま·さ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kiyomasa

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 清正
    きよまさ
    CommonMasculine

    Pure and correct

    • 清(きよ)— pure
    • 正(まさ)— righteous
  • 清雅
    きよまさ
    Masculine

    Pure + elegant

    • 清(きよ)— pure
    • 雅(まさ)— elegant
  • 清匡
    きよまさ
    Masculine

    Pure + correct

    • 清(きよ)— pure
    • 匡(まさ)— correct

The kanji in Kiyomasa

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 清pure3 spellings
  • 正righteous1 spelling
  • 雅elegant1 spelling
  • 匡correct1 spelling

Kiyomasa with common surnames

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Kiyomasa on our lists

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Questions about Kiyomasa

Is Kiyomasa a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Kiyomasa is masculine.

What does Kiyomasa mean?

Kiyomasa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 清正 reads as "pure and correct", 清雅 reads as "pure + elegant" and 清匡 reads as "pure + correct". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kiyomasa be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 清正, 清雅 and 清匡. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kiyomasa?

きよまさ is 4 beats: き · よ · ま · さ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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