Masato (まさと)
Masato is read まさと and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 雅人 and 允人. All two are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
ま·さ·と (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Masato
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 雅人まさとCommonMasculine
Elegant person
- 雅(まさ)— elegant
- 人(と)— person
- 允人まさとMasculine
Sincerity + person
- 允(まさ)— sincerity
- 人(と)— person
The kanji in Masato
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 人person2 spellings
- 雅elegant1 spelling
- 允sincerity1 spelling
Masato with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 雅 (elegant)
Masato on our lists
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Questions about Masato
Is Masato a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Masato is masculine.
What does Masato mean?
Masato is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 雅人 reads as "elegant person" and 允人 reads as "sincerity + person". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Masato be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 雅人 and 允人. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Masato?
まさと is 3 beats: ま · さ · と. 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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