Mayu (まゆ, まゆう)
Mayu stands for 2 readings: まゆ (2 beats) and まゆう (3 beats). Our data lists 2 spellings: 真結 and 真優. All two are feminine.
Reading
ま·ゆ / ま·ゆ·う (2–3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Mayu
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 真結まゆFeminine
True + bond
- 真(ま)— true
- 結(ゆ)— bond
- 真優まゆうFeminine
True + gentle
- 真(まゆ)— true
- 優(う)— gentle
English spelling drops long vowels, so まゆ (ま·ゆ) and まゆう (ま·ゆ·う) all become Mayu. The beats tell them apart, and every beat takes about the same time to say.
The kanji in Mayu
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 真true2 spellings
- 結bond1 spelling
- 優gentle1 spelling
Mayu 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 真 (true)
Questions about Mayu
Is Mayu a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Mayu is feminine.
What does Mayu mean?
Mayu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 真結 reads as "true + bond" and 真優 reads as "true + gentle". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Mayu be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 真結 and 真優. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Mayu?
まゆ is 2 beats (ま · ゆ) and まゆう is 3 beats (ま · ゆ · う). 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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