Minoru (みのる)

Minoru is read みのる and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 実 and 穣. All two are masculine.

Reading

み·の·る (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Minoru

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

  • 実
    みのる
    Masculine

    Truth

  • 穣
    みのる
    Masculine

    Abundant

The kanji in Minoru

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

  • 実truth1 spelling
  • 穣abundant1 spelling

Minoru 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.

Mitsuru (みつる)Mizuki (みずき)Misaki (みさき)Mikoto (みこと)

Questions about Minoru

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

In our data every spelling of Minoru is masculine.

What does Minoru mean?

Minoru is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 実 reads as "truth" and 穣 reads as "abundant". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Minoru be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 実 and 穣. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Minoru?

みのる is 3 beats: み · の · る. 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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