Miu (みう)

Miu is read みう and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 美羽, 美雨 and 実羽. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

み·う (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

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

Kanji spellings of Miu

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

  • 美羽
    みう
    CommonFeminine

    Beautiful feather

    • 美(み)— beauty
    • 羽(う)— feather
  • 美雨
    みう
    Feminine

    Beauty + rain

    • 美(み)— beauty
    • 雨(う)— rain
  • 実羽
    みう
    Feminine

    Truth + feather

    • 実(み)— truth
    • 羽(う)— feather

The kanji in Miu

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

  • 美beauty2 spellings
  • 羽feather2 spellings
  • 雨rain1 spelling
  • 実truth1 spelling

Miu with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Miu on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Japanese Princess NamesBeautiful Japanese Names3 Letter Japanese NamesShort Japanese Girl NamesJapanese Names in KatakanaJapanese Girl Names and Meanings

Questions about Miu

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

In our data every spelling of Miu is feminine.

What does Miu mean?

Miu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 美羽 reads as "beautiful feather", 美雨 reads as "beauty + rain" and 実羽 reads as "truth + feather". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Miu be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Miu?

みう is 2 beats: み · 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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