Nobumasa (のぶまさ)

Nobumasa is read のぶまさ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 延昌 and 延匡. All two are masculine.

Reading

の·ぶ·ま·さ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Nobumasa

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

  • 延昌
    のぶまさ
    Masculine

    Extend + prosperous

    • 延(のぶ)— extend
    • 昌(まさ)— prosperous
  • 延匡
    のぶまさ
    Masculine

    Extend + correct

    • 延(のぶ)— extend
    • 匡(まさ)— correct

The kanji in Nobumasa

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

  • 延extend2 spellings
  • 昌prosperous1 spelling
  • 匡correct1 spelling

Nobumasa with common surnames

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Questions about Nobumasa

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

In our data every spelling of Nobumasa is masculine.

What does Nobumasa mean?

Nobumasa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 延昌 reads as "extend + prosperous" and 延匡 reads as "extend + correct". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Nobumasa be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Nobumasa?

のぶまさ is 4 beats: の · ぶ · 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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