Corpus composition research

Kanji Pair Research

Enter one kanji to discover other characters recorded in the same JMnedict name spellings, or enter two kanji to inspect that exact co-occurrence. Every count in this research view describes the imported corpus—not population popularity in Japan.

吉

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 · 6 strokes

good luck, joy, congratulations

永

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 · 5 strokes

eternity, long, lengthy

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Source rows containing both4

Distinct written forms2

Given-name readings0

Surname readings4

Adjacent 吉永 forms1

Adjacent 永吉 forms1

Recorded names

Name readings containing both characters

The pair only has to occur in the same written form; the two kanji are not required to be adjacent unless counted in the adjacency statistics above.

Surname

吉永

Yoshinaga

よしなが

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 吉 and 永Surname

永吉

Nagayoshi

ながよし

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 吉 and 永Surname

吉永

Yoshie

よしえ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 吉 and 永Surname

吉永

Furanku

ふらんく

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 吉 and 永

Evidence boundary

Co-occurrence is not popularity or etymology

The pair relation comes from exact JMnedict source rows through the compact kanji-usage index. KANJIDIC2 contributes character metadata only. A high corpus count can reflect dictionary coverage and should not be read as a national usage frequency.