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.

哲

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 · 10 strokes

philosophy, clear

士

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 · 3 strokes

gentleman, scholar, samurai

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Source rows containing both4

Distinct written forms1

Given-name readings4

Surname readings0

Adjacent 哲士 forms1

Adjacent 士哲 forms0

Sparse evidence: this pair occurs in fewer than two distinct written forms in the active corpus. Treat it as a recorded example, not an established pattern.

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.

Given name

哲士

Satoshi

さとし

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 哲 and 士Given name

哲士

Tetsuo

てつお

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 哲 and 士Given name

哲士

Tetsuji

てつじ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 哲 and 士Given name

哲士

Tetsushi

てつし

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 哲 and 士

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.