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.

外

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 · 5 strokes

outside

代

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 · 5 strokes

substitute, change, convert

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Source rows containing both5

Distinct written forms5

Given-name readings4

Surname readings0

Adjacent 外代 forms5

Adjacent 代外 forms0

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

外代恵

Toyoe

とよえ

2 source-recorded spellings in this reading group contain both 外 and 代Given name

外代子

Toyoko

とよこ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 外 and 代Given name

外代

Toyo

とよ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 外 and 代Given name

外代樹

Toyoki

とよき

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 外 and 代

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.