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.

巳

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 · 3 strokes

sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

明

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 · 8 strokes

bright, light

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Source rows containing both10

Distinct written forms7

Given-name readings5

Surname readings0

Adjacent 巳明 forms0

Adjacent 明巳 forms7

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

明巳利

Amiri

あみり

6 source-recorded spellings in this reading group contain both 巳 and 明Given name

明巳

Akimi

あきみ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 巳 and 明Given name

明巳

Harumi

はるみ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 巳 and 明Given name

明巳

Akemi

あけみ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 巳 and 明Given name

明巳

Minmi

みんみ

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 巳 and 明

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.