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

次

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 · 6 strokes

next, order, sequence

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Source rows containing both4

Distinct written forms3

Given-name readings4

Surname readings0

Adjacent 巳次 forms1

Adjacent 次巳 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

巳次

Mitsugu

みつぐ

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

巳代次

Miyoji

みよじ

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

巳喜次

Mikiji

みきじ

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

巳代次

Miyotsugu

みよつぐ

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

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.