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

由

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 · 5 strokes

wherefore, a reason

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Source rows containing both14

Distinct written forms12

Given-name readings9

Surname readings0

Adjacent 巳由 forms0

Adjacent 由巳 forms11

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

亜由巳

Ayumi

あゆみ

3 source-recorded spellings in this reading group contain both 巳 and 由Given name

万由巳

Mayumi

まゆみ

3 source-recorded spellings in this reading group contain both 巳 and 由Given name

由巳佳

Yumika

ゆみか

2 source-recorded spellings in this reading group contain both 巳 and 由Given name

由巳

Yoshimi

よしみ

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

由巳子

Yukiko

ゆきこ

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

由巳

Yumi

ゆみ

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

由巳子

Yumiko

ゆみこ

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

由貴巳

Yukimi

ゆきみ

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

紗由巳

Sayumi

さゆみ

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

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.