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.

正

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 · 5 strokes

correct, justice, righteous

也

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 · 3 strokes

to be (classical)

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Source rows containing both4

Distinct written forms1

Given-name readings4

Surname readings0

Adjacent 正也 forms1

Adjacent 也正 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

正也

Masaya

まさや

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 正 and 也Given name

正也

Seiya

せいや

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 正 and 也Given name

正也

Masanari

まさなり

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 正 and 也Given name

正也

Tadaya

ただや

1 source-recorded spelling in this reading group contain both 正 and 也

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.