Kanji reference
不
不 in Japanese names
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 101This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows198
Distinct written forms179
Given-name readings81
Surname readings71
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
フブ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 不
negativenon-baduglyclumsy
These glosses describe the character. They do not by themselves establish the intended meaning of every full personal name containing it.
Name-use context
How 不 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 不 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names70 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 不 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames37 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 不 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
10 examples“Group spellings” is the number of source-recorded spellings attached to that canonical reading group. It measures corpus depth, not population popularity.
Position profile
Where 不 appears in recorded name spellings
Position counts are calculated from source-recorded JMnedict forms included in the public reference. A spelling containing the same kanji more than once can contribute to more than one position category, so the position counts are not percentages and do not need to sum to the total.
Given names72 source rows
70 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames38 source rows
37 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 不
These characters occur with 不 inside the same published JMnedict written-form records. A companion is highlighted only after at least two distinct written forms; this is corpus co-occurrence, not popularity or proof of a fixed semantic compound.
二
Inspect exact 不二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)39 written forms
子
Inspect exact 不子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat7 written forms
夫
Inspect exact 不夫 co-occurrence →husband, man6 written forms
美
Inspect exact 不美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful6 written forms
男
Inspect exact 不男 co-occurrence →male5 written forms
三
Inspect exact 不三 co-occurrence →three4 written forms
器
Inspect exact 不器 co-occurrence →KANJIDIC2 character4 written forms
実
Inspect exact 不実 co-occurrence →reality, truth4 written forms
死
Inspect exact 不死 co-occurrence →death, die3 written forms
雄
Inspect exact 不雄 co-occurrence →masculine, male3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 不
These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.
Given names using 不
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
不二夫
9 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujio
ふじお
不器夫
6 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFukio
ふきお
不実
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFumi
ふみ
不二恵
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujie
ふじえ
不句
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFuku
ふく
不先
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFusen
ふせん
不倒
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFutō
ふとう
不実子
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFumiko
ふみこ
不三夫
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFumio
ふみお
不希子
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFukiko
ふきこ
不二子
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujiko
ふじこ
不器
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFuki
ふき
不由実
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFuyumi
ふゆみ
不二実
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujimi
ふじみ
不二也
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujiya
ふじや
不二世
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujiyo
ふじよ
不乗
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Given-name readingFujō
ふじょう
不朽
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Fukyū
ふきゅう
Surnames using 不
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
不波
3 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFuwa
ふわ
不二井
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFujī
ふじい
不喜
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFuki
ふき
不二木
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFujiki
ふじき
不二咲
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFujisaki
ふじさき
不二
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFuji
ふじ
不島
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFushima
ふしま
不二原
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFujiwara
ふじわら
不動
2 recorded spellings using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFudō
ふどう
不二本
1 recorded spelling using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFujimoto
ふじもと
不川
1 recorded spelling using 不 · Explore →Surname readingFukawa
ふかわ
不可三
1 recorded spelling using 不 · Explore →Fukami
ふかみ
Evidence on this page
Character data and name data stay separate
KANJIDIC2 supplies the readings, nanori, stroke count, frequency field, grade classification and English character glosses. JMnedict supplies the example personal-name records. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for current child-name character rules.
Source boundary
KANJIDIC2 supplies the character metadata. The jōyō/jinmeiyō grade interpretation is a reference layer; the Ministry of Justice remains the controlling official source for child-name character rules. Example names are imported from JMnedict.
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