Kanji reference
乙
乙 in Japanese names
the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,841This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows338
Distinct written forms237
Given-name readings139
Surname readings119
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
オツイツ
おと-きのと
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 乙
the latterduplicatestrangewittyfishhook radical (no. 5)
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 乙 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 乙 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names125 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 乙 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames29 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 乙 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 乙 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 names156 source rows
125 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames35 source rows
29 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 乙
These characters occur with 乙 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.
子
Inspect exact 乙子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat8 written forms
美
Inspect exact 乙美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful5 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 乙奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?5 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 乙郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons5 written forms
里
Inspect exact 乙里 co-occurrence →ri, village5 written forms
菜
Inspect exact 乙菜 co-occurrence →vegetable, side dish4 written forms
女
Inspect exact 乙女 co-occurrence →woman, female3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 乙二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)3 written forms
実
Inspect exact 乙実 co-occurrence →reality, truth3 written forms
音
Inspect exact 乙音 co-occurrence →sound, noise3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 乙
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 乙
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
乙実
6 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingItsumi
いつみ
乙姫
6 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingItsuki
いつき
乙
6 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOto
おと
乙伽
6 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoka
おとか
乙巴
5 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoha
おとは
奈乙実
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingNaomi
なおみ
乙嘉
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingItsuka
いつか
涼乙菜
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingRiona
りおな
乙恵
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoe
おとえ
乙
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtome
おとめ
乙二朗
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtojirō
おとじろう
乙実
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingTsugumi
つぐみ
乙寧
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtone
おとね
乙巳
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtomi
おとみ
乙和
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtowa
おとわ
乙也
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoya
おとや
乙姫
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoki
おとき
咲乙里
2 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Saori
さおり
Surnames using 乙
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
乙め
4 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtome
おとめ
乙辺
3 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtobe
おとべ
乙羽
2 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtowa
おとわ
早乙
2 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingSaotome
さおとめ
乙守
2 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtomori
おともり
乙武
2 recorded spellings using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtotake
おとたけ
乙生
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingItsuki
いつき
乙幡
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingObata
おばた
乙
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOto
おと
乙葉
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOtoba
おとば
乙坂
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Surname readingOzaka
おざか
乙
1 recorded spelling using 乙 · Explore →Kinoto
きのと
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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