Kanji reference
乾
乾 in Japanese names
drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,453This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows84
Distinct written forms55
Given-name readings34
Surname readings38
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カンケン
かわ.くかわ.かすほ.すひ.るいぬい
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 乾
droughtdrydesiccatedrink upheavenemperor
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 乾 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 乾 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names27 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 乾 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames13 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 乾 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 乾 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 names38 source rows
27 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames19 source rows
13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 乾
These characters occur with 乾 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.
郎
Inspect exact 乾郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons5 written forms
之
Inspect exact 乾之 co-occurrence →of, this3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 乾二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
次
Inspect exact 乾次 co-occurrence →next, order2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 乾一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
介
Inspect exact 乾介 co-occurrence →jammed in, shellfish2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 乾
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 乾
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
乾二
4 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKenji
けんじ
乾之介
3 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKennosuke
けんのすけ
乾二郎
3 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKenjirō
けんじろう
乾二
2 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKanji
かんじ
乾夫
2 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKimio
きみお
乾子
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKimiko
きみこ
乾翔
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKasumi
かすみ
乾一郎
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKen'ichirō
けんいちろう
利乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingToshihiro
としひろ
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingSusumu
すすむ
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
乾介
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKensuke
けんすけ
乾太郎
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKentarō
けんたろう
乾一
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKen'ichi
けんいち
乾三
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKenzō
けんぞう
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKan
かん
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Given-name readingKen
けん
乾吉
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Kenkichi
けんきち
Surnames using 乾
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
乾条
2 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKenjō
けんじょう
乾島
2 recorded spellings using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKawashima
かわしま
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKan
かん
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKawai
かわい
乾澤
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKanzawa
かんざわ
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKen
けん
乾田
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKenda
けんだ
乾辺
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingKanbe
かんべ
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingInui
いぬい
乾
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingNukui
ぬくい
乾川
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Surname readingHoshikawa
ほしかわ
乾房
1 recorded spelling using 乾 · Explore →Kenbō
けんぼう
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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