Kanji reference
予
予 in Japanese names
beforehand, previous, myself, I
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 180This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows221
Distinct written forms197
Given-name readings87
Surname readings20
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ヨシャ
あらかじ.め
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 予
beforehandpreviousmyselfI
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 予 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 予 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names175 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 予 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames8 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 予 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
9 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 予 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 names197 source rows
175 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames9 source rows
8 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 予
These characters occur with 予 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 予子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat39 written forms
紀
Inspect exact 予紀 co-occurrence →chronicle, account8 written forms
美
Inspect exact 予美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful7 written forms
伊
Inspect exact 予伊 co-occurrence →Italy, that one6 written forms
規
Inspect exact 予規 co-occurrence →standard, measure5 written forms
希
Inspect exact 予希 co-occurrence →hope, beg5 written forms
里
Inspect exact 予里 co-occurrence →ri, village4 written forms
香
Inspect exact 予香 co-occurrence →incense, smell4 written forms
志
Inspect exact 予志 co-occurrence →intention, plan4 written forms
理
Inspect exact 予理 co-occurrence →logic, arrangement3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 予
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 予
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
亜紀予
8 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingAkiyo
あきよ
以予
8 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingIyo
いよ
企予子
7 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingKiyoko
きよこ
伊予子
7 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingIyoko
いよこ
希予美
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingKiyomi
きよみ
倫予
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingMichiyo
みちよ
佐予
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingSayo
さよ
典予
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingNoriyo
のりよ
多加予
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingTakayo
たかよ
利予
6 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingRiyo
りよ
佳予子
5 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingKayoko
かよこ
智予
5 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoyo
ともよ
利予
5 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingToshiyo
としよ
佐予子
4 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingSayoko
さよこ
佳予
4 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingKayo
かよ
仁予
4 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingMasayo
まさよ
喜予
4 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Given-name readingKiyo
きよ
保予
4 recorded spellings using 予 · Explore →Yasuyo
やすよ
Surnames using 予
9 reading groups shownSurname reading
伊予田
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyoda
いよだ
福予
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingFukuyo
ふくよ
伊予
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyo
いよ
伊予部
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyobe
いよべ
伊予田
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyota
いよた
比予森
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingHiyomori
ひよもり
伊予木
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyoki
いよき
伊予永
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Surname readingIyonaga
いよなが
予風
1 recorded spelling using 予 · Explore →Yōfu
ようふ
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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