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Kanji來
Kanji reference
來

來 in Japanese names

come, due, next, cause, become

Strokes8
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
KANJIDIC grade10
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows169
Distinct written forms131
Given-name readings54
Surname readings76

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
ライタイ
Kun readings
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 來

comeduenextcausebecome

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 來 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 來 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names65 written forms
1 character1
2 characters60
3 characters4
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 來 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames52 written forms
1 character1
2 characters49
3 characters2
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 來 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
未來はるかHaruka300
未來みきMiki251
美來みきMiki251
來未子くみこKumiko111
來実くみKumi81
來未くみKumi81
來海くみKumi81
來美くみKumi81
実來みくMiku79
星來せいらSeira79
未來みくMiku79
美來みくMiku79

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
馬來まきMaki52
未來みきMiki40
來田きだKida36
正來まさきMasaki36
來本きもとKimoto28
來島きじまKijima25
來嶋きじまKijima25
來山きやまKiyama23
來村きむらKimura23
來田きたKita22

“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 來 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 names78 source rows
One-character form1
First character37
Final character38
Internal position2

65 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames66 source rows
One-character form1
First character34
Final character29
Internal position2

52 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 來

These characters occur with 來 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 來

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 來

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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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