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Kanji兜
Kanji reference
兜

兜 in Japanese names

helmet, head piece

Strokes11
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
KANJIDIC grade9
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,034This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows29
Distinct written forms21
Given-name readings5
Surname readings22

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

On readings
トウト
Kun readings
かぶと
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 兜

helmethead piece

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 兜 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names3 written forms
1 character0
2 characters3
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Surnames4 written forms
1 character1
2 characters3
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

4 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
兜太こうたKōta43
兜子とうしTōshi12
兜陽とうようTōyō9
兜太とうたTōta7

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

5 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
兜森こもりKomori16
兜森ともりTomori13
兜かぶとKabuto6
兜屋かぶとやKabutoya5
兜谷かぶとやKabutoya5

“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 兜 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 names4 source rows
One-character form0
First character4
Final character0
Internal position0

3 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames5 source rows
One-character form1
First character4
Final character0
Internal position0

4 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Name discovery

Other names using 兜

These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.

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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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