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Kanji其
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其

其 in Japanese names

that

Strokes8
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
KANJIDIC grade9
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,930This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows52
Distinct written forms48
Given-name readings22
Surname readings29

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

On readings
キギゴ
Kun readings
それその
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 其

that

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 其 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names21 written forms
1 character0
2 characters18
3 characters3
4+ characters0

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

Surnames13 written forms
1 character0
2 characters12
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
弘其こうきKōki138
其美夫きみおKimio67
其三郎きさぶろうKisaburō66
其治ともじTomoji28
其子そのこSonoko21
愛其あいきAiki21
其枝そのえSonoe19
其絵そのえSonoe19
其湘きしょうKishō14
其磧きせきKiseki14
其光きこうKikō12
其残きざんKizan11

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
其田きだKida36
三其みそのMisono19
其道きどうKidō18
其田そだSoda14
其田そのだSonoda12
其部そのべSonobe10
其木そのきSonoki6
中其なかそのNakasono5
其山そのやまSonoyama5
其川そのかわSonokawa5

“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 其 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 names21 source rows
One-character form0
First character19
Final character2
Internal position0

21 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames16 source rows
One-character form0
First character14
Final character2
Internal position0

13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 其

These characters occur with 其 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 其

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 其

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
其枝

Sonoe

そのえ

2 recorded spellings using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
弘其

Kōki

こうき

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其美夫

Kimio

きみお

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其三郎

Kisaburō

きさぶろう

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其治

Tomoji

ともじ

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
愛其

Aiki

あいき

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其子

Sonoko

そのこ

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其磧

Kiseki

きせき

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其湘

Kishō

きしょう

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其光

Kikō

きこう

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其残

Kizan

きざん

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其三

Kizō

きぞう

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其園

Kien

きえん

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其杖

Kijō

きじょう

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其シン

Kishin

きしん

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其楽

Kiraku

きらく

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其一

Kītsu

きいつ

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
Given-name reading
其水

Kisui

きすい

1 recorded spelling using 其 · Explore →
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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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