Kanji reference
加
加 in Japanese names
add, addition, increase, join, include
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 130This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows2,197
Distinct written forms1,871
Given-name readings411
Surname readings578
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カ
くわ.えるくわ.わる
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 加
addadditionincreasejoinincludeCanada
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 加 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 加 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names1,189 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 加 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames459 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 加 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 加 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 names1,315 source rows
1,189 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames532 source rows
459 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 加
These characters occur with 加 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 加子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat134 written forms
美
Inspect exact 加美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful89 written forms
里
Inspect exact 加里 co-occurrence →ri, village77 written forms
亜
Inspect exact 加亜 co-occurrence →Asia, rank next49 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 加奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?47 written forms
安
Inspect exact 加安 co-occurrence →relax, cheap44 written forms
利
Inspect exact 加利 co-occurrence →profit, advantage42 written forms
実
Inspect exact 加実 co-occurrence →reality, truth42 written forms
多
Inspect exact 加多 co-occurrence →many, frequent38 written forms
理
Inspect exact 加理 co-occurrence →logic, arrangement34 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 加
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 加
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
エリ加
36 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingErika
えりか
さや加
35 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingSayaka
さやか
亜也加
34 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAyaka
あやか
佑加理
28 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingYukari
ゆかり
亜加利
27 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAkari
あかり
亜恵加
25 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAeka
あえか
亜佐加
24 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAsaka
あさか
亜佑加
22 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAyuka
あゆか
加乃里
21 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingKaori
かおり
加七絵
20 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingKanae
かなえ
佑加
19 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingYuka
ゆか
啓加
18 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingHaruka
はるか
三加
18 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingMika
みか
加住子
18 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingKazuko
かずこ
佑里加
17 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingYurika
ゆりか
加与子
16 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingKayoko
かよこ
亜季加
16 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Given-name readingAkika
あきか
佑優加
14 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Yūka
ゆうか
Surnames using 加
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
加島
8 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKatō
かとう
加々美
8 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKagami
かがみ
加々
8 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKado
かど
加古
6 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKako
かこ
加名生
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKanō
かのう
加屋
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKaya
かや
加く
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKaku
かく
加冶屋
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKajiya
かじや
加幡
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKabata
かばた
加光
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKakō
かこう
加々羅
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Surname readingKagara
かがら
加々崎
5 recorded spellings using 加 · Explore →Kagasaki
かがさき
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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