Kanji reference
勉
勉 in Japanese names
Character reference from KANJIDIC2.
JMnedict source rows32
Distinct written forms26
Given-name readings28
Surname readings1
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ベン
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 勉
No English gloss loaded
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 勉 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 勉 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names14 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 勉 within the main given names corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 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 勉 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 names17 source rows
14 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 勉
These characters occur with 勉 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.
郎
Inspect exact 勉郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 勉
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 勉
14 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
勉
2 recorded spellings using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
勉恵
2 recorded spellings using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsue
かつえ
勉三
2 recorded spellings using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingBenzō
べんぞう
勉男
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingYasuo
やすお
勉子
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingYasuko
やすこ
勉美
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsumi
かつみ
勉
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingSusumu
すすむ
勉郎
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingMasuo
ますお
勉代
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingYasuyo
やすよ
勉
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingMasaru
まさる
良勉
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshikatsu
よしかつ
勉治
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingBenji
べんじ
勉次郎
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Given-name readingBenjirō
べんじろう
勉
1 recorded spelling using 勉 · Explore →Ben
べん
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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