Kanji reference
勧
勧 in Japanese names
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,068This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows22
Distinct written forms17
Given-name readings8
Surname readings13
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カンケン
すす.める
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 勧
persuaderecommendadviseencourageoffer
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 勧 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 勧 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names8 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 勧 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames4 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 勧 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
9 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
5 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 勧 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 names9 source rows
8 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames5 source rows
4 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 勧
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 勧
8 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
勧嗣
2 recorded spellings using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingKanji
かんじ
勧子
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingYukiko
ゆきこ
勧江
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingYukie
ゆきえ
勧
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingSusumu
すすむ
勧
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
勧彦
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingYukihiko
ゆきひこ
勧吾
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Given-name readingKango
かんご
勧吉
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Kankichi
かんきち
Surnames using 勧
5 reading groups shownSurname reading
勧野
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Surname readingKanno
かんの
勧堂
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Surname readingKandō
かんどう
勧農
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Surname readingKannō
かんのう
道勧
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Surname readingDōkan
どうかん
勧野
1 recorded spelling using 勧 · Explore →Shizuno
しずの
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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