Kanji reference
午
午 in Japanese names
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 154This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows76
Distinct written forms72
Given-name readings30
Surname readings24
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
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No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 午
noonsign of the horse11AM-1PMseventh sign of Chinese zodiac
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 午 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 午 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names34 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 午 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames20 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 午 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 午 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 names37 source rows
34 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames20 source rows
20 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 午
These characters occur with 午 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 午郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons7 written forms
丙
Inspect exact 午丙 co-occurrence →third class, 3rd2 written forms
松
Inspect exact 午松 co-occurrence →pine tree2 written forms
甲
Inspect exact 午甲 co-occurrence →armor, high (voice)2 written forms
野
Inspect exact 午野 co-occurrence →plains, field2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 午
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 午
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
伸午
6 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingShingo
しんご
庄午
5 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingShōgo
しょうご
午朗
3 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingGorō
ごろう
午実
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingMami
まみ
康午
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingKōgo
こうご
庚午郎
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingKōgorō
こうごろう
午彦
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingUmahiko
うまひこ
午喜子
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingMakiko
まきこ
健午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingKengo
けんご
正午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingMahiru
まひる
英午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingEigo
えいご
午直
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingManao
まなお
竜午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingRyūgo
りゅうご
花午女
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingKagome
かごめ
丙午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingHeigo
へいご
丙午郎
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingHeigorō
へいごろう
丙午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Given-name readingHyōgo
ひょうご
松午郎
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Matsugorō
まつごろう
Surnames using 午
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
己午
3 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingMiuma
みうま
午腸
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGochō
ごちょう
午堂
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGodō
ごどう
午坊
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGobō
ごぼう
野午島
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingYagoshima
やごしま
午庵
2 recorded spellings using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGoan
ごあん
午頭
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGotō
ごとう
午上
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGojō
ごじょう
午居
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGoi
ごい
午来
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Surname readingGorai
ごらい
飼午
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Surname readingKaigo
かいご
午角
1 recorded spelling using 午 · Explore →Gokaku
ごかく
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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