Kanji reference
叟
叟 in Japanese names
old person
JMnedict source rows9
Distinct written forms9
Given-name readings9
Surname readings0
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ソウシュウ
おきな
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 叟
old person
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 叟 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 叟 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names6 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 叟 within the main given names corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
6 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 叟 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 names6 source rows
6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 叟
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 叟
6 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
花叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Given-name readingKasō
かそう
亀叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Given-name readingKisō
きそう
正叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Given-name readingSeisō
せいそう
梅叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Given-name readingBaisō
ばいそう
閑叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Given-name readingKansō
かんそう
心叟
1 recorded spelling using 叟 · Explore →Shinsō
しんそう
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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