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Kanji只
Kanji reference
只

只 in Japanese names

only, free, in addition

Strokes5
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
KANJIDIC grade9
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,288This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows72
Distinct written forms65
Given-name readings21
Surname readings40

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
シ
Kun readings
ただ
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 只

onlyfreein addition

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 只 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 只 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names24 written forms
1 character0
2 characters19
3 characters5
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 只 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames22 written forms
1 character1
2 characters21
3 characters0
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 只 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
只志ただしTadashi133
只夫ただおTadao82
只央ただおTadao82
只生ただおTadao82
只男ただおTadao82
只雄ただおTadao82
只真子しまこShimako39
只深ただみTadami22
只愛子しえこShieko22
只子ただこTadako18
只香子しかこShikako18
只彦ただひこTadahiko16

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
只野しのShino25
只木たきTaki23
只埜ただのTadano17
只野ただのTadano17
只野やのYano16
只ただTada14
只木ただきTadaki10
只野たたのTatano8
只見ただみTadami7
只井ただいTadai6

“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 只 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 names25 source rows
One-character form0
First character24
Final character1
Internal position0

24 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames27 source rows
One-character form1
First character24
Final character2
Internal position0

22 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 只

These characters occur with 只 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 只

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 只

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
只夫

Tadao

ただお

5 recorded spellings using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只江

Tadae

ただえ

2 recorded spellings using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只志

Tadashi

ただし

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只真子

Shimako

しまこ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只愛子

Shieko

しえこ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只深

Tadami

ただみ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只香子

Shikako

しかこ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只子

Tadako

ただこ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只彦

Tadahiko

ただひこ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只誠

Shisei

しせい

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只円

Shien

しえん

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只一

Tadakazu

ただかず

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只正

Tadamasa

ただまさ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
敏只

Toshitada

としただ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只次

Tadaji

ただじ

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只狂

Shikyō

しきょう

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只仁

Tadahito

ただひと

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
Given-name reading
只一

Tadaichi

ただいち

1 recorded spelling using 只 · Explore →
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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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