Kanji reference
吟
吟 in Japanese names
versify, singing, recital
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,956This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows57
Distinct written forms52
Given-name readings44
Surname readings5
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ギン
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 吟
versifysingingrecital
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 吟 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 吟 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names22 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 吟 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames1 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 吟 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
1 examples| Written form | Full-name reading | Romanization aid | Group spellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吟谷 | ぎんや | Gin'ya | 4 |
“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 吟 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 names27 source rows
22 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames1 source row
1 distinct written form represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 吟
These characters occur with 吟 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 吟郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons3 written forms
之
Inspect exact 吟之 co-occurrence →of, this2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 吟
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 吟
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
吟光
3 recorded spellings using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingGinkō
ぎんこう
吟弥
2 recorded spellings using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingOtone
おとね
吟之亮
2 recorded spellings using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingGinnosuke
ぎんのすけ
吟次郎
2 recorded spellings using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingGinjirō
ぎんじろう
日吟
2 recorded spellings using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingBigin
びぎん
吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingAkira
あきら
奏吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingKanae
かなえ
菜吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingNana
なな
吟郎
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingUtarō
うたろう
吟子
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingUtako
うたこ
吟羽
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoha
おとは
吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingUta
うた
吟江
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoe
おとえ
美吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingMioto
みおと
吟弥
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingOtoya
おとや
吟夏
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingGinka
ぎんか
吟三
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Given-name readingGinzō
ぎんぞう
吟
1 recorded spelling using 吟 · Explore →Gin
ぎん
Surnames using 吟
1 reading groups shownEvidence 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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