Kanji reference
坊
坊 in Japanese names
boy, priest's residence, priest
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,832This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows237
Distinct written forms201
Given-name readings27
Surname readings175
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ボウボッ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 坊
boypriest's residencepriest
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 坊 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 坊 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names2 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 坊 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames46 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 坊 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
2 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 坊 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 names2 source rows
2 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames51 source rows
46 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 坊
These characters occur with 坊 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.
池
Inspect exact 坊池 co-occurrence →pond, cistern4 written forms
下
Inspect exact 坊下 co-occurrence →below, down3 written forms
之
Inspect exact 坊之 co-occurrence →of, this3 written forms
乗
Inspect exact 坊乗 co-occurrence →ride, power3 written forms
上
Inspect exact 坊上 co-occurrence →above, up2 written forms
大
Inspect exact 坊大 co-occurrence →large, big2 written forms
野
Inspect exact 坊野 co-occurrence →plains, field2 written forms
北
Inspect exact 坊北 co-occurrence →north2 written forms
奥
Inspect exact 坊奥 co-occurrence →heart, interior2 written forms
眞
Inspect exact 坊眞 co-occurrence →truth, reality2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 坊
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 坊
2 reading groups shownSurnames using 坊
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
五坊
5 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingGobō
ごぼう
仙坊
4 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingSenbō
せんぼう
池ノ坊
4 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingIkenobō
いけのぼう
坊埜
3 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingBōno
ぼうの
奥ノ坊
3 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingOkunobō
おくのぼう
下ノ坊
3 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingShimonobō
しものぼう
眞乗坊
3 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingShinjōbō
しんじょうぼう
新坊
2 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingShinbō
しんぼう
坊上
2 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingBōjō
ぼうじょう
坊園
2 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingBōzono
ぼうぞの
上坊
2 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Surname readingJōbō
じょうぼう
北ノ坊
2 recorded spellings using 坊 · Explore →Kitanobō
きたのぼう
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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