Kanji reference
堂
堂 in Japanese names
public chamber, hall
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,010This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows765
Distinct written forms630
Given-name readings100
Surname readings441
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ドウ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 堂
public chamberhall
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 堂 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 堂 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names136 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 堂 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames193 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 堂 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 堂 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 names136 source rows
136 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames216 source rows
193 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 堂
These characters occur with 堂 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.
下
Inspect exact 堂下 co-occurrence →below, down4 written forms
上
Inspect exact 堂上 co-occurrence →above, up4 written forms
前
Inspect exact 堂前 co-occurrence →in front, before4 written forms
之
Inspect exact 堂之 co-occurrence →of, this4 written forms
子
Inspect exact 堂子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat4 written forms
本
Inspect exact 堂本 co-occurrence →book, present4 written forms
野
Inspect exact 堂野 co-occurrence →plains, field3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 堂二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)3 written forms
元
Inspect exact 堂元 co-occurrence →beginning, former time3 written forms
階
Inspect exact 堂階 co-occurrence →storey, stair3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 堂
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 堂
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
光堂
11 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKōdō
こうどう
奨堂
9 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingShōdō
しょうどう
完堂
7 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKandō
かんどう
乾堂
6 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKendō
けんどう
峰堂
5 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingHōdō
ほうどう
恭堂
5 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKyōdō
きょうどう
栖堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingSeidō
せいどう
堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKeidō
けいどう
滸堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKodō
こどう
果堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKadō
かどう
喜堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKidō
きどう
介堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingKaidō
かいどう
兆堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingChōdō
ちょうどう
五堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingGodō
ごどう
侈堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingShidō
しどう
修堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingShūdō
しゅうどう
艸堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Given-name readingSōdō
そうどう
咢堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Gakudō
がくどう
Surnames using 堂
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
喜堂
6 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingKidō
きどう
任堂
6 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingTōdō
とうどう
五堂
6 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingGodō
ごどう
円堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingEndō
えんどう
児堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingKodō
こどう
堂当
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingDōtō
どうとう
京堂
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingKyōdō
きょうどう
堂ケ
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingDōgasaki
どうがさき
堂ノ元
4 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingDōnomoto
どうのもと
新堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingShindō
しんどう
紺堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Surname readingKondō
こんどう
幸堂
3 recorded spellings using 堂 · Explore →Kōdō
こうどう
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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