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Kanji塗
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塗

塗 in Japanese names

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

Strokes13
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,414This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows52
Distinct written forms33
Given-name readings2
Surname readings48

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

On readings
ト
Kun readings
ぬ.るぬ.りまみ.れる
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 塗

paintplasterdaubsmearcoating

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 塗 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Surnames7 written forms
1 character0
2 characters6
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

9 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
塗師としToshi10
塗木とぎTogi10
塗々木とどきTodoki4
塗園とそのTosono3
塗家ぬりやNuriya3
塗師ともろTomoro3
塗木ぬりきNuriki3
塗矢ぬりやNuriya3
塗谷ぬりやNuriya3

“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 塗 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.

Surnames9 source rows
One-character form0
First character9
Final character0
Internal position0

7 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 塗

These characters occur with 塗 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 塗

These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.

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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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