Kanji reference
夏
夏 in Japanese names
summer
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 659This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows1,624
Distinct written forms1,138
Given-name readings570
Surname readings97
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カガゲ
なつ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 夏
summer
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 夏 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 夏 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names1,003 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 夏 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames27 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 夏 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 夏 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 names1,395 source rows
1,003 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames30 source rows
27 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 夏
These characters occur with 夏 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.
子
Inspect exact 夏子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat98 written forms
里
Inspect exact 夏里 co-occurrence →ri, village34 written forms
美
Inspect exact 夏美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful33 written forms
実
Inspect exact 夏実 co-occurrence →reality, truth25 written forms
乃
Inspect exact 夏乃 co-occurrence →from, possessive particle24 written forms
梨
Inspect exact 夏梨 co-occurrence →pear tree23 written forms
海
Inspect exact 夏海 co-occurrence →KANJIDIC2 character18 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 夏奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?18 written forms
李
Inspect exact 夏李 co-occurrence →plum17 written forms
莉
Inspect exact 夏莉 co-occurrence →jasmine17 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 夏
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 夏
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
夏光
34 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingNatsumi
なつみ
えり夏
33 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingErika
えりか
夏つ季
29 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingNatsuki
なつき
侑李夏
26 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingYurina
ゆりな
史夏
23 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingAyaka
あやか
さや夏
21 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingSayaka
さやか
夏々
18 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingNatsuka
なつか
佑夏
17 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingYūka
ゆうか
大夏
15 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingHaruka
はるか
三夏
15 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingMika
みか
佑夏
15 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingYuka
ゆか
亜夏利
14 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingAkari
あかり
夏央利
13 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingKaori
かおり
佳夏
12 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingKana
かな
俐夏
11 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingRika
りか
光夏
11 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroka
ひろか
七夏
11 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Given-name readingNana
なな
三夏
11 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Minatsu
みなつ
Surnames using 夏
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
夏妃
6 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsuki
なつき
夏巳
5 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsumi
なつみ
夏目
2 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsume
なつめ
夏加
2 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsuka
なつか
夏井
2 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsui
なつい
夏冨
2 recorded spellings using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNatsutomi
なつとみ
夏
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingKa
か
朝夏
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingAsaka
あさか
夏山
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingKayama
かやま
夏原
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingKahara
かはら
夏秋
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Surname readingNakaba
なかば
棚夏
1 recorded spelling using 夏 · Explore →Tanaka
たなか
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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