Kanji reference
奈
奈 in Japanese names
Nara, what?
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 841This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows4,097
Distinct written forms3,509
Given-name readings856
Surname readings225
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ナナイダイ
いかんからなし
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 奈
Narawhat?
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 奈 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 奈 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names3,034 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 奈 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames181 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 奈 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 奈 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 names3,497 source rows
3,034 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames201 source rows
181 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 奈
These characters occur with 奈 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.
美
Inspect exact 奈美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful247 written forms
子
Inspect exact 奈子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat234 written forms
実
Inspect exact 奈実 co-occurrence →reality, truth124 written forms
里
Inspect exact 奈里 co-occurrence →ri, village118 written forms
香
Inspect exact 奈香 co-occurrence →incense, smell77 written forms
梨
Inspect exact 奈梨 co-occurrence →pear tree77 written forms
々
Inspect exact 奈々 co-occurrence →KANJIDIC2 character74 written forms
津
Inspect exact 奈津 co-occurrence →haven, port73 written forms
衣
Inspect exact 奈衣 co-occurrence →garment, clothes71 written forms
莉
Inspect exact 奈莉 co-occurrence →jasmine66 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 奈
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 奈
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
ゆり奈
155 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingYurina
ゆりな
あき奈
86 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingAkina
あきな
えり奈
66 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingErina
えりな
ゆき奈
66 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingYukina
ゆきな
伽奈栄
52 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingKanae
かなえ
万奈実
48 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingManami
まなみ
まり奈
44 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingMarina
まりな
奈乙実
38 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingNaomi
なおみ
七奈実
38 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingNanami
ななみ
はる奈
36 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingHaruna
はるな
仮奈子
35 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingKanako
かなこ
亜佐奈
34 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingAsana
あさな
せり奈
32 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingSerina
せりな
亜也奈
31 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingAyana
あやな
五奈江
31 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingSanae
さなえ
伽奈
30 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingKana
かな
奈冬紀
30 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Given-name readingNatsuki
なつき
亜佑奈
27 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Ayuna
あゆな
Surnames using 奈
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
奈児屋
12 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNagoya
なごや
旭奈
7 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingAsahina
あさひな
井奈
4 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingIna
いな
奈辺
4 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNabe
なべ
嘉奈
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingKana
かな
奈加
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNaka
なか
川奈辺
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingKawanabe
かわなべ
奈倉
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNagura
なぐら
古奈
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingKona
こな
奈良
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNarazaki
ならざき
奈良元
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Surname readingNaramoto
ならもと
奈羅尾
3 recorded spellings using 奈 · Explore →Narao
ならお
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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