Kanji reference
姥
姥 in Japanese names
old woman
JMnedict source rows35
Distinct written forms30
Given-name readings1
Surname readings27
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ボモ
うば
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 姥
old woman
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 姥 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 姥 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Surnames6 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 姥 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded surname forms and full-name readings
9 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 姥 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
6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 姥
These characters occur with 姥 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.
澤
Inspect exact 姥澤 co-occurrence →swamp2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 姥
These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.
Surnames using 姥
5 reading groups shownSurname reading
姥ヶ澤
3 recorded spellings using 姥 · Explore →Surname readingUbasawa
うばさわ
姥ケ澤
3 recorded spellings using 姥 · Explore →Surname readingUbazawa
うばざわ
草姥
1 recorded spelling using 姥 · Explore →Surname readingKusaba
くさば
姥
1 recorded spelling using 姥 · Explore →Surname readingUba
うば
姥貝
1 recorded spelling using 姥 · Explore →Ubagai
うばがい
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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