Kanji reference
字
字 in Japanese names
character, letter, word, section of village
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 485This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows95
Distinct written forms84
Given-name readings23
Surname readings65
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ジ
あざあざな-な
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 字
characterletterwordsection of village
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 字 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 字 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names10 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 字 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames30 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 字 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
10 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 字 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 names10 source rows
10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames31 source rows
30 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 字
These characters occur with 字 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.
阿
Inspect exact 字阿 co-occurrence →Africa, flatter5 written forms
文
Inspect exact 字文 co-occurrence →sentence, literature4 written forms
十
Inspect exact 字十 co-occurrence →ten4 written forms
丁
Inspect exact 字丁 co-occurrence →street, ward2 written forms
宮
Inspect exact 字宮 co-occurrence →Shinto shrine, constellations2 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 字郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 字
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 字
9 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
字心
2 recorded spellings using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingAzami
あざみ
賢字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingKenji
けんじ
慶字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingKeiji
けいじ
十字郎
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingJūjirō
じゅうじろう
十字架
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingInori
いのり
六字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingMutsuji
むつじ
左字郎
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingSajirō
さじろう
阿字斉
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Given-name readingAjisai
あじさい
梵字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Bonji
ぼんじ
Surnames using 字
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
万字
2 recorded spellings using 字 · Explore →Surname readingManji
まんじ
字宝
2 recorded spellings using 字 · Explore →Surname readingJihō
じほう
十文字
2 recorded spellings using 字 · Explore →Surname readingJūmonji
じゅうもんじ
八字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingYaji
やじ
大字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingŌji
おおじ
阿字地
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingAjichi
あじち
宮字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingMiyaji
みやじ
故字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingKoji
こじ
字引
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingJibiki
じびき
ト字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingToji
とじ
阿字
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Surname readingAji
あじ
阿字川
1 recorded spelling using 字 · Explore →Ajikawa
あじかわ
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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