Kanji reference
射
射 in Japanese names
shoot, shine into, onto, archery
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 937This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows60
Distinct written forms42
Given-name readings6
Surname readings52
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
シャ
い.るさ.すう.つ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 射
shootshine intoontoarchery
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 射 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 射 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names3 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 射 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames24 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 射 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
3 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 射 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 source rows
3 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames30 source rows
24 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 射
These characters occur with 射 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.
手
Inspect exact 射手 co-occurrence →hand2 written forms
本
Inspect exact 射本 co-occurrence →book, present2 written forms
谷
Inspect exact 射谷 co-occurrence →valley2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 射
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 射
3 reading groups shownSurnames using 射
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
射場
3 recorded spellings using 射 · Explore →Surname readingIba
いば
臼射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingUsui
うすい
射田
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingIda
いだ
射延
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingInobe
いのべ
姑射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingKoya
こや
射本
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingImoto
いもと
射和
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingIzawa
いざわ
永射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingNagai
ながい
本射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingMotoi
もとい
竹射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingTakei
たけい
射谷
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Surname readingItani
いたに
石射
1 recorded spelling using 射 · Explore →Ishī
いしい
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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