Kanji reference
島
島 in Japanese names
island
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 245This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows1,908
Distinct written forms1,193
Given-name readings38
Surname readings1,160
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
トウ
しま
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 島
island
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 島 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 島 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names13 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 島 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames728 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 島 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 島 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 names13 source rows
13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames1,060 source rows
728 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 島
These characters occur with 島 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.
野
Inspect exact 島野 co-occurrence →plains, field12 written forms
田
Inspect exact 島田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy9 written forms
子
Inspect exact 島子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat9 written forms
久
Inspect exact 島久 co-occurrence →long time, old story7 written forms
江
Inspect exact 島江 co-occurrence →creek, inlet7 written forms
鹿
Inspect exact 島鹿 co-occurrence →deer7 written forms
内
Inspect exact 島内 co-occurrence →inside, within7 written forms
三
Inspect exact 島三 co-occurrence →three7 written forms
小
Inspect exact 島小 co-occurrence →little, small6 written forms
中
Inspect exact 島中 co-occurrence →in, inside6 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 島
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 島
10 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
島恵
3 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingShimae
しまえ
島男
2 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingShimao
しまお
飯島
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingMarin
まりん
島子
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingShimako
しまこ
奈央島
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingNaoto
なおと
島村
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingTōson
とうそん
島風
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingTōfū
とうふう
島根
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingShimane
しまね
襟島
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Given-name readingKintō
きんとう
孤島
1 recorded spelling using 島 · Explore →Kotō
ことう
Surnames using 島
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
亀島
13 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKijima
きじま
五島
11 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKojima
こじま
冨島
11 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingToshima
としま
孝島
10 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingTakashima
たかしま
下島
9 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKashima
かしま
八島
9 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingYajima
やじま
喜島
8 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKishima
きしま
神子島
8 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKagoshima
かごしま
向島
8 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingMajima
まじま
恵島
8 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingEjima
えじま
光島
8 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Surname readingKōshima
こうしま
升島
7 recorded spellings using 島 · Explore →Masujima
ますじま
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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