Kanji reference
影
影 in Japanese names
shadow, silhouette, phantom
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 464This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows223
Distinct written forms197
Given-name readings67
Surname readings97
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
エイ
かげ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 影
shadowsilhouettephantom
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 影 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 影 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names74 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 影 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames51 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 影 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 影 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 names81 source rows
74 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames52 source rows
51 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 影
These characters occur with 影 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.
郎
Inspect exact 影郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons13 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 影朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright12 written forms
之
Inspect exact 影之 co-occurrence →of, this6 written forms
三
Inspect exact 影三 co-occurrence →three3 written forms
一
Inspect exact 影一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)3 written forms
日
Inspect exact 影日 co-occurrence →day, sun3 written forms
次
Inspect exact 影次 co-occurrence →next, order3 written forms
美
Inspect exact 影美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful2 written forms
二
Inspect exact 影二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
介
Inspect exact 影介 co-occurrence →jammed in, shellfish2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 影
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 影
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
影三朗
8 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEisaburō
えいさぶろう
影之丞
6 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEinosuke
えいのすけ
三影
6 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingMikage
みかげ
影二朗
5 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEijirō
えいじろう
影一朗
4 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEīchirō
えいいちろう
影多朗
4 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEitarō
えいたろう
影夫
4 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingKageo
かげお
桧影
3 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingHiei
ひえい
影実
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEimi
えいみ
影史
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEishi
えいし
影四朗
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEishirō
えいしろう
影八朗
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEihachirō
えいはちろう
影三朗
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingEizaburō
えいざぶろう
棹影
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingTōei
とうえい
美影
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshie
よしえ
影子
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingKeiko
けいこ
梨影
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Given-name readingRie
りえ
影子
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Eiko
えいこ
Surnames using 影
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
三影
4 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingMikage
みかげ
朝影
3 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingAsakage
あさかげ
島影
3 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingShimakage
しまかげ
影浦
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKa
か
影元
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKagemoto
かげもと
影沢
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKagesawa
かげさわ
影井
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKagei
かげい
影中
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKagenaga
かげなが
影島
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKageshima
かげしま
日影舘
2 recorded spellings using 影 · Explore →Surname readingHikagedate
ひかげだて
影
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Surname readingKage
かげ
影次
1 recorded spelling using 影 · Explore →Eiji
えいじ
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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