Kanji reference
念
念 in Japanese names
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 390This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows64
Distinct written forms59
Given-name readings21
Surname readings32
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ネン
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 念
wishsenseideathoughtfeelingdesireattention
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 念 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 念 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names11 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 念 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames10 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 念 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
11 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 念 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 names11 source rows
11 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames11 source rows
10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 念
These characters occur with 念 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.
子
Inspect exact 念子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 念
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 念
10 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
宇念子
2 recorded spellings using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingUneko
うねこ
心念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingMisato
みさと
清念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingSayuri
さゆり
利念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingToshiaki
としあき
佳念子
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingKaneko
かねこ
紀念男
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingKineo
きねお
念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingOmoi
おもい
省念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingShōnen
しょうねん
念慈
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Given-name readingNenji
ねんじ
諦念
1 recorded spelling using 念 · Explore →Tainen
たいねん
Surnames using 念
4 reading groups shownEvidence 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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