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Kanji惠
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惠

惠 in Japanese names

blessing, grace, favor, kindness

Strokes12
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
KANJIDIC grade10
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows264
Distinct written forms239
Given-name readings114
Surname readings47

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
ケイエ
Kun readings
めぐ.むめぐ.み
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 惠

blessinggracefavorkindness

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 惠 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 惠 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names189 written forms
1 character1
2 characters98
3 characters90
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 惠 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames38 written forms
1 character1
2 characters30
3 characters7
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 惠 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
昭惠あきえAkie394
晶惠あきえAkie394
惠利加えりかErika341
惠利香えりかErika341
惠梨香えりかErika341
惠理加えりかErika341
惠理香えりかErika341
惠里佳えりかErika341
惠里加えりかErika341
佳惠よしえYoshie274
喜惠よしえYoshie274
美惠よしえYoshie274

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
惠藤えとうEtō21
惠本えもとEmoto19
惠井えいEi18
惠比寿えびすEbisu18
惠比須えびすEbisu18
惠飛須えびすEbisu18
惠南えなみEnami17
宇惠野うえのUeno15
宇惠うえUe13
惠守えもりEmori13

“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 惠 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 names209 source rows
One-character form4
First character51
Final character116
Internal position38

189 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames38 source rows
One-character form1
First character30
Final character6
Internal position1

38 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 惠

These characters occur with 惠 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 惠

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 惠

18 reading groups shown
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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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