Kanji reference
想
想 in Japanese names
idea, thought, conception, think
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 381This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows134
Distinct written forms115
Given-name readings70
Surname readings8
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ソウソ
おも.う
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 想
ideathoughtconceptionthink
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 想 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 想 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names98 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 想 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames5 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 想 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
5 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 想 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 names112 source rows
98 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames5 source rows
5 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 想
These characters occur with 想 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 想子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat10 written forms
乃
Inspect exact 想乃 co-occurrence →from, possessive particle9 written forms
之
Inspect exact 想之 co-occurrence →of, this8 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 想朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright7 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 想郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons7 written forms
愛
Inspect exact 想愛 co-occurrence →love, affection4 written forms
美
Inspect exact 想美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful4 written forms
来
Inspect exact 想来 co-occurrence →come, due3 written forms
世
Inspect exact 想世 co-occurrence →generation, world3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 想二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 想
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 想
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
想之丞
8 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōnosuke
そうのすけ
想來
7 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSora
そら
想一朗
6 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōichirō
そういちろう
想二
5 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōji
そうじ
想多朗
4 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōtarō
そうたろう
想乃佳
4 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSonoka
そのか
想世子
4 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSoyoko
そよこ
想二朗
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōjirō
そうじろう
想与佳
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSoyoka
そよか
心想乃
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingMisono
みその
想南
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSona
そな
想丹亜
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSonia
そにあ
想来
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōra
そうら
想和子
3 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSonako
そなこ
想
2 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingKokoro
こころ
想
2 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingKokona
ここな
想三朗
2 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Given-name readingSōsaburō
そうさぶろう
想乃実
2 recorded spellings using 想 · Explore →Sonomi
そのみ
Surnames using 想
5 reading groups shownSurname reading
想
1 recorded spelling using 想 · Explore →Surname readingSō
そう
想田
1 recorded spelling using 想 · Explore →Surname readingSōda
そうだ
佐想
1 recorded spelling using 想 · Explore →Surname readingSasō
さそう
夢想
1 recorded spelling using 想 · Explore →Surname readingMusō
むそう
想本
1 recorded spelling using 想 · Explore →Sōmoto
そうもと
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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