Kanji reference
才
才 in Japanese names
genius, years old, cubic shaku
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,497This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows252
Distinct written forms207
Given-name readings72
Surname readings142
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
サイ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 才
geniusyears oldcubic shaku
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 才 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 才 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names62 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 才 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames78 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 才 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 才 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 names74 source rows
62 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames86 source rows
78 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 才
These characters occur with 才 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 才子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat7 written forms
恵
Inspect exact 才恵 co-occurrence →favor, blessing6 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 才郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons4 written forms
内
Inspect exact 才内 co-occurrence →inside, within3 written forms
神
Inspect exact 才神 co-occurrence →spirit3 written forms
美
Inspect exact 才美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 才二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 才一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
万
Inspect exact 才万 co-occurrence →ten thousand, 10,0002 written forms
千
Inspect exact 才千 co-occurrence →thousand2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 才
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 才
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
万才恵
4 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingMasae
まさえ
才二
4 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaiji
さいじ
才介
4 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaisuke
さいすけ
洪才
3 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingKōsai
こうさい
才二郎
3 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaijirō
さいじろう
才也加
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSayaka
さやか
才恵子
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaeko
さえこ
才子
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaiko
さいこ
才花
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaika
さいか
実才
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingMisai
みさい
才一
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaīchi
さいいち
才和
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaito
さいと
美才希
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingMisaki
みさき
才媛
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSaki
さき
才恵
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoe
ともえ
才恵
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingSae
さえ
才子
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Given-name readingToshiko
としこ
異才子
1 recorded spelling using 才 · Explore →Isako
いさこ
Surnames using 才
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
才藤
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaitō
さいとう
才木
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaiki
さいき
尾才
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSai
さい
才元
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaimoto
さいもと
太才
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingTasai
たさい
仙才
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSenzai
せんざい
才一
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaichi
さいち
才
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaisaki
さいさき
才納
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSainō
さいのう
才ノ内
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSainōchi
さいのうち
才沢
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Surname readingSaizawa
さいざわ
才ノ神
2 recorded spellings using 才 · Explore →Sainokami
さいのかみ
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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