Kanji reference
拳
拳 in Japanese names
fist
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,935This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows21
Distinct written forms18
Given-name readings17
Surname readings1
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ケンゲン
こぶし
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 拳
fist
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 拳 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 拳 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names15 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 拳 within the main given names corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 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 拳 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 names18 source rows
15 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 拳
These characters occur with 拳 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 拳郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons4 written forms
太
Inspect exact 拳太 co-occurrence →plump, thick2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 拳一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
之
Inspect exact 拳之 co-occurrence →of, this2 written forms
志
Inspect exact 拳志 co-occurrence →intention, plan2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 拳
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 拳
15 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
拳四郎
3 recorded spellings using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKenshirō
けんしろう
拳之
2 recorded spellings using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKenshi
けんし
拳次
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKenji
けんじ
拳之介
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKennosuke
けんのすけ
拳一郎
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKen'ichirō
けんいちろう
拳
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
拳
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingTsuyoshi
つよし
拳太郎
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKentarō
けんたろう
拳一
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKen'ichi
けんいち
拳太郎
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingGentarō
げんたろう
正拳
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingShōken
しょうけん
拳
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKen
けん
拳信
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKenshin
けんしん
拳太
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Given-name readingKenta
けんた
拳堂
1 recorded spelling using 拳 · Explore →Kendō
けんどう
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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