Kanji reference
支
支 in Japanese names
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 159This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows78
Distinct written forms67
Given-name readings47
Surname readings19
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
シ
ささ.えるつか.えるか.う
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 支
branchsupportsustainbranch radical (no. 65)
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 支 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 支 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names56 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 支 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames9 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 支 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 支 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 names58 source rows
56 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames12 source rows
9 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 支
These characters occur with 支 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 支子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat15 written forms
乃
Inspect exact 支乃 co-occurrence →from, possessive particle3 written forms
美
Inspect exact 支美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful3 written forms
里
Inspect exact 支里 co-occurrence →ri, village3 written forms
田
Inspect exact 支田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy2 written forms
那
Inspect exact 支那 co-occurrence →what?2 written forms
与
Inspect exact 支与 co-occurrence →bestow, participate in2 written forms
寿
Inspect exact 支寿 co-occurrence →longevity, congratulations2 written forms
帆
Inspect exact 支帆 co-occurrence →sail2 written forms
桜
Inspect exact 支桜 co-occurrence →cherry2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 支
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 支
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
支央里
3 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShiori
しおり
支寿子
3 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShizuko
しずこ
世支呼
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshiko
よしこ
支守花
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShizuka
しずか
年支子
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingToshiko
としこ
支保
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShiho
しほ
与支乃
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshino
よしの
支朗
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShirō
しろう
支帆子
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShihoko
しほこ
支菜
2 recorded spellings using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingShina
しな
容支夫
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshio
よしお
与支美
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshimi
よしみ
支子
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingYukiko
ゆきこ
啓支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroshi
ひろし
支美子
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingKimiko
きみこ
里支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingSatoshi
さとし
杜支子
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Given-name readingTokiko
ときこ
清支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Kiyoshi
きよし
Surnames using 支
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
支田
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingShida
しだ
支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingShi
し
支田
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingShita
した
支部
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingHasebe
はせべ
支路遺
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingShiroi
しろい
支倉
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingAzekura
あぜくら
町支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingChōshi
ちょうし
現支
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingGenshi
げんし
土支田
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingDoshida
どしだ
土支田
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingDoshita
どした
神支那
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Surname readingKamishina
かみしな
神支那
1 recorded spelling using 支 · Explore →Kōjina
こうじな
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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