Kanji reference
改
改 in Japanese names
reformation, change, modify, mend, renew
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 147This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows49
Distinct written forms40
Given-name readings7
Surname readings30
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カイ
あらた.めるあらた.まる
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 改
reformationchangemodifymendrenewexamineinspectsearch
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 改 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 改 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names8 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 改 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames27 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 改 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
8 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 改 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 names8 source rows
8 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames34 source rows
27 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 改
These characters occur with 改 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.
三
Inspect exact 改三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
木
Inspect exact 改木 co-occurrence →tree, wood2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 改
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 改
7 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
改三
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingKaizō
かいぞう
改
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingKai
かい
改子
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingKaiko
かいこ
智改
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingChikai
ちかい
真改
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingShinkai
しんかい
改一
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Given-name readingKaīchi
かいいち
佐改
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Sakai
さかい
Surnames using 改
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
改働
3 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaidō
かいどう
愼改
3 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingShinkai
しんかい
改
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKai
かい
改之
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaino
かいの
改喜
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaiki
かいき
愼改
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingShingai
しんがい
改発
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaihatsu
かいはつ
改世
2 recorded spellings using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaise
かいせ
改田
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaida
かいだ
改元
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaimoto
かいもと
改田
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Surname readingKaita
かいた
改田
1 recorded spelling using 改 · Explore →Arata
あらた
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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