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Kanji易
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易

易 in Japanese names

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

Strokes8
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
KANJIDIC grade5
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 571This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows46
Distinct written forms33
Given-name readings22
Surname readings22

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
エキイ
Kun readings
やさ.しいやす.い
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 易

easyready tosimplefortune-tellingdivination

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 易 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 易 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names16 written forms
1 character1
2 characters13
3 characters2
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 易 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames12 written forms
1 character1
2 characters11
3 characters0
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 易 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
易江かなえKanae184
易子やすこYasuko96
易やすしYasushi89
易司やすしYasushi89
易おさむOsamu82
路易るいRui69
易代やすよYasuyo53
易代いよIyo46
易正やすまさYasumasa42
易之やすゆきYasuyuki40
易彦やすひこYasuhiko39
易久やすひさYasuhisa23

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
易本えもとEmoto19
易水やすみYasumi18
永易ながいNagai15
易いI14
易えきEki14
易田やすだYasuda11
佐易さえきSaeki7
小易こやすKoyasu7
中易なかやすNakayasu6
仲易なかやすNakayasu6

“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 易 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 names20 source rows
One-character form2
First character12
Final character5
Internal position1

16 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames17 source rows
One-character form2
First character7
Final character8
Internal position0

12 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 易

These characters occur with 易 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 易

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 易

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
易

Yasushi

やすし

2 recorded spellings using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易江

Kanae

かなえ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易子

Yasuko

やすこ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易

Osamu

おさむ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
路易

Rui

るい

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易代

Yasuyo

やすよ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易代

Iyo

いよ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易正

Yasumasa

やすまさ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易之

Yasuyuki

やすゆき

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易彦

Yasuhiko

やすひこ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易久

Yasuhisa

やすひさ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
明易

Akiyasu

あきやす

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
路易子

Ruiko

るいこ

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易二郎

Yasujirō

やすじろう

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
恒易

Tsuneyasu

つねやす

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
易直

Yasunao

やすなお

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
路易

Michiyasu

みちやす

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
Given-name reading
佐易

Saeki

さえき

1 recorded spelling using 易 · Explore →
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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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