Kanji reference
曽
曽 in Japanese names
formerly, once, before, ever, never
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,320This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows356
Distinct written forms284
Given-name readings25
Surname readings268
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ソウソゾウ
かつかつてすなわち
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 曽
formerlyoncebeforeeverneverex-
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 曽 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 曽 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names13 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 曽 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames142 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 曽 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 曽 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 names13 source rows
13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames167 source rows
142 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 曽
These characters occur with 曽 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.
根
Inspect exact 曽根 co-occurrence →root, radical15 written forms
我
Inspect exact 曽我 co-occurrence →ego, I10 written forms
田
Inspect exact 曽田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy9 written forms
木
Inspect exact 曽木 co-occurrence →tree, wood7 written forms
部
Inspect exact 曽部 co-occurrence →section, bureau7 written forms
野
Inspect exact 曽野 co-occurrence →plains, field7 written forms
中
Inspect exact 曽中 co-occurrence →in, inside5 written forms
井
Inspect exact 曽井 co-occurrence →well, well crib5 written forms
利
Inspect exact 曽利 co-occurrence →profit, advantage5 written forms
古
Inspect exact 曽古 co-occurrence →old5 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 曽
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 曽
13 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
曽太郎
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSōtarō
そうたろう
曽次郎
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSōjirō
そうじろう
曽益
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingTsunenori
つねのり
曽代子
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSoyoko
そよこ
伊曽子
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingIsoko
いそこ
曽政
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsumasa
かつまさ
弥曽次
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingYasoji
やそじ
曽祢
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSone
そね
曽登雄
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSotō
そとお
曽和
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSowa
そわ
錫曽
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSekisō
せきそう
曽岳
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Given-name readingSogaku
そがく
与曽市
1 recorded spelling using 曽 · Explore →Yosoichi
よそいち
Surnames using 曽
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
曽子
7 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSone
そね
会曽
5 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingAiso
あいそ
曽和
4 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSowa
そわ
曽家
4 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSoya
そや
中曽根
4 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingNakasone
なかそね
三曽野
3 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingMisono
みその
加曽利
3 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingKasori
かそり
与曽井
3 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingYosoi
よそい
曽根
3 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSonezaki
そねざき
曽呂利
3 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSorori
そろり
曽
2 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Surname readingSō
そう
阿曽
2 recorded spellings using 曽 · Explore →Asō
あそう
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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