Kanji reference
朋
朋 in Japanese names
companion, friend
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,039This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows283
Distinct written forms247
Given-name readings126
Surname readings8
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ホウ
とも
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 朋
companionfriend
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 朋 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 朋 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names225 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 朋 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames8 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 朋 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
8 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 朋 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 names257 source rows
225 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames8 source rows
8 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 朋
These characters occur with 朋 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 朋子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat6 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 朋郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons6 written forms
美
Inspect exact 朋美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful5 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 朋奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?5 written forms
香
Inspect exact 朋香 co-occurrence →incense, smell4 written forms
華
Inspect exact 朋華 co-occurrence →splendor, flower4 written forms
一
Inspect exact 朋一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)3 written forms
乃
Inspect exact 朋乃 co-occurrence →from, possessive particle3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 朋二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)3 written forms
佳
Inspect exact 朋佳 co-occurrence →excellent, beautiful3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 朋
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 朋
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
朋三
20 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomomi
ともみ
朋伽
19 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoka
ともか
朋
13 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoe
ともえ
朋喜
9 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoki
ともき
朋乃果
8 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingHonoka
ほのか
朋博
7 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomohiro
ともひろ
朋世
7 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoyo
ともよ
佳朋
6 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingKaho
かほ
朋夫
5 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomō
ともお
朋以
5 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoi
ともい
朋凛
5 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomori
ともり
友朋子
4 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoko
ともこ
朋嘉
4 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoyoshi
ともよし
儀朋
4 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshitomo
よしとも
将朋
4 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingMasatomo
まさとも
朋二朗
4 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomojirō
ともじろう
朋伯
3 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Given-name readingTomonori
とものり
朋之
3 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Tomoyuki
ともゆき
Surnames using 朋
6 reading groups shownSurname reading
在朋
3 recorded spellings using 朋 · Explore →Surname readingAritomo
ありとも
大朋
1 recorded spelling using 朋 · Explore →Surname readingŌtomo
おおとも
朋石
1 recorded spelling using 朋 · Explore →Surname readingAkashi
あかし
朋田
1 recorded spelling using 朋 · Explore →Surname readingTomoda
ともだ
朋政
1 recorded spelling using 朋 · Explore →Surname readingTomomasa
ともまさ
朋沢
1 recorded spelling using 朋 · Explore →Tomosawa
ともさわ
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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