Kanji reference
杖
杖 in Japanese names
staff, cane
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,387This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows54
Distinct written forms49
Given-name readings19
Surname readings30
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ジョウ
つえ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 杖
staffcane
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 杖 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 杖 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names18 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 杖 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames9 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 杖 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
9 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 杖 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 names18 source rows
18 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames9 source rows
9 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 杖
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 杖
16 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
佳杖
2 recorded spellings using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingKajō
かじょう
仙杖
2 recorded spellings using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingSenjō
せんじょう
和杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingKazue
かずえ
未杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingMitsue
みつえ
松杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingMatsue
まつえ
希志杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingKishie
きしえ
其杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingKijō
きじょう
哲杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingTetsujō
てつじょう
卯杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingUjō
うじょう
樵杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingShōjō
しょうじょう
草杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingSōjō
そうじょう
虎杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingKojō
こじょう
蓮杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingRenjō
れんじょう
岳杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingGakujō
がくじょう
月杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Given-name readingGetsujō
げつじょう
一杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Ichijō
いちじょう
Surnames using 杖
7 reading groups shownSurname reading
杖
3 recorded spellings using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingTsuesaki
つえさき
松杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingMatsue
まつえ
檜杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingHieda
ひえだ
明杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingMyōjō
みょうじょう
杖田
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingTsueda
つえだ
虎杖
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Surname readingItadori
いたどり
杖之上
1 recorded spelling using 杖 · Explore →Jōnōe
じょうのうえ
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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