Kanji reference
根
根 in Japanese names
root, radical, head (pimple)
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 620This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows1,121
Distinct written forms895
Given-name readings83
Surname readings683
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
コン
ね-ね
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 根
rootradicalhead (pimple)
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 根 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 根 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names134 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 根 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames284 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 根 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 根 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 names137 source rows
134 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames335 source rows
284 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 根
These characters occur with 根 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 根子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat24 written forms
田
Inspect exact 根田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy16 written forms
曽
Inspect exact 根曽 co-occurrence →formerly, once15 written forms
羽
Inspect exact 根羽 co-occurrence →feathers, counter for birds, rabbits13 written forms
曾
Inspect exact 根曾 co-occurrence →once, before13 written forms
阿
Inspect exact 根阿 co-occurrence →Africa, flatter11 written forms
木
Inspect exact 根木 co-occurrence →tree, wood10 written forms
加
Inspect exact 根加 co-occurrence →add, addition10 written forms
小
Inspect exact 根小 co-occurrence →little, small10 written forms
屋
Inspect exact 根屋 co-occurrence →roof, house10 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 根
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 根
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
亜伽根
25 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingAkane
あかね
亮根
19 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingAkine
あきね
あや根
10 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingAyane
あやね
以根子
7 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingIneko
いねこ
根之丞
6 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingNenosuke
ねのすけ
三根子
4 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingMineko
みねこ
佳根子
4 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingKaneko
かねこ
佳根
4 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshine
よしね
幾根
3 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingIkune
いくね
刀根男
3 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingToneo
とねお
寧根
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingNene
ねね
加根夫
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingKaneo
かねお
実根
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingMine
みね
望根
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingMone
もね
実根代
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingMineyo
みねよ
実根香
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingMineka
みねか
喜根子
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Given-name readingKineko
きねこ
昌根
2 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Masane
まさね
Surnames using 根
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
堰根
7 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingSekine
せきね
刀根
6 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingTone
とね
中宗根
6 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingNakasone
なかそね
僧根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingSone
そね
明羽根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingAkahane
あかはね
坂根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingSakane
さかね
明根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingAkane
あかね
昭根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingAkine
あきね
根來
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingNegoro
ねごろ
刀根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingTōne
とうね
曽根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Surname readingSonezaki
そねざき
吉根
5 recorded spellings using 根 · Explore →Yoshine
よしね
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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