Kanji reference
棟
棟 in Japanese names
ridgepole, ridge
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,406This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows95
Distinct written forms76
Given-name readings24
Surname readings61
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
トウ
むねむな-
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 棟
ridgepoleridge
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 棟 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 棟 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names11 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 棟 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames30 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 棟 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 棟 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 names15 source rows
11 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames36 source rows
30 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 棟
These characters occur with 棟 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.
郎
Inspect exact 棟郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons3 written forms
長
Inspect exact 棟長 co-occurrence →long, leader2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 棟一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
政
Inspect exact 棟政 co-occurrence →politics, government2 written forms
永
Inspect exact 棟永 co-occurrence →eternity, long2 written forms
高
Inspect exact 棟高 co-occurrence →tall, high2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 棟
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 棟
15 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
棟子
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōko
とうこ
棟子
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMineko
みねこ
棟一
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōichi
とういち
棟央
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMuneo
むねお
棟一郎
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōichirō
とういちろう
棟子
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingToko
とこ
棟
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTō
とう
棟太郎
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōtarō
とうたろう
棟九郎
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōkurō
とうくろう
棟治
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMuneharu
むねはる
棟隆
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingTōryū
とうりゅう
棟
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMune
むね
棟治
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMuneji
むねじ
棟介
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Given-name readingMunesuke
むねすけ
棟良
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Tōryō
とうりょう
Surnames using 棟
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
棟居
3 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunesue
むねすえ
棟形
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunekata
むねかた
棟形
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunakata
むなかた
棟広
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunehiro
むねひろ
棟元
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunemoto
むねもと
棟永
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunenaga
むねなが
棟保
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMuneyasu
むねやす
永棟
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingNagamune
ながむね
棟友
2 recorded spellings using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingMunetomo
むねとも
棟上
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingTōjō
とうじょう
長棟
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Surname readingNagatō
ながとう
棟方
1 recorded spelling using 棟 · Explore →Tōhō
とうほう
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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