Kanji reference
極
極 in Japanese names
extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 460This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows67
Distinct written forms49
Given-name readings14
Surname readings43
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
キョクゴク
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 極
extremepoleextremelyveryhighlymostendsettlementconclusionhighest rank
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 極 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 極 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names14 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 極 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames4 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 極 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
5 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 極 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
14 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames5 source rows
4 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 極
These characters occur with 極 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.
美
Inspect exact 極美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful3 written forms
多
Inspect exact 極多 co-occurrence →many, frequent2 written forms
太
Inspect exact 極太 co-occurrence →plump, thick2 written forms
子
Inspect exact 極子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat2 written forms
実
Inspect exact 極実 co-occurrence →reality, truth2 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 極朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright2 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 極郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 極
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 極
9 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
極多朗
4 recorded spellings using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKyokutarō
きょくたろう
極
3 recorded spellings using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKiwami
きわみ
実極
2 recorded spellings using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingMigiwa
みぎわ
究極美子
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKumiko
くみこ
極子
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKiwako
きわこ
極芽
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingHatsume
はつめ
極
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKiwamu
きわむ
光極
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Given-name readingKōgyoku
こうぎょく
極堂
1 recorded spelling using 極 · Explore →Kyokudō
きょくどう
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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