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Kanji機
Kanji reference
機

機 in Japanese names

loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity

Strokes16
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
KANJIDIC grade4
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 127This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows64
Distinct written forms56
Given-name readings37
Surname readings17

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
キ
Kun readings
はた
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 機

loommechanismmachineairplaneopportunitypotencyefficacyoccasion

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 機 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 機 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names38 written forms
1 character1
2 characters35
3 characters2
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 機 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames17 written forms
1 character1
2 characters15
3 characters1
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 機 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
全機まさきMasaki163
正機まさきMasaki163
好機こうきKōki138
宏機ひろきHiroki125
弘機ひろきHiroki125
良機よしきYoshiki116
治機はるきHaruki91
一機かずきKazuki80
和機かずきKazuki80
機恵子きえこKieko79
正機せいきSeiki69
威機いおりIori66

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
見機みきMiki40
機田きだKida36
機はたHata28
機本きもとKimoto28
吉機よしきYoshiki21
機野きのKino21
機動きどうKidō18
機戸きどKido18
機道きどうKidō18
機きKi17

“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 機 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 names41 source rows
One-character form1
First character7
Final character33
Internal position0

38 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames20 source rows
One-character form2
First character9
Final character9
Internal position0

17 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 機

These characters occur with 機 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 機

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 機

18 reading groups shown
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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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