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Kanji櫻
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櫻

櫻 in Japanese names

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Strokes21
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
KANJIDIC grade10
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows132
Distinct written forms110
Given-name readings26
Surname readings87

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

On readings
オウヨウ
Kun readings
さくら
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 櫻

cherry

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 櫻 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names24 written forms
1 character1
2 characters21
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Surnames28 written forms
1 character1
2 characters26
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
櫻姫さきSaki205
櫻枝さえSae133
櫻さくらSakura110
櫻良さくらSakura110
櫻花さくらSakura110
櫻華さくらSakura110
真櫻まおMao90
櫻智代さちよSachiyo50
櫻紅さくSaku33
櫻娘さくらこSakurako22
櫻子さくらこSakurako22
櫻心さくらこSakurako22

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
櫻庭おおばŌba17
櫻さくらSakura14
櫻井やすいYasui13
櫻田おうたŌta11
櫻井さくらいSakurai7
櫻坂おうさかŌsaka7
櫻居さくらいSakurai7
櫻場さくらばSakuraba6
櫻庭さくらばSakuraba6
櫻羽さくらばSakuraba6

“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 櫻 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 names27 source rows
One-character form1
First character18
Final character8
Internal position0

24 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames33 source rows
One-character form2
First character27
Final character4
Internal position0

28 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 櫻

These characters occur with 櫻 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 櫻

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 櫻

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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