Kanji reference
母
母 in Japanese names
mother
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 570This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows142
Distinct written forms111
Given-name readings47
Surname readings78
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ボ
ははも
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 母
mother
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 母 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 母 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names26 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 母 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames24 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 母 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 母 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 names28 source rows
26 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames24 source rows
24 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 母
These characters occur with 母 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 母子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat6 written forms
田
Inspect exact 母田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy3 written forms
実
Inspect exact 母実 co-occurrence →reality, truth2 written forms
未
Inspect exact 母未 co-occurrence →un-, not yet2 written forms
沙
Inspect exact 母沙 co-occurrence →sand2 written forms
祖
Inspect exact 母祖 co-occurrence →ancestor2 written forms
神
Inspect exact 母神 co-occurrence →spirit2 written forms
紗
Inspect exact 母紗 co-occurrence →gauze, gossamer2 written forms
美
Inspect exact 母美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful2 written forms
谷
Inspect exact 母谷 co-occurrence →valley2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 母
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 母
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
実母沙
4 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMimoza
みもざ
土母子
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoko
ともこ
万璃母
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMarimo
まりも
珠母
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingTamamo
たまも
冨母枝
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingTomoe
ともえ
聖母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMaria
まりあ
雲母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingKirara
きらら
母都子
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMotoko
もとこ
母永
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMoe
もえ
雲母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingKira
きら
母々子
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMomoko
ももこ
母奈未
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMonami
もなみ
雲母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingUrara
うらら
水母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMinamo
みなも
母仁香
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMonika
もにか
優母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMerumo
めるも
母守
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Given-name readingMomori
ももり
母恵夢
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Poemu
ぽえむ
Surnames using 母
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
母利
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingMori
もり
保母
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingHobo
ほぼ
国母
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingKokubo
こくぼ
子母沢
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingShimozawa
しもざわ
乳母
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingUba
うば
母家
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingMoya
もや
田母上
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingTamogami
たもがみ
祖母井
2 recorded spellings using 母 · Explore →Surname readingUbagai
うばがい
木母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Surname readingKibo
きぼ
母袋
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Surname readingMotai
もたい
母良田
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Surname readingHorota
ほろた
野母
1 recorded spelling using 母 · Explore →Nomo
のも
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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