Kanji reference
沙
沙 in Japanese names
sand
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,897This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows1,776
Distinct written forms1,573
Given-name readings484
Surname readings38
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
サシャ
すなよなげる
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 沙
sand
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 沙 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 沙 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names1,441 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 沙 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames26 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 沙 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 沙 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 names1,594 source rows
1,441 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames28 source rows
26 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 沙
These characters occur with 沙 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 沙子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat159 written forms
美
Inspect exact 沙美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful100 written forms
亜
Inspect exact 沙亜 co-occurrence →Asia, rank next100 written forms
里
Inspect exact 沙里 co-occurrence →ri, village73 written forms
実
Inspect exact 沙実 co-occurrence →reality, truth55 written forms
安
Inspect exact 沙安 co-occurrence →relax, cheap44 written forms
香
Inspect exact 沙香 co-occurrence →incense, smell43 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 沙奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?40 written forms
梨
Inspect exact 沙梨 co-occurrence →pear tree40 written forms
理
Inspect exact 沙理 co-occurrence →logic, arrangement40 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 沙
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 沙
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
沙や佳
62 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSayaka
さやか
あり沙
55 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingArisa
ありさ
あず沙
35 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingAzusa
あずさ
沙乙理
35 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSaori
さおり
三沙希
32 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingMisaki
みさき
亜沙実
30 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingAsami
あさみ
亜沙伽
28 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingAsaka
あさか
沙ゆり
25 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSayuri
さゆり
あき沙
25 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingAkisa
あきさ
亜沙恵
20 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingAsae
あさえ
沙喜
19 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSaki
さき
万沙未
18 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingMasami
まさみ
三沙
17 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingMisa
みさ
三沙子
17 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingMisako
みさこ
凜沙
16 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingRisa
りさ
沙亜也
16 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSāya
さあや
沙喜子
15 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Given-name readingSakiko
さきこ
以沙恵
15 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Isae
いさえ
Surnames using 沙
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
宇沙美
2 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingUsami
うさみ
沙味
2 recorded spellings using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSami
さみ
沙々木
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSasaki
ささき
沙藤
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSatō
さとう
沙魚川
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingHasegawa
はせがわ
沙月
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSatsuki
さつき
沙田
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingMasuda
ますだ
沙雅
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSaga
さが
沙川
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSagawa
さがわ
岩沙
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingIwasa
いわさ
沙加美
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Surname readingSagami
さがみ
香沙
1 recorded spelling using 沙 · Explore →Kōsa
こうさ
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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