Kanji reference
活
活 in Japanese names
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 171This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows70
Distinct written forms60
Given-name readings30
Surname readings8
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カツ
い.きるい.かすい.ける
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 活
livelyresuscitationbeing helpedliving
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 活 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 活 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names50 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 活 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames3 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 活 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
6 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 活 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 names57 source rows
50 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames6 source rows
3 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 活
These characters occur with 活 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.
郎
Inspect exact 活郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons8 written forms
之
Inspect exact 活之 co-occurrence →of, this7 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 活朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright7 written forms
三
Inspect exact 活三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
二
Inspect exact 活二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
佐
Inspect exact 活佐 co-occurrence →assistant, help2 written forms
多
Inspect exact 活多 co-occurrence →many, frequent2 written forms
太
Inspect exact 活太 co-occurrence →plump, thick2 written forms
左
Inspect exact 活左 co-occurrence →left2 written forms
砂
Inspect exact 活砂 co-occurrence →sand2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 活
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 活
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
活三朗
8 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsusaburō
かつさぶろう
活吉
7 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsuyoshi
かつよし
活之丞
6 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsunosuke
かつのすけ
活多朗
4 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsutarō
かつたろう
活名
4 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIkena
いけな
活実
3 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIkumi
いくみ
活夫
3 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsuo
かつお
活二朗
3 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsujirō
かつじろう
活児
2 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIkuko
いくこ
活乃
2 recorded spellings using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsuno
かつの
活代
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIkuyo
いくよ
活恵
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKazue
かずえ
活美
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsumi
かつみ
活子
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsuko
かつこ
活玖
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIku
いく
活気
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingKatsuki
かつき
活菜
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Given-name readingIkuna
いくな
活穂
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Ikuho
いくほ
Surnames using 活
6 reading groups shownSurname reading
活田
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Surname readingKa
か
活田
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Surname readingIkuta
いくた
活田
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Surname readingIkeda
いけだ
活山
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Surname readingKatsuyama
かつやま
活田
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Surname readingKatsuta
かつた
活洲
1 recorded spelling using 活 · Explore →Ikesu
いけす
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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