Kanji reference
海
海 in Japanese names
Character reference from KANJIDIC2.
JMnedict source rows2,568
Distinct written forms1,532
Given-name readings710
Surname readings726
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カイ
うみ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 海
No English gloss loaded
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 海 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 海 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names972 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 海 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames261 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 海 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 海 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 names1,442 source rows
972 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames374 source rows
261 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 海
These characters occur with 海 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 海子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat62 written forms
南
Inspect exact 海南 co-occurrence →south44 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 海奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?33 written forms
亜
Inspect exact 海亜 co-occurrence →Asia, rank next23 written forms
美
Inspect exact 海美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful20 written forms
七
Inspect exact 海七 co-occurrence →seven20 written forms
夏
Inspect exact 海夏 co-occurrence →summer18 written forms
愛
Inspect exact 海愛 co-occurrence →love, affection17 written forms
夕
Inspect exact 海夕 co-occurrence →evening17 written forms
菜
Inspect exact 海菜 co-occurrence →vegetable, side dish17 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 海
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 海
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
あゆ海
56 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingAyumi
あゆみ
みな海
28 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMinami
みなみ
亜海
23 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingAmi
あみ
ひろ海
22 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingHiromi
ひろみ
光海
19 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMika
みか
一海
18 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingUmi
うみ
なな海
17 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingNanami
ななみ
七海
15 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMarin
まりん
亜佐海
14 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingAsami
あさみ
海佑
12 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMiyu
みゆ
佑海
12 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingYūmi
ゆうみ
七海
12 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingNami
なみ
実海
11 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMiu
みう
光海
11 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMimi
みみ
海妃
10 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingMiki
みき
怜海
10 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingSatomi
さとみ
日海
10 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Given-name readingHarumi
はるみ
海利
10 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Kairi
かいり
Surnames using 海
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
海保
11 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingKaihō
かいほう
亜佐海
6 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingAsami
あさみ
海堂
6 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingKaidō
かいどう
海東
6 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingKaitō
かいとう
大海
6 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingŌmi
おうみ
大海
5 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingŌmi
おおみ
厚海
5 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingAtsumi
あつみ
海基
5 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingKaiki
かいき
西海土
5 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingSaikachi
さいかち
新海
4 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingShinkai
しんかい
天海
4 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Surname readingAmagai
あまがい
古海
4 recorded spellings using 海 · Explore →Kōmi
こうみ
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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