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Kanji渓
Kanji reference
渓

渓 in Japanese names

mountain stream, valley

Strokes11
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,063This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows175
Distinct written forms154
Given-name readings79
Surname readings65

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

On readings
ケイ
Kun readings
たにたにがわ
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 渓

mountain streamvalley

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 渓 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names86 written forms
1 character1
2 characters83
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Surnames50 written forms
1 character1
2 characters48
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
渓子けいこKeiko141
渓湖けいこKeiko141
渓司けいじKeiji107
渓治けいじKeiji107
渓祐けいすけKeisuke86
渓輔けいすけKeisuke86
渓瑠みちるMichiru65
渓けいKei64
渓衣けいKei64
渓十けいとKeito58
渓灯けいとKeito58
渓都けいとKeito58

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
孤渓こたにKotani14
小渓こたにKotani14
三渓みたにMitani13
渓たにTani11
真渓しんたにShintani11
大渓おおたにŌtani10
日渓ひたにHitani9
木渓きたにKitani9
渓井たにいTanī8
中渓なかたにNakatani7

“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 渓 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 names86 source rows
One-character form1
First character49
Final character36
Internal position0

86 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames53 source rows
One-character form2
First character8
Final character43
Internal position0

50 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 渓

These characters occur with 渓 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 渓

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 渓

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
渓十

Keito

けいと

4 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓夏

Keika

けいか

3 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓凪

Keina

けいな

3 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
花渓

Kakei

かけい

3 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
柳渓

Ryūkei

りゅうけい

3 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓子

Keiko

けいこ

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓司

Keiji

けいじ

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓祐

Keisuke

けいすけ

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓

Kei

けい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
松渓

Shōkei

しょうけい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
光渓

Kōkei

こうけい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓声

Keisei

けいせい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓水

Keisui

けいすい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
仙渓

Senkei

せんけい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
朱渓

Shukei

しゅけい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓夕

Keiseki

けいせき

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
渓隆

Keiryū

けいりゅう

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
Given-name reading
蘭渓

Rankei

らんけい

2 recorded spellings using 渓 · Explore →
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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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