Kanji reference
湊
湊 in Japanese names
port, harbor
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,222This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows83
Distinct written forms53
Given-name readings6
Surname readings63
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ソウ
みなとあつ.まる
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 湊
portharbor
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 湊 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 湊 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names6 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 湊 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames17 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 湊 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
7 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 湊 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 names7 source rows
6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames32 source rows
17 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 湊
These characters occur with 湊 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.
々
Inspect exact 湊々 co-occurrence →KANJIDIC2 character2 written forms
久
Inspect exact 湊久 co-occurrence →long time, old story2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 湊
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 湊
4 reading groups shownSurnames using 湊
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
古湊
3 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingKominato
こみなと
湊家
3 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingMinatoya
みなとや
久々湊
3 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingKukuminato
くくみなと
湊元
2 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingMinamoto
みなもと
湊元
2 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingTsumoto
つもと
湊
2 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingMinatozaki
みなとざき
中湊
2 recorded spellings using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingNakaminato
なかみなと
湊
1 recorded spelling using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingSō
そう
湊
1 recorded spelling using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingHata
はた
湊
1 recorded spelling using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingShin
しん
大湊
1 recorded spelling using 湊 · Explore →Surname readingŌhata
おおはた
湊川
1 recorded spelling using 湊 · Explore →Minagawa
みながわ
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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