Kanji reference
湘
湘 in Japanese names
name of Chinese river, the Sagami river
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,909This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows17
Distinct written forms16
Given-name readings17
Surname readings0
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ショウ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 湘
name of Chinese riverthe Sagami river
These glosses describe the character. They do not by themselves establish the intended meaning of every full personal name containing it.
Related discovery themes
Name-use context
How 湘 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 湘 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names14 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 湘 within the main given names corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 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 湘 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 names15 source rows
14 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 湘
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 湘
15 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
湘二
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōji
しょうじ
湘子
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōko
しょうこ
湘三
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōzō
しょうぞう
湘
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShō
しょう
湘夏
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōka
しょうか
湘堂
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōdō
しょうどう
湘子
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōshi
しょうし
湘吉
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōkichi
しょうきち
湘烟
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōen
しょうえん
湘宜
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōki
しょうき
其湘
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingKishō
きしょう
湘雲
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShoūn
しょううん
湘風
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingShōfū
しょうふう
白湘
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Given-name readingHakushō
はくしょう
湘琴
1 recorded spelling using 湘 · Explore →Shōkin
しょうきん
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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