Kanji reference
演
演 in Japanese names
performance, act, play, render, stage
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 267This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows40
Distinct written forms34
Given-name readings23
Surname readings15
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
エン
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 演
performanceactplayrenderstage
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 演 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 演 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names18 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 演 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames10 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 演 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 演 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 names20 source rows
18 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames10 source rows
10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 演
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 演
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
演二
2 recorded spellings using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingEnji
えんじ
演美
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingHiromi
ひろみ
演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroshi
ひろし
秀演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshihiro
よしひろ
演雄
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingNobuo
のぶお
演夫
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingHirō
ひろお
演子
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingNobuko
のぶこ
演恵
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingNobue
のぶえ
演之
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingNobuyuki
のぶゆき
孝演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingTakanobu
たかのぶ
晃演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingAkinobu
あきのぶ
光演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingKōen
こうえん
演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingEn
えん
宗演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingSōen
そうえん
演子
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingEnko
えんこ
演正
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingEnshō
えんしょう
竜演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Given-name readingRyūen
りゅうえん
真演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Shin'en
しんえん
Surnames using 演
9 reading groups shownSurname reading
演中
2 recorded spellings using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnnaga
えんなが
演
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEn
えん
演屋
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEn'ya
えんや
演田
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnta
えんた
演本
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnmoto
えんもと
演川
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnkawa
えんかわ
演崎
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnsaki
えんさき
演口
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →Surname readingEnkuchi
えんくち
演岡
1 recorded spelling using 演 · Explore →En'oka
えんおか
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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