Kanji reference
無
無 in Japanese names
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 274This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows201
Distinct written forms171
Given-name readings89
Surname readings92
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ムブ
な.い
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 無
nothingnessnoneain'tnothingnilnot
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 無 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 無 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names36 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 無 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames28 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 無 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 無 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 names38 source rows
36 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames30 source rows
28 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 無
These characters occur with 無 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.
水
Inspect exact 無水 co-occurrence →water6 written forms
井
Inspect exact 無井 co-occurrence →well, well crib5 written forms
田
Inspect exact 無田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy4 written forms
月
Inspect exact 無月 co-occurrence →month, moon3 written forms
木
Inspect exact 無木 co-occurrence →tree, wood3 written forms
神
Inspect exact 無神 co-occurrence →spirit3 written forms
量
Inspect exact 無量 co-occurrence →quantity, measure3 written forms
子
Inspect exact 無子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat2 written forms
川
Inspect exact 無川 co-occurrence →stream, river2 written forms
漏
Inspect exact 無漏 co-occurrence →leak, escape2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 無
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 無
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
無双
4 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMusō
むそう
神無
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingKanna
かんな
無宇
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMū
むう
夢無
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMumu
むむ
太無
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingTaimu
たいむ
無為
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMui
むい
無声
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMusei
むせい
諦無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingAkina
あきな
神無栄
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingKanae
かなえ
無月
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingNatsuki
なつき
水無子
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMinako
みなこ
水無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMina
みな
哀無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingAina
あいな
津十無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
水無月
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingJun
じゅん
無月
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingMutsuki
むつき
莱無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Given-name readingRaimu
らいむ
理無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Rimu
りむ
Surnames using 無
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
無留井
3 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMurui
むるい
坂無
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Surname readingSakanashi
さかなし
加無木
2 recorded spellings using 無 · Explore →Surname readingKamuki
かむき
水無川
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMinagawa
みながわ
高無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingTakanashi
たかなし
無量塔
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMurata
むらた
無藤
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMutō
むとう
端無
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingHanashi
はなし
無笠
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMukasa
むかさ
無川
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMukawa
むかわ
無漏田
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Surname readingMurota
むろた
無量谷
1 recorded spelling using 無 · Explore →Muroya
むろや
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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