Kanji reference
燕
燕 in Japanese names
swallow (bird)
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,147This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows38
Distinct written forms33
Given-name readings28
Surname readings7
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
エン
つばめつばくらつばくろ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 燕
swallow (bird)
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 燕 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 燕 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names20 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 燕 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames3 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 燕 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
3 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 燕 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 names21 source rows
20 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames3 source rows
3 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 燕
These characters occur with 燕 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.
郎
Inspect exact 燕郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 燕
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 燕
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
小燕
2 recorded spellings using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingShōen
しょうえん
燕爾
2 recorded spellings using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEnji
えんじ
燕二郎
2 recorded spellings using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEnjirō
えんじろう
燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingYasushi
やすし
城燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingChie
ちえ
雲燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingMoe
もえ
黄燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingKōen
こうえん
燕一
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEn'ichi
えんいち
燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingTsubame
つばめ
鳳燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingHōen
ほうえん
燕枝
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEnshi
えんし
飛燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingHien
ひえん
雪燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingShūen
しゅうえん
燕々
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEn'en
えんえん
冬燕
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingTōen
とうえん
燕郎
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEnrō
えんろう
燕清
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →Given-name readingEnsei
えんせい
燕雄
1 recorded spelling using 燕 · Explore →En'yū
えんゆう
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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