牢 in Japanese names

prison, jail, hardness

Strokes7

ClassificationUnclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

KANJIDIC grade—

Name readings (nanori)0

KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,472This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.

JMnedict source rows1

Distinct written forms1

Given-name readings1

Surname readings0

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On readings

ロウ

Kun readings

かた.いひとや

Name readings (nanori)

No value in the loaded record

Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 牢

prisonjailhardness

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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.

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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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