Kanji reference
由
由 in Japanese names
wherefore, a reason
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 325This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows2,169
Distinct written forms1,766
Given-name readings554
Surname readings147
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ユユウユイ
よしよ.る
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 由
whereforea reason
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 由 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 由 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names1,571 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 由 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames91 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 由 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 由 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 names1,860 source rows
1,571 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames122 source rows
91 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 由
These characters occur with 由 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.
子
Inspect exact 由子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat156 written forms
美
Inspect exact 由美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful133 written forms
実
Inspect exact 由実 co-occurrence →reality, truth80 written forms
里
Inspect exact 由里 co-occurrence →ri, village66 written forms
香
Inspect exact 由香 co-occurrence →incense, smell58 written forms
紀
Inspect exact 由紀 co-occurrence →chronicle, account55 written forms
亜
Inspect exact 由亜 co-occurrence →Asia, rank next52 written forms
奈
Inspect exact 由奈 co-occurrence →Nara, what?49 written forms
梨
Inspect exact 由梨 co-occurrence →pear tree45 written forms
真
Inspect exact 由真 co-occurrence →true, reality43 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 由
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 由
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
三由季
54 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingMiyuki
みゆき
亜由三
51 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingAyumi
あゆみ
由
51 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYukari
ゆかり
由令奈
50 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYurina
ゆりな
万由三
41 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingMayumi
まゆみ
由依
34 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYukie
ゆきえ
友由希
33 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYūki
ゆうき
由
33 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYuki
ゆき
さ由里
32 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingSayuri
さゆり
由一
30 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYuka
ゆか
万由佳
30 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingMayuka
まゆか
由き子
29 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYukiko
ゆきこ
唯由
28 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYui
ゆい
亜由佳
25 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingAyuka
あゆか
由喜男
25 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYukio
ゆきお
三由美
23 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingSayumi
さゆみ
由伽子
21 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Given-name readingYukako
ゆかこ
由利佳
20 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Yurika
ゆりか
Surnames using 由
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
由妃
10 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYuki
ゆき
由
6 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYui
ゆい
由利
4 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYuri
ゆり
由井
3 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYoshī
よしい
由井浜
3 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYuihama
ゆいはま
由布木
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYūki
ゆうき
由元
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYoshimoto
よしもと
由多
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYoshida
よしだ
三由
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingMiyoshi
みよし
由美
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingYoshimi
よしみ
元由
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Surname readingMotoyoshi
もとよし
由多
2 recorded spellings using 由 · Explore →Yoshita
よした
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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