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Kanji祝
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祝

祝 in Japanese names

Character reference from KANJIDIC2.

Strokes10
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
KANJIDIC grade10
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows113
Distinct written forms59
Given-name readings40
Surname readings45

These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.

On readings
シュウシュク
Kun readings
いわう
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 祝

No English gloss loaded

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 祝 appears inside recorded Japanese names

The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 祝 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.

Given names31 written forms
1 character1
2 characters29
3 characters1
4+ characters0

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 祝 within the main given names corpus.

Surnames13 written forms
1 character1
2 characters9
3 characters1
4+ characters2

Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 祝 within the main surnames corpus.

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
奉祝美まゆみMayumi186
祝子のりこNoriko174
実祝みのりMinori169
幸祝みのりMinori169
神祝みのりMinori169
美祝みのりMinori169
魅祝みのりMinori169
祝夫のりおNorio139
祝生のりおNorio139
祝男のりおNorio139
祝雄のりおNorio139
祝子ときこTokiko136

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
祝ほうHō18
祝部ほうHō18
祝よしYoshi17
祝ほうりHōri13
祝ほりHori13
祝子ほうりHōri13
祝部ほうりHōri13
祝しゅうShū12
祝いわいIwai11
祝のりNori11

“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 祝 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 names42 source rows
One-character form4
First character29
Final character8
Internal position1

31 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames25 source rows
One-character form9
First character15
Final character1
Internal position0

13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 祝

These characters occur with 祝 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.

Name discovery

Other names using 祝

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 祝

18 reading groups shown
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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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