Kanji reference
祥
祥 in Japanese names
good luck
JMnedict source rows447
Distinct written forms301
Given-name readings244
Surname readings12
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ショウ
さいわい
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 祥
good luck
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 祥 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 祥 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names280 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 祥 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames4 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 祥 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
5 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 祥 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 names410 source rows
280 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames5 source rows
4 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 祥
These characters occur with 祥 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 祥子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat20 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 祥郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons14 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 祥朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright10 written forms
之
Inspect exact 祥之 co-occurrence →of, this7 written forms
一
Inspect exact 祥一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)4 written forms
三
Inspect exact 祥三 co-occurrence →three3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 祥二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)3 written forms
智
Inspect exact 祥智 co-occurrence →wisdom, intellect3 written forms
治
Inspect exact 祥治 co-occurrence →reign, be at peace3 written forms
五
Inspect exact 祥五 co-occurrence →five3 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 祥
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 祥
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
祥じ
10 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingShōji
しょうじ
祥徳
9 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingSachie
さちえ
孝祥
7 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingTakayoshi
たかよし
祥夫
7 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingSachio
さちお
祥博
6 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshihiro
よしひろ
嘉祥
6 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshiaki
よしあき
祥一朗
6 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingShōichirō
しょういちろう
祥之丞
6 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingShōnosuke
しょうのすけ
祥五朗
6 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingShōgorō
しょうごろう
祥夫
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshio
よしお
祥恵
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshie
よしえ
光祥
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingMisaki
みさき
昌祥
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingMasayoshi
まさよし
祥二朗
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingShōjirō
しょうじろう
早祥子
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingSachiko
さちこ
光祥
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingKōshō
こうしょう
祥加
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Given-name readingSachika
さちか
祥保
5 recorded spellings using 祥 · Explore →Sachiho
さちほ
Surnames using 祥
5 reading groups shownSurname reading
祥
1 recorded spelling using 祥 · Explore →Surname readingShō
しょう
嘉祥
1 recorded spelling using 祥 · Explore →Surname readingKashō
かしょう
高祥
1 recorded spelling using 祥 · Explore →Surname readingTakashō
たかしょう
祥瑞
1 recorded spelling using 祥 · Explore →Surname readingSamizu
さみず
祥瑞
1 recorded spelling using 祥 · Explore →Shōzui
しょうずい
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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