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Kanji福
Kanji reference
福

福 in Japanese names

happiness

Strokes14
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
KANJIDIC grade10
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows834
Distinct written forms598
Given-name readings134
Surname readings436

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

On readings
フク
Kun readings
さいわいひもろぎ
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 福

happiness

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 福 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names86 written forms
1 character1
2 characters64
3 characters21
4+ characters0

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

Surnames189 written forms
1 character1
2 characters180
3 characters8
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
福夫よしおYoshio287
福雄よしおYoshio287
福巳よしみYoshimi277
福枝よしえYoshie274
福利よしのりYoshinori232
福紀よしのりYoshinori232
福子よしこYoshiko206
福さきSaki205
幸福さきSaki205
福秋よしあきYoshiaki193
福子さきこSakiko173
福男としおToshio165

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
福井よしいYoshī22
福とみTomi16
福家ふけFuke14
福貴ふきFuki14
福富よしとみYoshitomi11
福井ふくいFukui9
福伊ふくいFukui9
福居ふくいFukui9
福山ふくやまFukuyama9
福島ふくしまFukushima9

“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 福 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 names107 source rows
One-character form2
First character88
Final character16
Internal position1

86 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames231 source rows
One-character form6
First character189
Final character35
Internal position1

189 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 福

These characters occur with 福 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 福

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 福

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
福恵

Fukue

ふくえ

6 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福夫

Fukuo

ふくお

6 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福二

Fukuji

ふくじ

4 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福三

Fukuzō

ふくぞう

4 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福佐子

Fusako

ふさこ

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福夫

Tomio

とみお

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
慶福

Yoshitomi

よしとみ

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福二郎

Fukujirō

ふくじろう

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福之

Fukushi

ふくし

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福之介

Fukunosuke

ふくのすけ

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福司朗

Fukushirō

ふくしろう

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
恵福

Keifuku

けいふく

3 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福夫

Yoshio

よしお

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福利

Yoshinori

よしのり

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
幸福

Saki

さき

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福男

Toshio

としお

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福之

Yoshiyuki

よしゆき

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
Given-name reading
福実枝

Fumie

ふみえ

2 recorded spellings using 福 · Explore →
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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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