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Kanji穎
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穎

穎 in Japanese names

heads of grain, cleverness

Strokes16
ClassificationUnclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
KANJIDIC grade—
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows33
Distinct written forms27
Given-name readings24
Surname readings9

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

On readings
エイ
Kun readings
ほさきのぎ
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 穎

heads of graincleverness

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 穎 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names20 written forms
1 character1
2 characters17
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Surnames6 written forms
1 character0
2 characters6
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
穎さとしSatoshi136
穎子えいこEiko98
穎二えいじEiji90
穎郎ひでおHideo73
穎男てるおTeruo58
穎一郎えいいちろうEīchirō47
穎太郎えいたろうEitarō43
穎彦としひこToshihiko37
穎えいEi35
穎紀ひでとしHidetoshi23
穎三えいぞうEizō20
穎吾えいごEigo20

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

8 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
穎娃えいEi18
穎川えがわEgawa18
穎谷かいやKaiya12
穎川えいかわEikawa8
穎田えいたEita6
和穎わがいWagai5
穎原えいはらEihara5
穎川えいがわEigawa5

“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 穎 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 names22 source rows
One-character form3
First character15
Final character4
Internal position0

20 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames8 source rows
One-character form0
First character7
Final character1
Internal position0

6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 穎

These characters occur with 穎 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 穎

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 穎

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
穎

Satoshi

さとし

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎子

Eiko

えいこ

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎二

Eiji

えいじ

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎郎

Hideo

ひでお

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎男

Teruo

てるお

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎一郎

Eīchirō

えいいちろう

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎太郎

Eitarō

えいたろう

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎彦

Toshihiko

としひこ

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎

Ei

えい

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎紀

Hidetoshi

ひでとし

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎吾

Eigo

えいご

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎三

Eizō

えいぞう

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎吉

Hideyoshi

ひでよし

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
千穎

Chikai

ちかい

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎人

Hidehito

ひでひと

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
一穎

Kazuhide

かずひで

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎克

Hidekatsu

ひでかつ

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · Explore →
Given-name reading
穎川

Eisen

えいせん

1 recorded spelling using 穎 · 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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