Kanji reference
策
策 in Japanese names
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 209This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows133
Distinct written forms123
Given-name readings70
Surname readings3
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
サク
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 策
schemeplanpolicystepmeans
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 策 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 策 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names109 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 策 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames2 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 策 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
2 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 策 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 names117 source rows
109 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames2 source rows
2 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 策
These characters occur with 策 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.
郎
Inspect exact 策郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons3 written forms
一
Inspect exact 策一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
雄
Inspect exact 策雄 co-occurrence →masculine, male2 written forms
三
Inspect exact 策三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
次
Inspect exact 策次 co-occurrence →next, order2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 策
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 策
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
光策
11 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingKōsaku
こうさく
信策
8 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingShinsaku
しんさく
承策
6 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingShōsaku
しょうさく
勢策
6 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingSeisaku
せいさく
勇策
5 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingYūsaku
ゆうさく
健策
5 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingKensaku
けんさく
修策
4 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingShūsaku
しゅうさく
俊策
4 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingShunsaku
しゅんさく
圭策
3 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingKeisaku
けいさく
伊策
3 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingIsaku
いさく
常策
3 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingTsunesaku
つねさく
策也
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingSakuya
さくや
策夫
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingSakuo
さくお
栄策
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingEisaku
えいさく
亮策
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingRyōsaku
りょうさく
丈策
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingJōsaku
じょうさく
吾策
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Given-name readingGosaku
ごさく
調策
2 recorded spellings using 策 · Explore →Chōsaku
ちょうさく
Surnames using 策
2 reading groups shownEvidence 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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