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Kanji系
Kanji reference
系

系 in Japanese names

lineage, system

Strokes7
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
KANJIDIC grade6
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 567This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows23
Distinct written forms19
Given-name readings10
Surname readings11

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

On readings
ケイ
Kun readings
No value in the loaded record
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 系

lineagesystem

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 系 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names9 written forms
1 character1
2 characters5
3 characters3
4+ characters0

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

Surnames6 written forms
1 character1
2 characters5
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
系あいAi149
麻系あいAi149
系子けいこKeiko141
系伊子けいこKeiko141
系之助けいのすけKeinosuke79
系子いとこItoko51
系一郎けいいちろうKeīchirō33
系吾けいごKeigo32
系悳けいしんKeishin14
一系いっけいIkkei7

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

8 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
系いとIto14
系井けいKei11
系良けらKera8
系野けいのKeino7
系井けいいKeī4
系谷けいたにKeitani4
系山いとやまItoyama3
系良けいらKeira3

“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 系 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 names10 source rows
One-character form1
First character7
Final character2
Internal position0

9 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames8 source rows
One-character form1
First character7
Final character0
Internal position0

6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 系

These characters occur with 系 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 系

These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.

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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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