Kanji reference
継
継 in Japanese names
inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 743This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows172
Distinct written forms139
Given-name readings81
Surname readings52
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ケイ
つ.ぐまま-
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 継
inheritsucceedcontinuepatchgraft (tree)
These glosses describe the character. They do not by themselves establish the intended meaning of every full personal name containing it.
Related discovery themes
Name-use context
How 継 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 継 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names78 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 継 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames20 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 継 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
10 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 継 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 names90 source rows
78 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames23 source rows
20 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 継
These characters occur with 継 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.
代
Inspect exact 継代 co-occurrence →substitute, change3 written forms
昌
Inspect exact 継昌 co-occurrence →prosperous, bright2 written forms
美
Inspect exact 継美 co-occurrence →beauty, beautiful2 written forms
喜
Inspect exact 継喜 co-occurrence →rejoice, take pleasure in2 written forms
実
Inspect exact 継実 co-occurrence →reality, truth2 written forms
木
Inspect exact 継木 co-occurrence →tree, wood2 written forms
義
Inspect exact 継義 co-occurrence →righteousness, justice2 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 継郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 継
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 継
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
与継
7 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshitsugu
よしつぐ
仁継
5 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingMasatsugu
まさつぐ
世継
4 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingTsugumi
つぐみ
継夫
4 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingTsuguo
つぐお
亮継
4 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingAkitsugu
あきつぐ
継時
3 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingKeiji
けいじ
継夫
3 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingTsugio
つぎお
俊継
3 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingToshitsugu
としつぐ
元継
3 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingMototsugu
もとつぐ
継典
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingKeisuke
けいすけ
実継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingMitsugu
みつぐ
林継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingShigetsugu
しげつぐ
喜代継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingKiyotsugu
きよつぐ
継喜
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingTsuguyoshi
つぐよし
尚継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingNaotsugu
なおつぐ
継利
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingTsugutoshi
つぐとし
国継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Given-name readingKunitsugu
くにつぐ
継子
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Keiko
けいこ
Surnames using 継
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
眞継
3 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Surname readingMatsugi
まつぎ
見継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Surname readingMitsugi
みつぎ
世継
2 recorded spellings using 継 · Explore →Surname readingYotsugi
よつぎ
鑑継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingMizuki
みづき
継田
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingMamada
ままだ
矢継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingYatsugi
やつぎ
森継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingMoritsugu
もりつぐ
末継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingSuetsugu
すえつぐ
継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingTsugi
つぎ
継木
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingTsugiki
つぎき
吉継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Surname readingYoshitsugu
よしつぐ
木継
1 recorded spelling using 継 · Explore →Kitsugi
きつぎ
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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