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Kanji縁
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縁

縁 in Japanese names

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border

Strokes15
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,291This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows63
Distinct written forms49
Given-name readings21
Surname readings34

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

On readings
エン-ネン
Kun readings
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 縁

affinityrelationconnectionedgebordervergebrink

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 縁 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names18 written forms
1 character1
2 characters16
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Surnames16 written forms
1 character0
2 characters16
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
縁ゆかYuka239
縁ゆかりYukari223
所縁ゆかりYukari223
由縁ゆかりYukari223
縁理ゆかりYukari223
縁里ゆかりYukari223
遊歌縁ゆかりYukari223
縁ちなみChinami43
縁般まさかずMasakazu43
茶縁さよりSayori36
縁蓮えれんEren27
美縁みよりMiyori19

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
縁谷えんやEn'ya11
田縁たぶちTabuchi9
高縁こうえんKōen8
縁川みどりかわMidorikawa7
縁田えんたEnta7
川縁かわぶちKawabuchi6
河縁かわぶちKawabuchi6
河縁かわふちKawafuchi6
縁本えんもとEnmoto6
縁川えんかわEnkawa5

“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 縁 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 names23 source rows
One-character form6
First character7
Final character10
Internal position0

18 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames18 source rows
One-character form0
First character6
Final character12
Internal position0

16 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 縁

These characters occur with 縁 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 縁

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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