Kanji reference
肩
肩 in Japanese names
shoulder
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,215This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows14
Distinct written forms11
Given-name readings0
Surname readings13
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ケン
かた
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 肩
shoulder
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 肩 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 肩 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Surnames10 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 肩 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded 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 肩 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.
Surnames12 source rows
10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Name discovery
Other names using 肩
These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.
Surnames using 肩
11 reading groups shownSurname reading
岳肩
2 recorded spellings using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingTakekata
たけかた
小肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingOgata
おがた
肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingKata
かた
肩野
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingKatano
かたの
山肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingYamagata
やまがた
肩上
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingKatagami
かたがみ
肩谷
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingKataya
かたや
山肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingYamakata
やまかた
池肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingIkegata
いけがた
肩荷
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Surname readingKatani
かたに
池肩
1 recorded spelling using 肩 · Explore →Ikekata
いけかた
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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