Kanji reference
脇
脇 in Japanese names
armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,806This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows446
Distinct written forms389
Given-name readings7
Surname readings319
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
キョウ
わきわけ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 脇
armpitthe other wayanother placeflanksupporting role
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 脇 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 脇 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names2 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 脇 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames85 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 脇 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
2 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 脇 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 names2 source rows
2 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames97 source rows
85 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 脇
These characters occur with 脇 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.
之
Inspect exact 脇之 co-occurrence →of, this4 written forms
井
Inspect exact 脇井 co-occurrence →well, well crib3 written forms
木
Inspect exact 脇木 co-occurrence →tree, wood3 written forms
園
Inspect exact 脇園 co-occurrence →park, garden2 written forms
島
Inspect exact 脇島 co-occurrence →island2 written forms
嶋
Inspect exact 脇嶋 co-occurrence →island2 written forms
谷
Inspect exact 脇谷 co-occurrence →valley2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 脇
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 脇
2 reading groups shownSurnames using 脇
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
千脇
5 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingChiwaki
ちわき
井脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingIwaki
いわき
建脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingTatewaki
たてわき
日脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingHiwaki
ひわき
井ノ脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingInowaki
いのわき
才脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingSaiwaki
さいわき
堂脇
4 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingTōwaki
とうわき
武脇
3 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingTakewaki
たけわき
脇家
3 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingWakiya
わきや
加登脇
3 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingKadowaki
かどわき
守脇
3 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Surname readingMoriwaki
もりわき
州脇
3 recorded spellings using 脇 · Explore →Suwaki
すわき
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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