Kanji reference
芥
芥 in Japanese names
mustard, rape, dust, trash, rubbish
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,929This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows41
Distinct written forms32
Given-name readings10
Surname readings20
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カイケ
からしごみあくた
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 芥
mustardrapedusttrashrubbish
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 芥 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 芥 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names14 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 芥 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames6 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 芥 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
8 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 芥 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 names15 source rows
14 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames8 source rows
6 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 芥
These characters occur with 芥 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.
朗
Inspect exact 芥朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright5 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 芥郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons5 written forms
子
Inspect exact 芥子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 芥一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
久
Inspect exact 芥久 co-occurrence →long time, old story2 written forms
二
Inspect exact 芥二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
壱
Inspect exact 芥壱 co-occurrence →one (in documents)2 written forms
市
Inspect exact 芥市 co-occurrence →market, city2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 芥
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 芥
6 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
芥一朗
6 recorded spellings using 芥 · Explore →Given-name readingKaīchirō
かいいちろう
芥久朗
5 recorded spellings using 芥 · Explore →Given-name readingKaijirō
かいじろう
芥子
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Given-name readingKaiko
かいこ
紫芥子
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Given-name readingShigeshi
しげし
芥子
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Given-name readingKaishi
かいし
芥舟
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Kaishū
かいしゅう
Surnames using 芥
6 reading groups shownSurname reading
芥
2 recorded spellings using 芥 · Explore →Surname readingAkuta
あくた
芥川
2 recorded spellings using 芥 · Explore →Surname readingAkutagawa
あくたがわ
芥川
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Surname readingAikawa
あいかわ
芥生
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Surname readingAzami
あざみ
芥原
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Surname readingAkura
あくら
芥川
1 recorded spelling using 芥 · Explore →Ashikawa
あしかわ
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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