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Kanji菖
Kanji reference
菖

菖 in Japanese names

iris

Strokes11
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
KANJIDIC grade9
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows47
Distinct written forms35
Given-name readings22
Surname readings14

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

On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
No value in the loaded record
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 菖

iris

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 菖 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names20 written forms
1 character1
2 characters19
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Surnames8 written forms
1 character1
2 characters5
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
菖花あやかAyaka409
菖里あやりAyari146
菖子あやこAyako131
菖子しょうこShōko129
菖あやAya117
菖子まさこMasako115
菖あやめAyame94
菖女あやめAyame94
菖愛あやめAyame94
菖芽あやめAyame94
菖蒲あやめAyame94
菖音あやねAyane64

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

9 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
菖しょうShō33
菖野しょうのShōno16
菖浦あやめAyame7
菖蒲あやめAyame7
菖蒲しょうぶShōbu7
菖一しょういちShōichi4
菖藤しょうとうShōtō4
菖蒲澤しょうぶざわShōbuzawa3
菖蒲田しょうぶだShōbuda3

“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 菖 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 names28 source rows
One-character form3
First character24
Final character1
Internal position0

20 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames9 source rows
One-character form1
First character8
Final character0
Internal position0

8 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 菖

These characters occur with 菖 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 菖

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 菖

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
菖

Ayame

あやめ

5 recorded spellings using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖歩

Shōbu

しょうぶ

3 recorded spellings using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖花

Ayaka

あやか

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖里

Ayari

あやり

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖子

Ayako

あやこ

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖子

Shōko

しょうこ

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖

Aya

あや

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖子

Masako

まさこ

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖音

Ayane

あやね

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖

Shō

しょう

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖世

Ayase

あやせ

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖花

Shōka

しょうか

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖堂

Shōdō

しょうどう

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖凪

Shōna

しょうな

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖園

Shōen

しょうえん

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖真

Shōshin

しょうしん

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖渓

Shōkei

しょうけい

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
Given-name reading
菖雨

Shoū

しょうう

1 recorded spelling using 菖 · Explore →
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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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