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Kanji董
Kanji reference
董

董 in Japanese names

correct

Strokes12
ClassificationJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
KANJIDIC grade9
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows44
Distinct written forms28
Given-name readings38
Surname readings6

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

On readings
トウ
Kun readings
ただ.す
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 董

correct

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 董 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names26 written forms
1 character1
2 characters22
3 characters3
4+ characters0

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

Surnames2 written forms
1 character1
2 characters1
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
祇董まさよしMasayoshi170
董美なおみNaomi147
董ただしTadashi133
董子なおこNaoko118
董子まさこMasako115
董まさしMasashi100
董すみれSumire84
董夫ただおTadao82
董子のぶこNobuko82
将董まさのぶMasanobu61
董子とうこTōko55
董美ただよしTadayoshi48

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

6 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
董とうTō22
董家とうやTōya14
董どうDō6
董とTo5
董どんDon4
董とんTon4

“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 董 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 names36 source rows
One-character form5
First character22
Final character9
Internal position0

26 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames6 source rows
One-character form5
First character1
Final character0
Internal position0

2 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 董

These characters occur with 董 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 董

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 董

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
祇董

Masayoshi

まさよし

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董美

Naomi

なおみ

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

Tadashi

ただし

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董子

Naoko

なおこ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董子

Masako

まさこ

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

Masashi

まさし

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

Sumire

すみれ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董子

Nobuko

のぶこ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董夫

Tadao

ただお

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
将董

Masanobu

まさのぶ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董子

Tōko

とうこ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董美

Tadayoshi

ただよし

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董子

Shigeko

しげこ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
隆董

Takanobu

たかのぶ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董次

Masaji

まさじ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
章董

Norimasa

のりまさ

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
Given-name reading
董弘

Tadahiro

ただひろ

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

Tadasu

ただす

1 recorded spelling using 董 · Explore →
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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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