Kanji reference
薔
薔 in Japanese names
water pepper
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,356This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows49
Distinct written forms43
Given-name readings26
Surname readings1
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
バショウショクソウ
みずたで
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 薔
water pepper
These glosses describe the character. They do not by themselves establish the intended meaning of every full personal name containing it.
Related discovery themes
Name-use context
How 薔 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 薔 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names37 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 薔 within the main given names corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examples| Written form | Full-name reading | Romanization aid | Group spellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 薔子 | しょうこ | Shōko | 129 |
| 薔一朗 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 薔一郎 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 薔壱朗 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 薔壱郎 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 薔市朗 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 薔市郎 | しょういちろう | Shōichirō | 114 |
| 赤薔薇 | ありす | Arisu | 102 |
| 薔之丞 | しょうのすけ | Shōnosuke | 101 |
| 薔之介 | しょうのすけ | Shōnosuke | 101 |
| 薔之佑 | しょうのすけ | Shōnosuke | 101 |
| 薔之助 | しょうのすけ | Shōnosuke | 101 |
“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 薔 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 names41 source rows
37 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 薔
These characters occur with 薔 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 薔朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright10 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 薔郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons10 written forms
薇
Inspect exact 薔薇 co-occurrence →an edible fern7 written forms
之
Inspect exact 薔之 co-occurrence →of, this6 written forms
三
Inspect exact 薔三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
一
Inspect exact 薔一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
二
Inspect exact 薔二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
五
Inspect exact 薔五 co-occurrence →five2 written forms
伍
Inspect exact 薔伍 co-occurrence →five, five-man squad2 written forms
吾
Inspect exact 薔吾 co-occurrence →I, my2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 薔
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 薔
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
薔一朗
6 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōichirō
しょういちろう
薔之丞
6 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōnosuke
しょうのすけ
薔五朗
6 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōgorō
しょうごろう
薔多朗
4 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōtarō
しょうたろう
薔二朗
3 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōjirō
しょうじろう
薔三朗
2 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōzaburō
しょうざぶろう
薔三朗
2 recorded spellings using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōsaburō
しょうさぶろう
薔子
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShōko
しょうこ
赤薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingArisu
ありす
聖薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingSeira
せいら
薔
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingShō
しょう
麗薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingReira
れいら
美薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingMisora
みそら
薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingSōbi
そうび
薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingBara
ばら
野薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingNobara
のばら
薔薇
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Given-name readingRōzu
ろーず
浮薔
1 recorded spelling using 薔 · Explore →Fushō
ふしょう
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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