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Kanji藻
Kanji reference
藻

藻 in Japanese names

seaweed, duckweed

Strokes19
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,124This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows60
Distinct written forms55
Given-name readings27
Surname readings28

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

On readings
ソウ
Kun readings
も
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 藻

seaweedduckweed

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 藻 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names25 written forms
1 character0
2 characters15
3 characters10
4+ characters0

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

Surnames10 written forms
1 character0
2 characters9
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
藻芽あやめAyame94
藻乃あやのAyano90
藻笑もえMoe58
藻二そうじSōji53
毬藻まりもMarimo45
鞠藻まりもMarimo45
真里藻まりもMarimo45
藻並もなみMonami41
藻奈美もなみMonami41
藻那美もなみMonami41
水藻みなもMinamo32
藻恵実もえみMoemi28

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
藻利もうりMōri8
井藻いそうIsō6
藻登知もとちMotochi6
藻原そうはらSōhara5
藻島そうしまSōshima5
丸藻まるもMarumo4
藻川もがわMogawa4
水藻みずもMizumo3
田藻たもTamo3
藻井そういSōi3

“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 藻 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 names25 source rows
One-character form0
First character15
Final character9
Internal position1

25 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames10 source rows
One-character form0
First character6
Final character4
Internal position0

10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 藻

These characters occur with 藻 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 藻

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 藻

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
毬藻

Marimo

まりも

3 recorded spellings using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻並

Monami

もなみ

3 recorded spellings using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻恵実

Moemi

もえみ

2 recorded spellings using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻芽

Ayame

あやめ

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻乃

Ayano

あやの

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻笑

Moe

もえ

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻二

Sōji

そうじ

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
水藻

Minamo

みなも

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻丹花

Monika

もにか

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻響

Mone

もね

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
美藻里

Mimori

みもり

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
芽琉藻

Merumo

めるも

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻生

Sōsei

そうせい

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
春藻

Shunsō

しゅんそう

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻風

Sōfū

そうふう

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
玉藻

Tamamo

たまも

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
真藻

Mamo

まも

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · Explore →
Given-name reading
藻梨以

Morī

もりい

1 recorded spelling using 藻 · 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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