Kanji reference
講
講 in Japanese names
lecture, club, association
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 653This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows30
Distinct written forms28
Given-name readings9
Surname readings17
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
コウ
No value in the loaded record
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 講
lectureclubassociation
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 講 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 講 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names10 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 講 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames13 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 講 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
10 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
10 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 講 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 names10 source rows
10 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames13 source rows
13 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 講
These characters occur with 講 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.
郎
Inspect exact 講郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons3 written forms
一
Inspect exact 講一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 講
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 講
8 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
講一
2 recorded spellings using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōichi
こういち
講作
2 recorded spellings using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōsaku
こうさく
講二
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōji
こうじ
講一郎
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōichirō
こういちろう
講治郎
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōjirō
こうじろう
講
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKō
こう
講平
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Given-name readingKōhei
こうへい
講三郎
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Kōzaburō
こうざぶろう
Surnames using 講
11 reading groups shownSurname reading
講元
2 recorded spellings using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōmoto
こうもと
講
2 recorded spellings using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōsaki
こうさき
講ざき
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōzaki
こうざき
講屋
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōya
こうや
講堂
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōdō
こうどう
講井
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōi
こうい
講夫
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōfu
こうふ
講内
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKoūchi
こううち
上講
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKamikō
かみこう
講神
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Surname readingKōjin
こうじん
講免
1 recorded spelling using 講 · Explore →Kōmen
こうめん
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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