Kanji reference
運
運 in Japanese names
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 255This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows87
Distinct written forms72
Given-name readings50
Surname readings20
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
ウン
はこ.ぶ
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 運
carryluckdestinyfatelottransportprogressadvance
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 運 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 運 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names36 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 運 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames7 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 運 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 examplesRecorded surname forms and full-name readings
8 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 運 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
36 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames8 source rows
7 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 運
These characters occur with 運 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 運郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons4 written forms
子
Inspect exact 運子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat2 written forms
二
Inspect exact 運二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
司
Inspect exact 運司 co-occurrence →director, official2 written forms
治
Inspect exact 運治 co-occurrence →reign, be at peace2 written forms
隆
Inspect exact 運隆 co-occurrence →prosperous, plentiful2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 運
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 運
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
光運
4 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKoūn
こううん
運二郎
4 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingUnjirō
うんじろう
運二
3 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingUnji
うんじ
卯運子
3 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingUnko
うんこ
運夫
2 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKazuo
かずお
正運
2 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingShoūn
しょううん
僧運
2 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingSoūn
そううん
運子
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKazuko
かずこ
運美
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKazumi
かずみ
運子
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingMichiko
みちこ
幸運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshikazu
よしかず
隆運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingTakayuki
たかゆき
運弘
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKazuhiro
かずひろ
広運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingHirokazu
ひろかず
政運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingMasayasu
まさやす
運朝
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingYasutoshi
やすとし
運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Given-name readingKazu
かず
運雄
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Katsuo
かつお
Surnames using 運
6 reading groups shownSurname reading
運上
2 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Surname readingUnjō
うんじょう
運藤
2 recorded spellings using 運 · Explore →Surname readingUndō
うんどう
運野
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Surname readingUnno
うんの
運
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Surname readingUn
うん
運永
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Surname readingUn'ei
うんえい
運藤
1 recorded spelling using 運 · Explore →Untō
うんとう
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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