Kanji reference
関
関 in Japanese names
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 70This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows411
Distinct written forms288
Given-name readings28
Surname readings293
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
カン
せき-ぜきかか.わるからくりかんぬき
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 関
connectionbarriergatewayinvolveconcerning
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 関 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 関 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names19 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 関 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames92 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 関 within the main surnames corpus.
Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings
12 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 関 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 names19 source rows
19 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames119 source rows
92 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 関
These characters occur with 関 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.
一
Inspect exact 関一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)4 written forms
戸
Inspect exact 関戸 co-occurrence →door, counter for houses3 written forms
井
Inspect exact 関井 co-occurrence →well, well crib3 written forms
二
Inspect exact 関二 co-occurrence →two, two radical (no. 7)2 written forms
尾
Inspect exact 関尾 co-occurrence →tail, end2 written forms
川
Inspect exact 関川 co-occurrence →stream, river2 written forms
河
Inspect exact 関河 co-occurrence →river2 written forms
三
Inspect exact 関三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
之
Inspect exact 関之 co-occurrence →of, this2 written forms
位
Inspect exact 関位 co-occurrence →rank, grade2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 関
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 関
15 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
関夫
4 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekio
せきお
関三
2 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekizō
せきぞう
関爾
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKanji
かんじ
関一
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKan'ichi
かんいち
関造
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKanzō
かんぞう
関子
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekiko
せきこ
宗関
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSōkan
そうかん
関吉
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKankichi
かんきち
関華
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekka
せっか
関治
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekiji
せきじ
関太郎
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekitarō
せきたろう
峡関
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKaiseki
かいせき
関月
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingKangetsu
かんげつ
関衣
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Given-name readingSekie
せきえ
関牛
1 recorded spelling using 関 · Explore →Kangyū
かんぎゅう
Surnames using 関
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
関哉
7 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekiya
せきや
一関
5 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingIseki
いせき
司関
5 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingShiseki
しせき
今関
4 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingKoseki
こせき
大関
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingOzeki
おぜき
関乃
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekino
せきの
関元
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekimoto
せきもと
二井関
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingNīseki
にいせき
関井
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekī
せきい
関東
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekitō
せきとう
関和
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Surname readingSekiwa
せきわ
一ノ関
3 recorded spellings using 関 · Explore →Ichinoseki
いちのせき
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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