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Kanji霊
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霊

霊 in Japanese names

spirits, soul

Strokes15
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,458This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows63
Distinct written forms48
Given-name readings25
Surname readings32

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

On readings
レイリョウ
Kun readings
たま
Name readings (nanori)
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 霊

spiritssoul

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 霊 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names17 written forms
1 character1
2 characters15
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Surnames14 written forms
1 character1
2 characters11
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
霊果れいかReika92
霊華れいかReika92
霊子れいこReiko82
霊故れいこReiko82
霊れいRei75
心霊ここあKokoa34
霊子たまこTamako27
霊三れいぞうReizō14
霊たまTama11
魅霊勇みれいゆMireiyu11
霊光れいこうReikō9
霊仙れいせんReisen6

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
霊元よしもとYoshimoto27
霊河よしかわYoshikawa18
木霊こだまKodama15
霊山よしやまYoshiyama15
霊山かみやまKamiyama7
霊岳たまおかTamaoka7
御霊谷みくりやMikuriya7
霊みたまMitama6
霊崎たまさきTamasaki6
法霊ほうりょうHōryō5

“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 霊 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
One-character form2
First character14
Final character2
Internal position1

17 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames18 source rows
One-character form2
First character11
Final character3
Internal position2

14 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 霊

These characters occur with 霊 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 霊

These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.

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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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