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Kanji霜
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霜

霜 in Japanese names

frost

Strokes17
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)0
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,151This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows91
Distinct written forms72
Given-name readings14
Surname readings68

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

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

English glosses recorded for 霜

frost

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 霜 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names12 written forms
1 character0
2 characters10
3 characters2
4+ characters0

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

Surnames40 written forms
1 character1
2 characters39
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
霜月あきAki281
霜一郎そういちろうSōichirō99
霜子そうこSōko35
霜雪花さゆかSayuka31
霜柿そうしSōshi25
霜烏そううSoū9
霜生そうみSōmi9
霜舟そうしゅうSōshū9
霜甫そうほSōho8
霜月そうげつSōgetsu6
貴霜きそうKisō5
霜川そうせんSōsen5

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
間霜ましまMashima12
霜しもShimo9
霜野しものShimono9
眞霜ましもMashimo7
真霜ましもMashimo7
霜沢しもざわShimozawa6
霜澤しもざわShimozawa6
霜田しもだShimoda6
霜門しもかどShimokado6
霜しもざきShimozaki5

“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 霜 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 names14 source rows
One-character form0
First character13
Final character1
Internal position0

12 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames43 source rows
One-character form2
First character35
Final character6
Internal position0

40 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 霜

These characters occur with 霜 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 霜

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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