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Kanji鞆
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鞆

鞆 in Japanese names

archer's arm protector, (kokuji)

Strokes14
ClassificationUnclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
KANJIDIC grade—
Name readings (nanori)0
JMnedict source rows41
Distinct written forms36
Given-name readings13
Surname readings25

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

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

English glosses recorded for 鞆

archer's arm protector(kokuji)

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 鞆 appears inside recorded Japanese names

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

Given names12 written forms
1 character1
2 characters10
3 characters1
4+ characters0

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

Surnames17 written forms
1 character1
2 characters16
3 characters0
4+ characters0

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

Recorded given-name forms and full-name readings

12 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
鞆ともえTomoe158
鞆江ともえTomoe158
鞆絵ともえTomoe158
鞆子ともこTomoko119
鞆生ともおTomō51
鞆雄ともおTomō51
鞆ともTomo38
鞆一ともかずTomokazu19
鞆彦ともひこTomohiko19
鞆高ともたかTomotaka19
鞆音ともねTomone17
高鞆たかともTakatomo12

Recorded surname forms and full-name readings

10 examples
Written formFull-name readingRomanization aidGroup spellings
鞆野とものTomono15
大鞆おおともŌtomo13
鞆井ともいTomoi8
鞆江ともえTomoe8
鞆田ともだTomoda8
鞆永ともながTomonaga7
鞆ともTomo6
住鞆すみともSumitomo5
国鞆くにともKunitomo4
鞆安ともやすTomoyasu4

“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 鞆 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 names13 source rows
One-character form2
First character10
Final character1
Internal position0

12 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Surnames17 source rows
One-character form1
First character13
Final character3
Internal position0

17 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.

Literal co-occurrence

Kanji recorded alongside 鞆

These characters occur with 鞆 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 鞆

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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