Kanji reference
鬼
鬼 in Japanese names
ghost, devil
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,557This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows326
Distinct written forms214
Given-name readings74
Surname readings201
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
キ
おにおに-
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 鬼
ghostdevil
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 鬼 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 鬼 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names51 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鬼 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames70 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鬼 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 鬼 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 names58 source rows
51 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames98 source rows
70 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 鬼
These characters occur with 鬼 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.
子
Inspect exact 鬼子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat8 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 鬼郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons5 written forms
一
Inspect exact 鬼一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)3 written forms
九
Inspect exact 鬼九 co-occurrence →nine3 written forms
百
Inspect exact 鬼百 co-occurrence →hundred2 written forms
三
Inspect exact 鬼三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
頭
Inspect exact 鬼頭 co-occurrence →head, counter for large animals2 written forms
小
Inspect exact 鬼小 co-occurrence →little, small2 written forms
川
Inspect exact 鬼川 co-occurrence →stream, river2 written forms
魔
Inspect exact 鬼魔 co-occurrence →witch, demon2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 鬼
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 鬼
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
美由鬼
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingMiyuki
みゆき
鬼子夫
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKishio
きしお
鬼子夫
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKineo
きねお
三鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingMiki
みき
小鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingSaki
さき
貴鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKiki
きき
鬼子
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKiko
きこ
鬼史
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKishi
きし
鬼丈
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKijō
きじょう
悪鬼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingAki
あき
魔鬼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingMaki
まき
鎖鬼呼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingSakiko
さきこ
魔鬼子
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingMakiko
まきこ
正鬼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingMasaki
まさき
殺鬼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingSatsuki
さつき
一鬼
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKazuki
かずき
九鬼子
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Given-name readingKukiko
くきこ
鬼一郎
1 recorded spelling using 鬼 · Explore →Kīchirō
きいちろう
Surnames using 鬼
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
鬼城
4 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingOniki
おにき
鬼島
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKijima
きじま
鬼島
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKitō
きとう
鬼同
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKidō
きどう
鬼岳
3 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingOnidake
おにだけ
鬼島
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKishima
きしま
鬼崎
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKizaki
きざき
東鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingTōki
とうき
久鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKuki
くき
鬼柳
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingKiryū
きりゅう
日柴鬼
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Surname readingHishiki
ひしき
鬼沢
2 recorded spellings using 鬼 · Explore →Kisawa
きさわ
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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