Kanji reference
鯉
鯉 in Japanese names
carp
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,369This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows101
Distinct written forms94
Given-name readings46
Surname readings26
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
リ
こい
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 鯉
carp
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 鯉 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 鯉 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names62 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鯉 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames15 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鯉 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 鯉 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 names63 source rows
62 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames16 source rows
15 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 鯉
These characters occur with 鯉 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 鯉子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat15 written forms
之
Inspect exact 鯉之 co-occurrence →of, this8 written forms
江
Inspect exact 鯉江 co-occurrence →creek, inlet7 written forms
万
Inspect exact 鯉万 co-occurrence →ten thousand, 10,0003 written forms
真
Inspect exact 鯉真 co-occurrence →true, reality3 written forms
茉
Inspect exact 鯉茉 co-occurrence →jasmine3 written forms
麻
Inspect exact 鯉麻 co-occurrence →hemp, flax3 written forms
乃
Inspect exact 鯉乃 co-occurrence →from, possessive particle2 written forms
多
Inspect exact 鯉多 co-occurrence →many, frequent2 written forms
太
Inspect exact 鯉太 co-occurrence →plump, thick2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 鯉
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 鯉
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
鯉之丞
8 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingKoinosuke
こいのすけ
万鯉
5 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingMari
まり
万鯉江
4 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingMarie
まりえ
万鯉子
4 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingMariko
まりこ
鯉多朗
4 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingKoitarō
こいたろう
鯉佳
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingRika
りか
映鯉子
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingEriko
えりこ
鯉栄
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingRie
りえ
鯉娘
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingKoiko
こいこ
紅鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingAkari
あかり
香鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingKaori
かおり
乃鯉子
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingNoriko
のりこ
愛鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingAiri
あいり
夕鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingYūri
ゆうり
鯉緒
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingRio
りお
由鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingYuri
ゆり
陽鯉子
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Given-name readingYoriko
よりこ
鯉江子
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Rieko
りえこ
Surnames using 鯉
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
鯉川
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoikawa
こいかわ
鯉淵
2 recorded spellings using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoibuchi
こいぶち
鯉
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoi
こい
鯉住
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoizumi
こいずみ
鯉田
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoida
こいだ
鯉池
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoike
こいけ
鯉田
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoita
こいた
鯉塚
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoizuka
こいずか
鯉沼
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoinuma
こいぬま
鯉登
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoito
こいと
鯉戸
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Surname readingKoido
こいど
鯉野
1 recorded spelling using 鯉 · Explore →Koino
こいの
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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