Kanji reference
鴻
鴻 in Japanese names
large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,111This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows146
Distinct written forms105
Given-name readings55
Surname readings61
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
コウゴウ
おおとりひしくいおおがり
No value in the loaded record
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 鴻
large birdwild gooselargegreatpowerfulprosperous
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 鴻 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 鴻 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names59 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鴻 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames41 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鴻 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 鴻 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 names67 source rows
59 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames53 source rows
41 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 鴻
These characters occur with 鴻 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.
郎
Inspect exact 鴻郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons6 written forms
池
Inspect exact 鴻池 co-occurrence →pond, cistern3 written forms
一
Inspect exact 鴻一 co-occurrence →one, one radical (no.1)3 written forms
之
Inspect exact 鴻之 co-occurrence →of, this3 written forms
三
Inspect exact 鴻三 co-occurrence →three2 written forms
助
Inspect exact 鴻助 co-occurrence →help, rescue2 written forms
志
Inspect exact 鴻志 co-occurrence →intention, plan2 written forms
次
Inspect exact 鴻次 co-occurrence →next, order2 written forms
田
Inspect exact 鴻田 co-occurrence →rice field, rice paddy2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 鴻
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 鴻
18 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
鴻司
5 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōji
こうじ
鴻介
4 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōsuke
こうすけ
鴻枝
3 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroe
ひろえ
真鴻
3 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingMahiro
まひろ
鴻章
3 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōshō
こうしょう
鴻二郎
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōjirō
こうじろう
鴻一
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōichi
こういち
鴻三
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōzō
こうぞう
鴻実
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingHiromi
ひろみ
鴻
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroshi
ひろし
美鴻
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingYoshihiro
よしひろ
鴻一郎
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōichirō
こういちろう
鴻明
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroaki
ひろあき
鴻之助
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōnosuke
こうのすけ
鴻子
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingHiroko
ひろこ
鴻子
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingTokiko
ときこ
鴻三郎
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Given-name readingKōsaburō
こうさぶろう
鴻太郎
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Kōtarō
こうたろう
Surnames using 鴻
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
鴻埜
4 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōno
こうの
鴻ノ池
4 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōnoike
こうのいけ
鴻斉
3 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōzai
こうざい
鴻生田
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōda
こうだ
鴻
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōzaki
こうざき
佐鴻
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingSakō
さこう
鴻島
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōjima
こうじま
鴻地
2 recorded spellings using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōike
こういけ
鴻
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKō
こう
鴻本
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōmoto
こうもと
鴻池
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Surname readingKōchi
こうち
鴻坂
1 recorded spelling using 鴻 · Explore →Kōsaka
こうさか
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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