Kanji reference
鵜
鵜 in Japanese names
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KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,118This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
JMnedict source rows171
Distinct written forms127
Given-name readings14
Surname readings104
These are counts inside the imported JMnedict corpus, not population-frequency or popularity estimates.
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Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 鵜
cormorant
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 鵜 appears inside recorded Japanese names
The readings below are readings of the whole recorded name form. They are not an attempt to isolate how 鵜 itself is pronounced inside a multi-kanji spelling.
Given names32 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鵜 within the main given names corpus.
Surnames59 written forms
Distinct source-recorded written forms containing 鵜 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 鵜 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 names32 source rows
32 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Surnames85 source rows
59 distinct written forms represented in this indexed subset.
Literal co-occurrence
Kanji recorded alongside 鵜
These characters occur with 鵜 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.
之
Inspect exact 鵜之 co-occurrence →of, this8 written forms
朗
Inspect exact 鵜朗 co-occurrence →clear, bright7 written forms
郎
Inspect exact 鵜郎 co-occurrence →son, counter for sons7 written forms
多
Inspect exact 鵜多 co-occurrence →many, frequent5 written forms
沢
Inspect exact 鵜沢 co-occurrence →swamp, marsh4 written forms
澤
Inspect exact 鵜澤 co-occurrence →swamp4 written forms
太
Inspect exact 鵜太 co-occurrence →plump, thick4 written forms
野
Inspect exact 鵜野 co-occurrence →plains, field3 written forms
子
Inspect exact 鵜子 co-occurrence →child, sign of the rat3 written forms
川
Inspect exact 鵜川 co-occurrence →stream, river2 written forms
Name discovery
Other names using 鵜
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 鵜
12 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
鵜三朗
8 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUsaburō
うさぶろう
鵜之丞
6 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUnosuke
うのすけ
鵜多朗
4 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUtarō
うたろう
鵜多世
3 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUtayo
うたよ
鵜多子
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUtako
うたこ
鵜吉朗
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUkichirō
うきちろう
鵜兵
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUhei
うへい
鵜一
1 recorded spelling using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUichi
ういち
鵜公
1 recorded spelling using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUkō
うこう
鵜鷺
1 recorded spelling using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingUsagi
うさぎ
小鵜
1 recorded spelling using 鵜 · Explore →Given-name readingShoū
しょうう
鵜生
1 recorded spelling using 鵜 · Explore →Usei
うせい
Surnames using 鵜
12 reading groups shownSurname reading
鵜ノ沢
5 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUnosawa
うのさわ
鵜ノ澤
5 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUnozawa
うのざわ
鵜埜
3 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUno
うの
鵜島
3 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUjima
うじま
鵜海
3 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUkai
うかい
鵜島
3 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUshima
うしま
鵜川
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUkawa
うかわ
鵜ノ木
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUnoki
うのき
鵜城
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUjō
うじょう
鵜尾
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUo
うお
鵜藤
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Surname readingUtō
うとう
鵜沢
2 recorded spellings using 鵜 · Explore →Uzawa
うざわ
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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