Kanji used in Japanese name research
Browse KANJIDIC2 character records by classification and stroke count. Character glosses and readings are shown as character data, not as automatic whole-name meanings.
printing block, printing plate, edition
8 strokes · 0 name readings
old man, old age, grow old
6 strokes · 3 name readings
orders, laws, command
5 strokes · 3 name readings
angle, corner, square
7 strokes · 5 name readings
entwine, coil around, get caught in
12 strokes · 0 name readings
tassel, tuft, fringe
8 strokes · 3 name readings
recruit, campaign, gather (contributions)
12 strokes · 0 name readings
bend, music, melody
6 strokes · 1 name reading
remove, withdraw, disarm
15 strokes · 0 name readings
back, amidst, in
13 strokes · 0 name readings
pay, clear out, prune
5 strokes · 1 name reading
plane, sharpen, whittle
9 strokes · 1 name reading
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
11 strokes · 0 name readings
courtyard, garden, yard
10 strokes · 1 name reading
on foot, junior, emptiness
10 strokes · 1 name reading
set aside, give up, suspend
11 strokes · 0 name readings
Buddha, the dead, France
4 strokes · 0 name readings
exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
17 strokes · 1 name reading
fabricate, build, construct
16 strokes · 4 name readings
intention, plan, resolve
7 strokes · 4 name readings
mix, blend, confuse
11 strokes · 0 name readings
ride, board, get on
13 strokes · 2 name readings
rise up
8 strokes · 2 name readings
pond, cistern, pool
6 strokes · 0 name readings
camp, battle array, ranks
10 strokes · 0 name readings
ego, I, selfish
7 strokes · 3 name readings
do, change, make
9 strokes · 1 name reading
blood
6 strokes · 0 name readings
slow, late, back
12 strokes · 1 name reading
repress, well, now
7 strokes · 0 name readings
curtain, bunting, act of play
13 strokes · 0 name readings
reside, to be, exist
8 strokes · 3 name readings
dye, color, paint
9 strokes · 1 name reading
warm
12 strokes · 6 name readings
miscellaneous
14 strokes · 0 name readings
beckon, invite, summon
8 strokes · 0 name readings
Nara, what?
8 strokes · 0 name readings
seasons
8 strokes · 2 name readings
star, spot, dot
9 strokes · 0 name readings
eternity, long, lengthy
5 strokes · 5 name readings
choose, select, elect
7 strokes · 0 name readings
excel, excellence, beauty
7 strokes · 5 name readings
indications, sign, omen
14 strokes · 0 name readings
document, records
14 strokes · 0 name readings
warehouse, storehouse
10 strokes · 0 name readings
bullet, twang, flip
12 strokes · 0 name readings
reparation, make up for, recompense
17 strokes · 0 name readings
statue, picture, image
14 strokes · 1 name reading
How to read this directory
Jōyō and jinmeiyō labels here are derived from the KANJIDIC2 grade field for reference. Current child-name character rules should still be checked against the linked Ministry of Justice source. A kanji’s general frequency rank does not establish how popular that character is in personal names.