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.
uncle, youth
8 strokes · 1 name reading
feminine, female
14 strokes · 0 name readings
pass through, go smoothly
7 strokes · 8 name readings
withstand, endure, support
12 strokes · 0 name readings
confer, relate, narrate
9 strokes · 0 name readings
vinegar, sour, acid
12 strokes · 0 name readings
versify, singing, recital
7 strokes · 0 name readings
relay, in turn, sending
10 strokes · 0 name readings
mark, foot print
11 strokes · 0 name readings
peak, summit
17 strokes · 1 name reading
sleeve, wing (building), extension
10 strokes · 0 name readings
tremendously, very, great
9 strokes · 1 name reading
high, boasting
12 strokes · 2 name readings
cliff, bluff, precipice
11 strokes · 0 name readings
attractive, bewitching, calamity
7 strokes · 0 name readings
glissando on strings, lute
12 strokes · 0 name readings
lute
12 strokes · 0 name readings
be resuscitated, revived, perilla
19 strokes · 0 name readings
get dark, gloom, disorder
17 strokes · 0 name readings
adore, respect, revere
11 strokes · 4 name readings
lacquer, varnish, seven
14 strokes · 1 name reading
headland, cape, spit
8 strokes · 1 name reading
mannerism, habit, vice
18 strokes · 0 name readings
pleasure, happy, rejoice
12 strokes · 1 name reading
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
11 strokes · 2 name readings
reef, sunken rock
17 strokes · 0 name readings
from, possessive particle, whereupon
2 strokes · 3 name readings
continent, sandbar, island
9 strokes · 0 name readings
barracks, police station, camp
4 strokes · 0 name readings
barrel, cask, keg
16 strokes · 0 name readings
birch, dark red
14 strokes · 3 name readings
twig, ornamental evergreen
14 strokes · 0 name readings
salvation, Buddha
17 strokes · 1 name reading
rock, crag, boulder
20 strokes · 1 name reading
pool, eddy
11 strokes · 0 name readings
malt, yeast
15 strokes · 0 name readings
intimate, friendly, harmonious
13 strokes · 6 name readings
leisure
12 strokes · 2 name readings
barbarian, foreign
9 strokes · 2 name readings
seclude, confine to a room, deep
9 strokes · 0 name readings
high, steep
10 strokes · 5 name readings
office, official, comrade
11 strokes · 0 name readings
scout, sentinel
10 strokes · 0 name readings
recitation, poem, song
12 strokes · 3 name readings
broil, parch, roast
8 strokes · 0 name readings
wall, fence
9 strokes · 0 name readings
casting, mint
15 strokes · 0 name readings
rub, paint, erase
8 strokes · 0 name readings
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.