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.
southeast
12 strokes · 0 name readings
woods, grove
7 strokes · 0 name readings
mountain stream, valley
11 strokes · 0 name readings
venerable old man
10 strokes · 2 name readings
art, craft, performance
18 strokes · 0 name readings
bargain, reason, charge
13 strokes · 1 name reading
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
5 strokes · 0 name readings
pupil (of eye)
17 strokes · 1 name reading
boil, ferment, seethe
12 strokes · 2 name readings
take pleasure in, rejoice
8 strokes · 3 name readings
kiln, oven, furnace
15 strokes · 0 name readings
praise, extol
15 strokes · 0 name readings
ugly, unclean, shame
17 strokes · 0 name readings
high, large, Kingdom of Wei
18 strokes · 0 name readings
volume, chapter, book
15 strokes · 0 name readings
measuring box, 1.8 liter
4 strokes · 1 name reading
this, current, next
6 strokes · 0 name readings
peak, summit
10 strokes · 0 name readings
martyrdom, follow by resigning
10 strokes · 0 name readings
anxiety, trouble, worry
13 strokes · 0 name readings
comma-design
4 strokes · 1 name reading
pillow
8 strokes · 0 name readings
kind of grass, sacred tree
11 strokes · 0 name readings
degenerate, descend to, lapse into
12 strokes · 0 name readings
bowl, bowl of food
5 strokes · 0 name readings
tariff, crop tax, borrowing
10 strokes · 0 name readings
Japanese cypress
17 strokes · 0 name readings
angle, edge, corner
13 strokes · 0 name readings
pupil (eye), moo (cow sound)
6 strokes · 0 name readings
scaffold, cleat, frame
10 strokes · 1 name reading
sacred Shinto tree, (kokuji)
13 strokes · 0 name readings
copper, tin
16 strokes · 0 name readings
bean, perilla, herb
9 strokes · 1 name reading
Yamato, ancient Japan
10 strokes · 2 name readings
pining, yearn for, love dearly
14 strokes · 0 name readings
sake bottle
14 strokes · 0 name readings
beautiful, patterned
12 strokes · 1 name reading
rectify, straighten, correct
17 strokes · 0 name readings
captured, criminal, arrest
5 strokes · 0 name readings
charging ahead of others
14 strokes · 0 name readings
thicket, bush, underbrush
16 strokes · 0 name readings
rainbow
9 strokes · 0 name readings
large bird, wild goose, large
17 strokes · 0 name readings
ooze, flow, soak in
8 strokes · 0 name readings
at, in, on
8 strokes · 0 name readings
strong and brave
10 strokes · 2 name readings
steadily, gradually advancing, finally
14 strokes · 0 name readings
meeting, tryst, date
10 strokes · 2 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.