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.
sword
16 strokes · 0 name readings
threat, long ages
7 strokes · 0 name readings
recommend, work hard, beautiful
7 strokes · 0 name readings
be careful, hard, strive
8 strokes · 0 name readings
strong
9 strokes · 0 name readings
suddenness, rise
9 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
9 strokes · 0 name readings
strong, fierce
10 strokes · 0 name readings
halter and bit
11 strokes · 0 name readings
endeavor, make effort, urge
11 strokes · 1 name reading
be diligent
11 strokes · 0 name readings
merit, achievement
13 strokes · 0 name readings
work, serve
13 strokes · 0 name readings
meritorious deed, merits, rank
16 strokes · 1 name reading
strive, encourage
16 strokes · 0 name readings
persuade, recommend, advise
19 strokes · 0 name readings
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
2 strokes · 0 name readings
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
3 strokes · 0 name readings
be bent, slope, capture
4 strokes · 1 name reading
not, must not, do not
4 strokes · 0 name readings
equal
4 strokes · 1 name reading
monme, 3.75 grams, (kokuji)
4 strokes · 0 name readings
gourd
11 strokes · 0 name readings
go around
5 strokes · 0 name readings
grass
5 strokes · 0 name readings
generation, world, society
6 strokes · 3 name readings
swastika, gammadion, fylfot
6 strokes · 0 name readings
despise, lowly, base
8 strokes · 0 name readings
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
2 strokes · 1 name reading
law, rule, rash
4 strokes · 0 name readings
a divination sign
8 strokes · 0 name readings
volume, book, part
8 strokes · 0 name readings
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
2 strokes · 0 name readings
large, mix
9 strokes · 0 name readings
meadow, original, primitive
11 strokes · 2 name readings
barn, stable
12 strokes · 2 name readings
fork in road, crotch
3 strokes · 0 name readings
old person
10 strokes · 0 name readings
intelligence, imperial
16 strokes · 0 name readings
courtesy
5 strokes · 0 name readings
straw bag, (kokuji)
5 strokes · 0 name readings
officer, an official
6 strokes · 2 name readings
bark, howl, cry
7 strokes · 0 name readings
bark, bay, howl
7 strokes · 0 name readings
bark, growl
7 strokes · 0 name readings
blame, censure, damage
9 strokes · 0 name readings
scold, blow on, reprove
8 strokes · 0 name readings
exclamation of surprise, cry out (in anger), scold
8 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.