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.
association
14 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
4 strokes · 0 name readings
sluice, spout, floodgate
5 strokes · 0 name readings
low-lying land, (kokuji)
6 strokes · 0 name readings
ruins
7 strokes · 0 name readings
pitfall
7 strokes · 0 name readings
bowl
7 strokes · 0 name readings
dike, dam, slope
8 strokes · 0 name readings
divination sign, land, earth
8 strokes · 0 name readings
level, wide
8 strokes · 1 name reading
swamp, wetlands, muddy fields
8 strokes · 0 name readings
limit, boundary
9 strokes · 0 name readings
dirt, grime, earwax
9 strokes · 0 name readings
anthill, hill
9 strokes · 0 name readings
used in proper names
9 strokes · 0 name readings
mountain pass, ancient kuni, low ground
9 strokes · 0 name readings
cliff, used in proper names, (kokuji)
9 strokes · 0 name readings
let down, suspend, hand
10 strokes · 0 name readings
dust
10 strokes · 0 name readings
barren land
10 strokes · 0 name readings
picket, limits, be settled
10 strokes · 0 name readings
pale, picket fence, limits
10 strokes · 0 name readings
used in Chinese place names
10 strokes · 0 name readings
open country, field, wilderness
11 strokes · 0 name readings
barren land
11 strokes · 0 name readings
fort
12 strokes · 0 name readings
high, far
12 strokes · 0 name readings
fence, railing, enclosure
11 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
14 strokes · 0 name readings
model, molding
13 strokes · 0 name readings
roost, hen coop, spiral
13 strokes · 0 name readings
dike, embankment
13 strokes · 1 name reading
cemetery, tomb
13 strokes · 0 name readings
close, shut, cover
13 strokes · 0 name readings
fortress embankment, village
13 strokes · 0 name readings
fill in
13 strokes · 1 name reading
title of a Noh play, (kokuji)
13 strokes · 0 name readings
open space, field, market
14 strokes · 0 name readings
dust, trash, garbage
14 strokes · 0 name readings
moat, ditch
14 strokes · 0 name readings
ruins
15 strokes · 0 name readings
India ink, ink stick, Mexico
15 strokes · 0 name readings
cup
15 strokes · 0 name readings
steep slope
15 strokes · 0 name readings
fence, hedge
16 strokes · 0 name readings
ground-breaking, open up farmland
16 strokes · 0 name readings
plug up, shut up
16 strokes · 0 name readings
fort, rampart, walls
18 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.