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.
authority, power, rights
21 strokes · 0 name readings
chinaberry tree, round, harmonious
23 strokes · 0 name readings
grief, lamentation
14 strokes · 0 name readings
Europe
15 strokes · 0 name readings
delight, joy
21 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
15 strokes · 0 name readings
homecoming, arrive at, lead to
18 strokes · 0 name readings
misfortune, disaster, calamity
9 strokes · 0 name readings
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
4 strokes · 0 name readings
flourishing
10 strokes · 0 name readings
kill, slaughter, murder
11 strokes · 0 name readings
do not, must not, be not
4 strokes · 0 name readings
bring up, grow up, raise
14 strokes · 1 name reading
help, assist
9 strokes · 0 name readings
fine hair, brush, not at all
11 strokes · 0 name readings
woollen cloth or rug
17 strokes · 0 name readings
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
4 strokes · 0 name readings
spirit, mind, air
10 strokes · 0 name readings
spread out, wide
5 strokes · 0 name readings
water's edge, shore, bank
5 strokes · 1 name reading
fish swimming, fishing with a net
6 strokes · 0 name readings
you, thou
6 strokes · 0 name readings
washing, sieving, filtering
7 strokes · 0 name readings
draw (water), ladle, scoop
7 strokes · 1 name reading
Character reference
7 strokes · 1 name reading
name of a Chinese river
7 strokes · 0 name readings
penetrate, soak in
7 strokes · 0 name readings
name of a Chinese river
7 strokes · 0 name readings
fertility
7 strokes · 0 name readings
primeval chaos
7 strokes · 0 name readings
wash
7 strokes · 0 name readings
shoes, boots
8 strokes · 0 name readings
shore, shoal
7 strokes · 0 name readings
big rain, swamp
8 strokes · 0 name readings
splash, suds
8 strokes · 0 name readings
vast surging waters
8 strokes · 0 name readings
price, buying & selling
8 strokes · 0 name readings
moisten, wet, soak
8 strokes · 0 name readings
deep clear water
8 strokes · 0 name readings
name of a Chinese river, snivel
8 strokes · 0 name readings
surging water
8 strokes · 0 name readings
to drift, float, careless
7 strokes · 0 name readings
go upstream
8 strokes · 0 name readings
tears, weep, cry
8 strokes · 0 name readings
die out, dim
8 strokes · 0 name readings
billowy clouds, deep and broad
8 strokes · 0 name readings
pure
9 strokes · 0 name readings
name of a Chinese river
9 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.