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.
ocean
13 strokes · 0 name readings
deep and broad (water)
13 strokes · 0 name readings
rinse, wash
14 strokes · 0 name readings
overflowing
13 strokes · 0 name readings
rising water
15 strokes · 0 name readings
weir, another name for Shanghai
14 strokes · 0 name readings
imbued with
14 strokes · 0 name readings
vicinity
14 strokes · 0 name readings
fill, full, satisfied
14 strokes · 0 name readings
manufacture paper, spread out thin, strain
14 strokes · 0 name readings
dropping, soak in
14 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
14 strokes · 0 name readings
ripples
13 strokes · 0 name readings
drift, flow
14 strokes · 0 name readings
a drink
15 strokes · 0 name readings
name of a Chinese river
15 strokes · 0 name readings
pour into, irrigate, shed (tears)
14 strokes · 0 name readings
water in which rice has been washed
15 strokes · 0 name readings
conceal, hide, lower (voice)
17 strokes · 0 name readings
heavy rainfall, runoff
15 strokes · 0 name readings
deep water, deep
15 strokes · 0 name readings
shore, banks
15 strokes · 0 name readings
crush, smash, break
15 strokes · 0 name readings
pond, a pool
15 strokes · 0 name readings
astringent, harsh, uneven
15 strokes · 0 name readings
clear and still water
15 strokes · 0 name readings
valley river, 10**36
15 strokes · 1 name reading
wash
16 strokes · 0 name readings
water route, shipping channel
16 strokes · 0 name readings
curving shoreline, bend in river
16 strokes · 0 name readings
calm, quiet, bland
16 strokes · 0 name readings
muddiness
17 strokes · 0 name readings
to help, aid, relieve
17 strokes · 0 name readings
moat, ditch, canal
17 strokes · 0 name readings
waves, billows
17 strokes · 0 name readings
excessive, overflow, spread out
18 strokes · 0 name readings
deep, dredge
17 strokes · 0 name readings
beach, sea coast, river bank
17 strokes · 0 name readings
bank, brink, shore
17 strokes · 0 name readings
wide
17 strokes · 0 name readings
filter
18 strokes · 0 name readings
evacuation
18 strokes · 1 name reading
clear
18 strokes · 0 name readings
waterfall
18 strokes · 0 name readings
wide & large
19 strokes · 1 name reading
ocean, swamp
19 strokes · 0 name readings
pure water, clear water, pool in a river
17 strokes · 0 name readings
pure, clean
19 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.