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.
take, cherish, sheaf
8 strokes · 0 name readings
damaged grain
10 strokes · 1 name reading
balances, scales, steelyard
10 strokes · 0 name readings
rice, seedlings
10 strokes · 0 name readings
a type of millet
10 strokes · 0 name readings
humble, deccan grass
14 strokes · 0 name readings
early-maturing rice
13 strokes · 1 name reading
salary in rice
13 strokes · 0 name readings
density
13 strokes · 0 name readings
call, name, brand
14 strokes · 0 name readings
millet
15 strokes · 0 name readings
rice plant
15 strokes · 0 name readings
cereals, grain
15 strokes · 0 name readings
respectful, mild, beautiful
16 strokes · 0 name readings
infancy
17 strokes · 0 name readings
heads of grain, cleverness
16 strokes · 0 name readings
autumn
16 strokes · 0 name readings
ear (of grain), head, crest (of wave)
17 strokes · 1 name reading
abundance
22 strokes · 1 name reading
sky
8 strokes · 0 name readings
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce
10 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
9 strokes · 0 name readings
narrow, fold, furl
10 strokes · 0 name readings
quiet
10 strokes · 0 name readings
quiet
11 strokes · 0 name readings
window, pane
12 strokes · 0 name readings
cavern
13 strokes · 0 name readings
cave, pouch
14 strokes · 0 name readings
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
16 strokes · 0 name readings
kitchen stove, furnace, oven
17 strokes · 0 name readings
hole, doorway, ditch
20 strokes · 0 name readings
hearth, kitchen stove
21 strokes · 0 name readings
strange, strangeness, curiosity
9 strokes · 0 name readings
line up, be in a row, rank with
10 strokes · 0 name readings
end, finally
11 strokes · 0 name readings
end, finish
12 strokes · 0 name readings
contest, race
22 strokes · 0 name readings
bamboo
8 strokes · 1 name reading
thorny bamboo, bamboo fence
10 strokes · 0 name readings
backpack bookcase
9 strokes · 1 name reading
bamboo basket
10 strokes · 0 name readings
bamboo shoot
10 strokes · 0 name readings
a reed instrument
11 strokes · 0 name readings
lunch box, clothes chest
11 strokes · 0 name readings
coarse
11 strokes · 1 name reading
reed flute
11 strokes · 0 name readings
bamboo whisk for tea-making
12 strokes · 0 name readings
notch of an arrow, ought, must
12 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.