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Character directory

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.

4,455 charactersOrdered by the KANJIDIC frequency field when available; that field is not a baby-name popularity ranking.

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

bow or prow of boat

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

bow, prow

11 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

large boat

11 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

counter for small boats

16 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

stern (of ship)

22 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)

6 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

luster, glaze, polish

24 strokes · 1 name reading

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

grass, plants, grass radical (no. 140)

6 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

moxa, sagebrush, wormwood

5 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

pampas grass, beard (grain)

6 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

cut, clip, trim

7 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

type of vetch

7 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

perfume

7 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

Character reference

7 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

to choose, to select, greens

7 strokes · 1 name reading

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

plant, herb, mushroom

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

moss, lichen

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

type of herb, pigsty

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

torment, scold, chastise

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

husk, bract, straw wrapper

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

torch

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

hemp, flax

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

butterbur, bog rhubarb

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

duckweed, mugwort

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

strawberry

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

kudzu-like plant

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

bee, law, casting mould

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

eggplant

8 strokes · 3 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

garden, farm, yard

8 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

jasmine

8 strokes · 1 name reading

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

scallion, small onion

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

wide, extensive

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

river ginger tree, oleaster

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

here

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

mushroom

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

type of plant, proper name

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

adzuki beans, thick

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

thorn, brier, whip

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

mat, repeatedly

9 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

a weed

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

proceed to, assume a post

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

Chinese matrimony vine, tilling public fields, corvee

10 strokes · 1 name reading

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

jasmine

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10

broom

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

sedge

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

wild strawberry

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

stem, stalk

10 strokes · 0 name readings

Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

straw mat

10 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.