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.
flower stalk, vigorous growth
13 strokes · 0 name readings
yarrow, sericea, stalks used for divination
13 strokes · 0 name readings
straw raincoat
13 strokes · 0 name readings
mat, matting, (kokuji)
13 strokes · 0 name readings
Character reference
13 strokes · 0 name readings
sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort
13 strokes · 0 name readings
latticed shutters
14 strokes · 0 name readings
vine, tendril, influence
14 strokes · 0 name readings
giant radish, daikon
14 strokes · 0 name readings
sugar cane
14 strokes · 0 name readings
dense growth
14 strokes · 0 name readings
gather together
14 strokes · 0 name readings
milwort
15 strokes · 0 name readings
buckwheat
15 strokes · 0 name readings
butterbur, bog rhubarb
16 strokes · 0 name readings
calyx, cup
16 strokes · 0 name readings
rose of Sharon, althea
16 strokes · 0 name readings
turnip
15 strokes · 0 name readings
a weed, mugwort, lonely
16 strokes · 0 name readings
yam
16 strokes · 0 name readings
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
16 strokes · 0 name readings
an edible fern
16 strokes · 0 name readings
thistle
16 strokes · 0 name readings
ginger
16 strokes · 0 name readings
garden, yard, farm
16 strokes · 1 name reading
mow down (the enemy)
16 strokes · 0 name readings
type of mugwort
16 strokes · 0 name readings
type of vine
16 strokes · 0 name readings
scallion, shallot
16 strokes · 0 name readings
a medicinal herb, to cauterize
20 strokes · 0 name readings
seed pod
17 strokes · 0 name readings
water-chestnuts, caltrop
17 strokes · 0 name readings
lotus, lotus root, arrowroot
18 strokes · 0 name readings
goosefoot, wild spinach
18 strokes · 0 name readings
medicine, chemical, enamel
18 strokes · 0 name readings
thicket, bush, underbrush
18 strokes · 0 name readings
potato
18 strokes · 0 name readings
flourishing, luxuriant, harmonize
19 strokes · 0 name readings
rush, used for tatami covers, surname
19 strokes · 0 name readings
pistil, stamen
19 strokes · 0 name readings
reed, rush
19 strokes · 0 name readings
pile up
19 strokes · 0 name readings
duckweed
19 strokes · 0 name readings
be resurrected, resuscitated, revived
19 strokes · 0 name readings
dragon grass
19 strokes · 0 name readings
ivy
22 strokes · 0 name readings
respect
10 strokes · 0 name readings
place, locale, department
11 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.