group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Shinsuke
伸亮
Given-name classification varies across source records.
しんすけシンスケShinsuke
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings39 Source spelling/reading rows39 Coverage levelExtended
Extended source depth
This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Shinsuke
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Shinsuke. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
4 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Meaning by written form
What can Shinsuke mean?
A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Shinsuke”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
伸亮
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
伸介
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
伸佑
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
伸典
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
伸友
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
伸右
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信亮
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信介
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信典
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信助
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信祐
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
信輔
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 39. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.
How to read these meanings
The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.
Reading profile
How Shinsuke is represented
These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.
しんすけ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
JMnedict classification evidence
How this reading is classified in the source corpus
This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.
しんすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus
47 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| しんすけShinsuke | 4747 source rows | male 3 · unspecified 44source rows · distinct forms: male 3 · unspecified 44 | 00 source rows |
| じんすけJinsuke | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 22 source rows |
Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Shinsuke
This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.
11–30 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| しんすけ | Shinsuke | 4 | 39 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
10 of 39 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
真典
4 source-recorded readings
信祐
3 source-recorded readings
伸友
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobutomoのぶとも
信亮
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobuakiのぶあき
信介
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobusukeのぶすけ
信典
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobutomoのぶとも
信助
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobusukeのぶすけ
信輔
2 source-recorded readings
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobusukeのぶすけ
A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.
Kanji role reference
How recurring characters function across Shinsuke spellings
Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 介 | jammed in, shellfish, mediate | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | すけ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 助 | help, rescue, assist | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 輔 | help | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | すけ, たすく, ゆう | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 伸 | expand, stretch, extend | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | のぶ, よぼる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 信 | faith, truth, fidelity | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | し, しが, しな, しの +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 新 | new | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あせ, あたらし, し, に +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 真 | true, reality, Buddhist sect | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 進 | advance, proceed, progress | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | のぶ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 祐 | help | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 慎 | humility, be careful, discreet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ちか, のり, まこと, みつ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 晋 | advance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | すすむ, ゆき, くに, すすみ +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 亮 | clear, help | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あき, すけ, まこと, あきら +4 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
Exact writing research map
Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context
These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.
Exact written form
伸亮
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伸介
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伸佑
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伸典
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伸友
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobutomoのぶとも
Characters in order
Exact written form
伸右
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
信亮
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobuakiのぶあき
Characters in order
Exact written form
信介
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobusukeのぶすけ
Characters in order
Exact written form
信典
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobutomoのぶとも
Characters in order
Exact written form
信助
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Shinsukeしんすけ · this pageNobusukeのぶすけ
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 39. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Shinsuke spellings
Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate8 of 39 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist8 of 39 analyzed forms輔help7 of 39 analyzed forms伸expand, stretch, extend6 of 39 analyzed forms信faith, truth, fidelity6 of 39 analyzed forms新new5 of 39 analyzed forms真true, reality, Buddhist sect5 of 39 analyzed forms進advance, proceed, progress5 of 39 analyzed forms祐help4 of 39 analyzed forms慎humility, be careful, discreet4 of 39 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Shinsuke
39 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しんすけ. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.
伸亮
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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伸介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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伸佑
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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伸典
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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伸友
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
伸右
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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信亮
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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信介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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信典
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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信助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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信祐
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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信輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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慎介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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慎助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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慎祐
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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慎輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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新介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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新佐
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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新助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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新甫
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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新輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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晋介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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晋助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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晋右
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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晋輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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真介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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真典
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
真助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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真祐
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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真輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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紳介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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紳助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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親助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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親輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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進亮
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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進介
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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進助
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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進祐
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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進輔
しんすけ · Shinsuke
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Spelling comparator
Compare Shinsuke forms side by side
Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伸亮 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 亮 — clear, help | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伸介 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伸佑 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 佑 — help, assist | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伸典 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 典 — code, ceremony | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伸友 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 友 — friend | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伸右 | しんすけ | 伸 — expand, stretch · 右 — right | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信亮 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 亮 — clear, help | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信介 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信典 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 典 — code, ceremony | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信助 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 助 — help, rescue | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信祐 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 祐 — help | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 信輔 | しんすけ | 信 — faith, truth · 輔 — help | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慎介 | しんすけ | 慎 — humility, be careful · 介 — jammed in, shellfish | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慎助 | しんすけ | 慎 — humility, be careful · 助 — help, rescue | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慎祐 | しんすけ | 慎 — humility, be careful · 祐 — help | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 慎輔 | しんすけ | 慎 — humility, be careful · 輔 — help | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.
What does Shinsuke mean?
There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.
Related readings
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Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.
Given name · male · limited reference
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102 recorded spellings
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96 recorded spellings
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91 recorded spellings
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63 recorded spellings
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61 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceShino
52 recorded spellings
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49 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceShingo
46 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceShinichi
40 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceJinichirō
36 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceShin
31 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceShina
30 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Shinsuke
These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.
Given-name relationship
Shinnosuke
介伸信助慎新真祐輔進
10 shared kanji · 87 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinji
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 51 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinichirō
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 38 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinjirō
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShingo
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 28 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinya
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 26 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShintarō
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 25 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinzō
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinsaku
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinsei
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShinsaburō
伸信慎新真進
6 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYūshin
伸信新真祐進
6 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Evidence on this page
What each source establishes
JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.
Source boundary
The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.
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