Kanji reference
事
事 in Japanese names
matter, thing, fact, business, reason
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 18This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
ジズ
ことつか.うつか.える
ろ
Character glosses
English glosses recorded for 事
matterthingfactbusinessreasonpossibly
These glosses describe the character. They do not by themselves establish the intended meaning of every full personal name containing it.
Name discovery
Other names using 事
These groups come directly from source-recorded JMnedict forms containing this character. Ordering reflects coverage inside the imported corpus, not real-world popularity.
Given names using 事
15 reading groups shownGiven-name reading
工事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingKōji
こうじ
称事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingShōji
しょうじ
有事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingYūji
ゆうじ
真事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingMakoto
まこと
敬事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingKeiji
けいじ
完事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingKanji
かんじ
収事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingShūji
しゅうじ
懸事郎
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingKenjirō
けんじろう
事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingTsutomu
つとむ
事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingKoto
こと
陽事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingYōji
ようじ
太事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingTaiji
たいじ
事哉
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingTatsuya
たつや
同事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Given-name readingDōji
どうじ
実事渡
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Mizuto
みずと
Surnames using 事
11 reading groups shownSurname reading
事
2 recorded spellings using 事 · Explore →Surname readingKotozaki
ことざき
万事
2 recorded spellings using 事 · Explore →Surname readingPanji
ぱんじ
軍事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingGunji
ぐんじ
佐事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingSaji
さじ
神事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingShinji
しんじ
通事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingTōji
とうじ
公事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingMisumi
みすみ
野事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingNoji
のじ
一事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingIchiji
いちじ
行事
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Surname readingGyōji
ぎょうじ
事故
1 recorded spelling using 事 · Explore →Jiko
じこ
Evidence on this page
Character data and name data stay separate
KANJIDIC2 supplies the readings, nanori, stroke count, frequency field, grade classification and English character glosses. JMnedict supplies the example personal-name records. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for current child-name character rules.
JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary
KANJIDIC2 supplies the character metadata. The jōyō/jinmeiyō grade interpretation is a reference layer; the Ministry of Justice remains the controlling official source for child-name character rules. Example names are imported from JMnedict.
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