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寛 in Japanese names

tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home

Strokes13
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)7
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,377This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
On readings
カン
Kun readings
くつろ.ぐひろ.いゆる.やか
Name readings (nanori)
とものぶのりひろしひろんゆたゆたか
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 寛

tolerantleniencygenerosityrelaxfeel at homebe at easebroadminded

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 寛

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 寛

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
佳寛

Yoshihiro

よしひろ

12 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛三

Hiromi

ひろみ

10 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛哲

Hiroaki

ひろあき

10 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛之

Kanji

かんじ

10 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛喜

Hiroki

ひろき

8 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
亮寛

Akihiro

あきひろ

8 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading

Hiroshi

ひろし

7 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
全寛

Masahiro

まさひろ

7 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
剛寛

Takahiro

たかひろ

7 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
安寛

Yasuhiro

やすひろ

6 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛夫

Hirō

ひろお

6 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛一朗

Kan'ichirō

かんいちろう

6 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛孝

Hirotaka

ひろたか

6 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛恵

Hiroe

ひろえ

5 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛之

Hiroyuki

ひろゆき

5 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛伊

Hiroyoshi

ひろよし

5 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛凪

Kanna

かんな

5 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
Given-name reading
寛典

Hironori

ひろのり

5 recorded spellings using 寛 · Explore →
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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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