Kanji reference

寧

寧 in Japanese names

rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility

Strokes14

ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

KANJIDIC grade8

Name readings (nanori)4

KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,697This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.

On readings

ネイ

Kun readings

むし.ろ

Name readings (nanori)

あきやすやすしよし

Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 寧

ratherpreferablypeacefulquiettranquility

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 寧

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 寧

18 reading groups shown

Given-name reading

亜袈寧

Akane

あかね

14 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

和寧

Nene

ねね

10 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

共寧

Tomone

ともね

7 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

あま寧

Amane

あまね

6 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧之丞

Nenosuke

ねのすけ

6 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

彩寧

Ayane

あやね

5 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧

Shizuka

しずか

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧保子

Naoko

なおこ

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

桃寧

Mone

もね

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

倖寧

Yukine

ゆきね

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

悠寧

Harune

はるね

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧央

Neo

ねお

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

与寧

Yone

よね

4 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

政寧

Masayasu

まさやす

3 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

ここ寧

Kokone

ここね

3 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

凜寧

Rinne

りんね

3 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧寿

Neiju

ねいじゅ

3 recorded spellings using 寧 · Explore →Given-name reading

寧月心

Natsumi

なつみ

2 recorded spellings using 寧 · 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

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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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