Kanji reference

庸

庸 in Japanese names

commonplace, ordinary, employment

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ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

KANJIDIC grade8

Name readings (nanori)3

KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,038This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.

On readings

ヨウ

Kun readings

No value in the loaded record

Name readings (nanori)

つねのぶやす

Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 庸

commonplaceordinaryemployment

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 庸

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 庸

18 reading groups shown

Given-name reading

庸夫

Tsuneo

つねお

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

庸介

Yōsuke

ようすけ

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

庸亮

Tsuneaki

つねあき

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

庸二

Yōji

ようじ

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

庸之

Tsuneyuki

つねゆき

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

喬庸

Takanobu

たかのぶ

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

公庸

Kōyō

こうよう

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

庸博

Tsunehiro

つねひろ

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

庸徳

Tsunenori

つねのり

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

庸三

Yōzō

ようぞう

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

庸二郎

Tsunejirō

つねじろう

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

庸也

Tsuneya

つねや

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

好庸

Yoshinobu

よしのぶ

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →Given-name reading

庸夫

Yasuo

やすお

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →Given-name reading

庸子

Yōko

ようこ

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →Given-name reading

加庸

Kayo

かよ

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →Given-name reading

庸恵

Nobue

のぶえ

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →Given-name reading

庸之

Nobuyuki

のぶゆき

2 recorded spellings using 庸 · Explore →

Surnames using 庸

1 reading groups shown

Surname reading

報庸

Hōyō

ほうよう

1 recorded spelling using 庸 · 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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