Kanji reference

旺

旺 in Japanese names

flourishing, successful, beautiful, vigorous

Strokes8

ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

KANJIDIC grade8

Name readings (nanori)0

KANJIDIC frequency rank: 2,342This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.

On readings

オウ

Kun readings

さかん

Name readings (nanori)

No value in the loaded record

Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 旺

flourishingsuccessfulbeautifulvigorous

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 旺

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 旺

18 reading groups shown

Given-name reading

凛旺

Rio

りお

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

伊旺

Io

いお

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

亜希旺

Akio

あきお

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

旺保

Akiho

あきほ

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

奈旺

Nao

なお

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

夏旺利

Kaori

かおり

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

実旺

Mio

みお

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

珠旺

Tamao

たまお

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

旺佑

Ōsuke

おうすけ

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

旺洋

Ōyō

おうよう

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

旺恵

Akie

あきえ

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺子

Akiko

あきこ

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺輝

Aki

あき

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺之

Hiroshi

ひろし

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺実

Akimi

あきみ

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺

Akira

あきら

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

旺代

Akiyo

あきよ

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →Given-name reading

滋旺里

Shiori

しおり

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · Explore →

Surnames using 旺

1 reading groups shown

Surname reading

旺

Ō

おう

1 recorded spelling using 旺 · 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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