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Kanji範
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範

範 in Japanese names

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Strokes15
ClassificationJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
KANJIDIC grade8
Name readings (nanori)1
KANJIDIC frequency rank: 1,088This is a general character-frequency field from KANJIDIC2, not a ranking of popularity in personal names.
On readings
ハン
Kun readings
No value in the loaded record
Name readings (nanori)
のり
Character glosses

English glosses recorded for 範

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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 範

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 範

18 reading groups shown
Given-name reading
佳範

Yoshinori

よしのり

15 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
優範

Masanori

まさのり

8 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範佳

Noriyoshi

のりよし

8 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
保範

Yasunori

やすのり

7 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範大

Norio

のりお

6 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範依

Norie

のりえ

6 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範明

Noriaki

のりあき

6 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
成範

Shigenori

しげのり

6 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
博範

Hironori

ひろのり

5 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
孝範

Takanori

たかのり

4 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
明範

Akinori

あきのり

4 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
友範

Tomonori

とものり

4 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
俊範

Toshinori

としのり

4 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範之

Noriyuki

のりゆき

3 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範世

Noriyo

のりよ

3 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範一

Norikazu

のりかず

3 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
之範

Yukinori

ゆきのり

3 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →Given-name reading
範三

Hanzō

はんぞう

3 recorded spellings using 範 · Explore →

Surnames using 範

3 reading groups shown
Surname reading
範

Han

はん

1 recorded spelling using 範 · Explore →Surname reading
範田

Handa

はんだ

1 recorded spelling using 範 · Explore →Surname reading
藤範

Fujinori

ふじのり

1 recorded spelling using 範 · 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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