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Japanese given name

Kanji

丞治

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かんじカンジKanji
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings80

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows80

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kanji

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingかんじ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカンジ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKanji

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Kanji. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationか · ん · じ

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Kanji is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

かんじ

Kanji-based spellings80

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms80

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

かんじ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms95

100 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 10 · female 1 · unspecified 89

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かんじKanji95100 source rowsmale 10 · female 1 · unspecified 89source rows · distinct forms: male 10 · female 1 · unspecified 8622 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Kanji

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data80

9–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms74

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms6

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
かんじKanji380
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

14 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings14

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading66

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set5

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Kanji spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
二two, two radical (no. 7)17017002おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
治reign, be at peace, calm down15015008し, ぢ, はり, はる +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
次next, order, sequence10010006き, すき, つぐ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
完perfect, completion, end10100007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
寛tolerant, leniency, generosity101000013とも, のぶ, のり, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
司director, official, govt office909005つ, つか, つかさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
爾you, thou, second person7070014ちか, みJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
勘intuition, perception, check6600011か, さとるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
幹tree trunk, main part, talent6600013つよし, まさ, もと, えだ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
侃strong, just, righteous550008あきら, ただしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
貫pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate5500011つら, ぬくJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
歓delight, joy4400015ぶJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 80. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kanji spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

二two, two radical (no. 7)17 of 80 analyzed forms治reign, be at peace, calm down15 of 80 analyzed forms次next, order, sequence10 of 80 analyzed forms完perfect, completion, end10 of 80 analyzed forms寛tolerant, leniency, generosity10 of 80 analyzed forms司director, official, govt office9 of 80 analyzed forms爾you, thou, second person7 of 80 analyzed forms勘intuition, perception, check6 of 80 analyzed forms幹tree trunk, main part, talent6 of 80 analyzed forms侃strong, just, righteous5 of 80 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kanji

80 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かんじ. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

Spelling comparator

Compare Kanji forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
丞治かんじ丞 — help · 治 — reign, be at peace14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
乾二かんじ乾 — drought, dry · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
乾次かんじ乾 — drought, dry · 次 — next, order17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃二かんじ侃 — strong, just · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃司かんじ侃 — strong, just · 司 — director, official13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃士かんじ侃 — strong, just · 士 — gentleman, scholar11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃治かんじ侃 — strong, just · 治 — reign, be at peace16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃爾かんじ侃 — strong, just · 爾 — you, thou22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冠司かんじ冠 — crown, best · 司 — director, official14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冠次かんじ冠 — crown, best · 次 — next, order15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
函治かんじ函 — box (archaic) · 治 — reign, be at peace16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勘之かんじ勘 — intuition, perception · 之 — of, this14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勘二かんじ勘 — intuition, perception · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勘司かんじ勘 — intuition, perception · 司 — director, official16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勘弐かんじ勘 — intuition, perception · 弐 — II, two17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勘次かんじ勘 — intuition, perception · 次 — next, order17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Kanji mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with かん

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Kanna

93 recorded spellings

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Kanichirō

64 recorded spellings

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Kano

50 recorded spellings

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Kan

32 recorded spellings

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Kanichi

29 recorded spellings

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Kanzō

28 recorded spellings

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Kantarō

19 recorded spellings

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Kanzaburō

19 recorded spellings

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Kanko

18 recorded spellings

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Kanshi

17 recorded spellings

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Kanjirō

16 recorded spellings

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Kanō

15 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Kanji

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

Exact reading

Search かんじ

See source records matching this kana reading or beginning with it.

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Ka / か

Browse other public given names with the same opening reading family.

Continue →Character reference

二 — two, two radical (no. 7)

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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治 — reign, be at peace

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

Continue →Interactive discovery

Open Name Explorer

Use the same name type and 3-mora reading length as a starting point.

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

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

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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