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Japanese given name

Kanna

カンナ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かんなカンナKanna
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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 spellings93

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows94

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kanna

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かんな

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカンナ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKanna

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

Mora segmentationか · ん · な

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

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Reading profile

How Kanna 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 readings2

かんな · カンナ

Kanji-based spellings92

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms84

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms5

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

かんな in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms93

94 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms10

10 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 93 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かんなKanna9394 source rowsfemale 93 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 92 · unspecified 11010 source rows
かんなKanna00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 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 Kanna

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 data92

2–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms89

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
かんなKanna394
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
十月2 analyzed forms神奈2 analyzed forms神無2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

20 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 readings20

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading59

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set10

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

十月
4 source-recorded readings
Kannaかんな · this pageJūgatsuじゅうがつTogetsuとげつTotsukiとつき

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 Kanna 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
奈Nara, what?25024108—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
栞bookmark, guidebook131300010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
神spirit131300010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
菜vegetable, side dish, greens100100011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
甘sweet, coax, pamper880005かもJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
南south707009なみ, は, みな, みまみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
那what?606007とも, やすJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
月month, moon504104おと, がっ, す, ずき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
寛tolerant, leniency, generosity5500013とも, のぶ, のり, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
柑citrus, orange550009—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
名name, noted, distinguished505006とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
侃strong, just, righteous440008あきら, ただしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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.

Exact written form

カンナ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kannaかんな
Characters in order
カKanaンKanaナKana
Exact written form

かんな

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kannaかんな · this page
Characters in order
かKanaんKanaなKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 94. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kanna 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.

奈Nara, what?25 of 94 analyzed forms栞bookmark, guidebook13 of 94 analyzed forms神spirit13 of 94 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens10 of 94 analyzed forms甘sweet, coax, pamper8 of 94 analyzed forms南south7 of 94 analyzed forms那what?6 of 94 analyzed forms月month, moon5 of 94 analyzed forms寛tolerant, leniency, generosity5 of 94 analyzed forms柑citrus, orange5 of 94 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kanna

94 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かんな. 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.

カンナ

カンナ · Kanna

Katakana カンナMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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かんな

かんな · Kanna

Katakana カンナMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 94 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 93 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Kanna 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
カンナカンナKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
かんなかんなKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
かん奈かんな奈 — Nara, what?8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
五月かんな五 — five · 月 — month, moon8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃凪かんな侃 — strong, just · 凪 — lull, calm14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃南かんな侃 — strong, just · 南 — south17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃奈かんな侃 — strong, just · 奈 — Nara, what?16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侃生かんな侃 — strong, just · 生 — life, genuine13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
十かんな十 — ten2All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
十二月かんな十 — ten · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 月 — month, moon8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
十月かんな十 — ten · 月 — month, moon6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
十月女かんな十 — ten · 月 — month, moon · 女 — woman, female9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喚奈かんな喚 — yell, cry · 奈 — Nara, what?20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姦女かんな姦 — wicked, mischief · 女 — woman, female12Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
完夏かんな完 — perfect, completion · 夏 — summer17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
完奈かんな完 — perfect, completion · 奈 — Nara, what?15All 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 Kanna 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.

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Where to go next from Kanna

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Exact reading

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Ka / か

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奈 — Nara, what?

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栞 — bookmark, guidebook

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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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