位 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 位 mean?
Rank. A place occupied by a whole. Relation to standards. Grade. Status. Rank in calculation. A numeral for counting the spirits of the dead.
How to read 位?
Kunyomi... くらい/kurai
Onyomi... イ/i
jinmeikun... kura, taka, tada, tadashi, tsura, nari, nori, hiko, hira,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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type | common-use kanji |
unicode | 4F4D 位 (For HTML use) |
位 / related names
- Name:
- keiko
- Katakana:
- ケイコ
- Kanji:
- 圭位子
- Meaning:
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- 圭Jewel with a pointed tip and decorated with a ball. A jewel given by the Emperor to the lords as proof of their status. Angular. To make things rough instead of amicable.
- 位Rank. A place occupied by a whole. Relation to standards. Grade. Status. Rank in calculation. A numeral for counting the spirits of the dead.
- 子Children
- Name:
- rui
- Katakana:
- ルイ
- Name:
- ichiko
- Katakana:
- イチコ
- Name:
- eishin
- Katakana:
- エイシン
- Name:
- kanenori
- Katakana:
- カネノリ
- Name:
- takateru
- Katakana:
- タカテル
- Name:
- tadataka
- Katakana:
- タダタカ
- Name:
- toshihira
- Katakana:
- トシヒラ
- Name:
- masanori
- Katakana:
- マサノリ
- Name:
- iri
- Katakana:
- イリ
- Kanji:
- 位吏
- Meaning:
-
- 位Rank. A place occupied by a whole. Relation to standards. Grade. Status. Rank in calculation. A numeral for counting the spirits of the dead.
- 吏A government official. A lower-ranking official. To govern. It is a metaphor for sincerity and hard work, as it originated from a government official who worked hard.
- Name:
- jui
- Katakana:
- ジュイ
- Name:
- jui
- Katakana:
- ジュイ
- Name:
- yui
- Katakana:
- ユウイ
- Name:
- hirotaka
- Katakana:
- ヒロタカ
- Name:
- ichi
- Katakana:
- イチ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- yoritaka
- Katakana:
- ヨリタカ
- Name:
- roi
- Katakana:
- ロイ