reviewedJōyō kanji

藤

藤 Meaning and Use in Japanese Names

藤 is a 18-stroke jōyō kanji with KANJIDIC glosses including wisteria. This page separates character facts from the complete reviewed names and surnames that contain it.

Core meaning and character facts

Unicode
U+85E4
Stroke count
18
Official category
Jōyō kanji
Education field
Secondary-school jōyō category

KANJIDIC English glosses

wisteria.

These are character-level dictionary senses. They do not form a guaranteed translation of every complete name containing 藤, and they do not establish what a particular bearer or family intended.

On, kun, and name readings

KANJIDIC distinguishes general on and kun readings from nanori fields associated with names. A dot marks the okurigana boundary in a kun reading; a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On readings

  • トウ
  • ドウ

Kun readings

  • ふじ

KANJIDIC nanori

  • ぞう
  • と
  • ふじゅ

Reviewed Japanese names using 藤

These cards show complete spelling-and-reading records. The full reading belongs to the complete written form shown on the card; it is not automatically a reading of 藤 by itself.

No given-name record containing 藤 is included in this first reviewed kanji batch. This is a dataset boundary, not a claim that the character never appears in given names.

Reviewed Japanese surnames using 藤

Surname readings and survey positions apply to each complete surname record, not to the isolated character.

Sato

さとう

佐藤

#1 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Ito

いとう

伊藤

#6 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Kato

かとう

加藤

#10 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Saito

さいとう

斎藤

#16 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Goto

ごとう

後藤

#32 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Kondo

こんどう

近藤

#36 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Fujita

ふじた

藤田

#37 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Endo

えんどう

遠藤

#39 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Fujii

ふじい

藤井

#42 in the 2018 policyholder sample

Gender associations in this reviewed subset

This character currently links only to surnames, so no given-name gender summary is published. Surnames are not assigned a gender classification by this site.

Possible misreadings and interpretation limits

Do not build a full reading character by character

For example, 佐藤・さとう is stored as one complete reviewed pair. The page does not assign each kana segment to one kanji without separate evidence.

Do not turn a gloss into a fixed personal meaning

A dictionary gloss describes the character in isolation. Other characters in a spelling retain their own senses, and a bearer's naming intention requires person-specific evidence that this database does not claim to have.

Continue with a complete record

Use a linked entity page for exact spelling, pronunciation, usage evidence, and field-level citations. If you already have a complete kanji spelling and reading, compare the pair in the Name Checker.

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Sources and evidence limits

Character readings, dictionary glosses, legal character categories, and complete real-world name records are separate evidence questions. Each source below supports only the listed fields.

  1. 子の名に使える漢字

    Ministry of Justice, Japan · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Legal Category, Legal Name Eligible

    The official list supports character-level eligibility only, not acceptance of a proposed reading or complete name.

    Source limitation

    Does not establish that a proposed reading or full name is common, natural, or actually used.

  2. 常用漢字表（平成22年内閣告示第2号）

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Legal Category

    Source limitation

    General-language readings do not by themselves verify nanori readings or real-world name usage.

  3. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Name Ids, Surname Ids

    Each linked entity retains its own exact spelling-and-reading evidence and publication gate.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  4. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Character, Unicode, Stroke Count, Grade, Education Level, On Readings, Kun Readings, Name Readings, Glosses

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.