Elements

Word   Element   Phonetic Element
usage
type
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masa 3 雅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǎ.
masa 4 昌 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of chāng.
masa 5 政 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhèng.
masa 6 真 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhēn.
masaru 1 勝 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shèng.
masaru 2 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kun reading of yǒu.
masu 益 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yì.
maþlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meeting, assembly, council".
matsu 松 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sōng.
mawī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "girl, maid".
me 芽 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yá.
mečĭ мечь Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sword".
megin Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "power, strength".
megumi 1 恵, 惠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of huì.
megumi 2 愛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ài.
méi 梅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, apricot" (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).
měi 美 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".
meldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".
mén 门, 門 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gate, door".
méng 萌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".
mèng 梦, 夢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dream, vision".
měng 蒙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning variously "cover, suffer, ignorance".
mērjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
mers 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
měrŭ мѣръ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "great, famous".
mi 1 美, 미 Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean reading of měi.
mi 2 海 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of hǎi.
mi 3 実, 實 Japanese
Means "fruit, good result, truth", from a Japanese kun reading of shí.
mi 4 己 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jǐ.
mi 5 巳 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sì.
mi 7 三 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sān.
miǎn 缅, 緬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".
miào 妙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".
michi 道 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dào.
midori 緑, 綠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lǜ.
miku 未来 Japanese
Jubako reading of mirai.
milde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".
milŭ милъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "gracious, dear".
mín 1 旼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentle, affable".
mín 2 民 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "people, citizens".
mín 3 旻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heaven".
mín 4 珉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, stone resembling jade".
mǐn 敏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "quick, clever, sharp".
min 1 敏, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mǐn.
min 2 旼, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 3 民, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 4 旻, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 5 珉, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
minami 南 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nán.
minato 港 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gǎng.
míng 1 明 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, light, clear".
míng 2 铭, 銘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inscribe, engrave".
minh 明 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of míng.
minoru 実, 實 Japanese
Means "to bear fruit", from a Japanese kun reading of shí.
mirai 未来 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "future".
mirŭ миръ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "peace, world".
misao 操 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "chastity, honour", a kun reading of cāo.
mĭstĭ мьсть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "vengeance, revenge".
mitsu 光 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of guāng.
miya 宮 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gōng.
mizu 1 瑞 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ruì.
mizu 2 水 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shuǐ.
mō 蒙 Japanese
Japanese on reading of měng.
mochi 望 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "wish, desire", a kun reading of wàng.
mōdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "mind, mood".
moe 1 萌 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of méng.
mojĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "my".
moldŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "young".
momo 1 百 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bǎi.
momo 2 桃 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of táo.
mon 門 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of mén.
mong 蒙, 몽 Korean
Korean reading of měng.
mori 1 森 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sēn.
móðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wrath, courage".
moto 本 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of běn.
mu 1 武 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of wǔ.
mu 2 夢 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of mèng.
mù 1 慕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "admire, desire".
mù 2 木 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tree, wood".
mù 3 牧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".
mù 4 穆 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reverent, solemn, peaceful".
mùlán 木兰, 木蘭 Chinese
Chinese word meaning "magnolia".
mun 文, 문 Korean
Korean reading of wén.
mund Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "protection".
munda Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "protection".
mundō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hand, protection".
mundr Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse word meaning "protection".
munt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "protection".
muot Old High German
Old High German word meaning "mind, spirit, courage".
mura 1 村 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cūn.
mỹ 美 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of měi.
myeong 明, 명 Korean
Korean reading of míng.
myslĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "thought, idea".
na 1 菜 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cài.
na 2 奈, な Japanese
Japanese goon reading of nài. It is usually used simply as a phonetic character in Japanese names, since it is the basis of the hiragana character な (na).
na 3 那 Japanese
Japanese on reading of nà.
nà 1 娜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
nà 2 那 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "that, that one".
nabe 辺, 邊 Japanese
Means "area, place, vicinity", a Japanese nanori reading of biān.
naga 1 永 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yǒng.
naga 2 長 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cháng.
nài 奈 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "why, how, what, endure".
nǎi 乃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to be, then, really, indeed".
naka 中 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhōng.
nam 南, 남 Korean, Vietnamese
Korean reading and Vietnamese form of nán.
nán 1 男 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "male, man, son".
nán 2 南 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "south".
nán 3 楠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camphor tree".
nana 七 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qī.
nand Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave".
nanþa 𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "boldness, daring".
nanþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "daring, brave".
náo 挠, 撓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scratch, bother".
nao 直 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhí.
naru 徳, 德 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of dé.
natsu 夏 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xià.
naudiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "need, necessity".
ne 音 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yīn.
nèi 内, 內 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inside".
ngải 艾 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of ài.
ngô 吳 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of wú.
ngọc 玉 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yù.
nguyên 元 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuán.
nguyễn 阮 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of ruǎn.
nguyệt 月 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuè.
nhung 絨 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of róng.
niǎo 鸟, 鳥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bird".
nichi 日 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of rì.
níng 宁, 寧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
nishi 西 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xī.
no 1 の Japanese
Japanese possessive marker.
no 2 野 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yě.
no 3 乃, の Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nǎi. It is sometimes used as a kanji representation of the possessive particle no, since it is the basis of the hiragana character の.
no 4 之 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhī. It was formerly used as the kanji representation of the possessive particle no.
noboru 登 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dēng.
nobu 1 信 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of xìn.
nobu 2 延 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yán.
nobu 3 伸 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of shēn.
noburu 伸 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of shēn.
non 音 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yīn.
nord Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "north".
nori 1 法 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fǎ.
nori 2 典 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of diǎn.
nori 3 儀 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yí.
nori 4 憲 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiàn.
nori 5 紀 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jì.
not Old High German
Old High German word meaning "need, necessity".
noð Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "boldness, daring".
nǚ 女 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "woman, female".
nuǎn 暖 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "warm, genial".
numa 沼 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "swamp, marsh", a kun reading of zhǎo.
nurþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "north".
nushi 主 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhǔ.
o 1 男 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nán.
o 2 夫 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of fū.
o 3 雄 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xióng.
o 4 緒 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xù.
o 5 桜, 櫻 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yīng.
o 6 大 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of dà.
o 7 央 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yāng.
o 8 小 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiǎo.
o 9 吳, 오 Korean
Korean reading of wú.
ō 大 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dà.
oddr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "point (of a sword)".
oka 岡 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gāng.
oku 奥, 奧 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "inside, interior", a kun reading of ào.
on 2 音 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yīn.
ori 織 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhī.
ǫrn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "eagle".
ort Old High German
Old High German word meaning "point".
os Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "god".
osamu 修 Japanese
Means "discipline, study", a Japanese nanori reading of xiū.
ot Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wealth, fortune".
ōþalą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fatherland, heritage".
oþil Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "fatherland, heritage".
pa प Sanskrit
Sanskrit affix meaning "protecting, guarding".
pán 盘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tray, pan".
pān 潘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed". It also refers to a river that flows into the Han River.
pe 北 Japanese
Japanese on reading of běi.
péi 裴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long (clothing)".
pei 平 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of píng.
péng 1 朋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend".
péng 2 彭 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.
per Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic prefix meaning "over, again, very".
phạm 范 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of fàn.
phan 潘 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of pān.
phúc 福 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of fú.
phương 方 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of fāng.
phượng 鳳 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of fèng.
píng 平 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "level, even, peaceful".
pĭrvŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "first".
pǔ 1 朴, 樸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plain, unadorned, simple".
pǔ 2 浦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "riverbank, shore".
pŭlkŭ пълкъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "people, host, army".
qí 1 崎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rough, jagged, rugged".
qí 2 岐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, majestic".
qǐ 1 起 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rise, stand up, begin".
qǐ 2 启, 啟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "open, begin".
qī 七 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "seven".
qián 前 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "front, forward".
qiǎn 浅, 淺 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shallow".
qiān 1 千 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thousand".
qiān 2 茜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rubia plant, madder plant".
qiān 3 谦, 謙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "humble, modest".
qiáng 强, 強 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".
qiáo 桥, 橋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bridge".
qiǎo 巧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "skillful".
qín 1 琴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "zither, lute".
qín 2 芹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "celery".
qíng 晴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear weather".
qìng 庆, 慶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration".
qīng 1 青 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "blue, green, young".
qīng 2 清 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure, clean".
qióng 瓊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red jade".
qiū 1 秋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "autumn".
qiū 2 丘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hill, mound".
qiū 3 萩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wormwood, bush clover".
quán 1 权, 權 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, right, authority".
quán 2 泉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring, fountain".
quân 軍 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of jūn.
quang 光 Vietnamese
Means "bright, clear", derived from guāng.
què 雀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sparrow".
quý 貴 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of guì.
quyên 娟 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of juān.
quyền 權 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of quán.
quỳnh 瓊 Vietnamese
Means "deep red", a Vietnamese form of qióng.
ra 1 र Sanskrit
Sanskrit affix meaning "acquiring, possessing".
ra 2 良 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of liáng.
rad 2 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "counsel, advice".
radŭ радъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "happy, willing".
ræd Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "counsel, advice".
ragin 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "law, decree, assessment, responsibility".
raginą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice, decision".
rai 雷 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of léi.
ran 蘭 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lán.
rana 1 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic element possibly meaning "wedge".
randi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
randiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
ráng 让, 讓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede".
rant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
rat Old High German
Old High German word meaning "counsel, advice".
ráð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "counsel, advice".
red Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "counsel, advice".
rēdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice".
regin Old Norse, Old High German (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Norse, Old High German and Frankish word meaning "advice, counsel, decision". In Old Norse it acquired the meaning "power of the gods".
rei 1 鈴 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of líng.
rei 2 麗 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lì.
rei 3 玲 Japanese
Japanese on reading of líng.
rei 4 怜 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "wise", an on reading of lǐng.
rei 5 礼, 禮 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lǐ.
reiks 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "ruler, king".
rén 1 人 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, person, mankind, people".
rén 2 仁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "compassionate".
rén 3 任 Chinese
Chinese character of uncertain meaning. Though written with the same character as rèn, it is pronounced differently.
rèn 任 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "burden, responsibility, duty".
rěn 忍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to endure, to bear, to suffer".
ren 1 恋, 戀 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of liàn.
ren 2 蓮 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of lián.
ri 2 梨 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of lí.
ri 3 里 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of lǐ.
ri 4 理 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lǐ.
ri 5 李, 리 Korean
North Korean reading of lǐ.
ri 6 莉 Japanese
Japanese on reading of lì.
ri 7 荷 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of hè.
ri 8 利 Japanese
Japanese on reading of lì.
rì 日 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sun, day".
ric Anglo-Saxon
Old English affix meaning "ruler, king".
rice Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "power, rule, realm" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).
rīdaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ride".
rih Old High German
Old High German affix meaning "ruler, king".
rihhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).
rik Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish affix meaning "ruler, king".
ríkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler, king" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkijaz, a derivative of rīks).
rīks Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ruler, king" (of Celtic origin).
riku 陸 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lù.
rin 凛 Japanese
Means "dignified, severe, cold", from a Japanese on reading of lǐn.
ríða Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to ride".
rō 郎 Japanese
Means "son", from a Japanese kan'on reading of láng.
roku 六 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liù.
rǫnd Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
róng 1 荣, 榮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".
róng 2 融 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fuse, harmonize".
róng 3 容 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "appearance, form".
róng 4 绒, 絨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silk, cotton, velvet, fabric".
rú 1 儒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scholar".
rú 2 如 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "like, as, if".
ruǎn 阮 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.
rudą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "cleared land".
ruì 瑞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
rún Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "secret lore, rune".
rùn 润, 潤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "soft, sleek".
run Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "secret lore, rune".
runa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "secret lore, rune".
rūnō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "secret lore, rune".
ryō 1 良 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáng.
ryō 2 亮 Japanese
Means "clear", from a Japanese kan'on reading of liàng.
ryō 3 涼 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáng.
ryō 4 遼 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáo.
ryō 5 諒 Japanese
Means "reality", from a Japanese on reading of liàng.
ryū 1 隆 Japanese
Means "noble, prosperous", from a Japanese kan'on reading of lóng.