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A ministerial decree of 1946 limited the number of "official" kanji to the 1850 Tōyō Kanji . Only kanji on this list were acceptable as registered names, despite the fact that it excluded many kanji frequently used in names up to that point. However, on May 25 , 1951 , the cabinet extended the set of characters usable as names by specifying the first 90 jinmeiyō kanji. Over the years, the Minister of Justice has increased the number of name kanji, and has a plan for further addition in response to requests from parents. As of September 27 , 2004 , there were 983 kanji authorized for the names of people. In Japan , name kanji are taught at the junior-high level, and mastery of the name kanji are required to achieve Level 2 of the Kanji Kentei Japanese proficiency test. Before September 27 , 2004 , there were 2232 government-designated jinmeiyō kanji used in personal and geographical names, with plans to increase this list by 578 kanji in the near future. This was the largest increase since World War II . The plan had not been without controversy, however. For example, the Chinese characters for " Cancer ", " Hemorrhoid s", " Corpse " and "excrement", as well as parts of compound words (words created from two or more Chinese characters) meaning "curse", " Prostitute ", and " Rape ", are among the proposed additions to the list. This is because no measures were taken to determine the appropriateness of the kanji proposed, with the committee deciding that parents could make such decisions themselves. However, the government will seek input from the public before approving the list. (There is also some speculation that the "odd" kanji being added to the names list are being done so in an attempt to make a de-facto expansion of the Jōyō Kanji List, rather than with the serious idea that anyone will use them in names. The idea of reducing the number of kanji in use has been a politically contentious issue, with many conservatives believing that kanji are culturally Japanese and that people should use them frequently.) LIST OF THE JINMEIYō KANJI (人名用漢字別表) Separated by year of introduction. May 25 1951 Publication of first 90 characters of jinmeiyō; kanji. 丑 丞 乃 之 也 亘 亥 亦 亨 亮 伊 匡 卯 只 吾 呂 哉 嘉 圭 奈 宏 寅 巌 巳 庄 弘 弥 彦 悌 敦 昌 晃 晋 智暢 朋 桂 桐 楠 橘 欣 欽 毅 浩 淳 熊 爾 猪 玲 琢 瑞 睦 磯 祐 禄 禎 稔 穣 綾 惣 聡 肇 胤 艶 蔦 藤 蘭 虎 蝶 輔辰 郁 酉 錦 鎌 靖 須 馨 駒 鯉 鯛 鶴 鹿 麿 亀 Seven of them were transferred in the Jōyō Kanji : 仙 尚 杉 甚 磨 斉 龍 (the last became 竜) July 30 1976 Addition of 28 Kanji for a total of 120 characters. 佑 允 冴 喬 怜 旭 杏 梓 梢 梨 沙 渚 瑠 瞳 紗 紘 絢 翠 耶 芙 茜 藍 那 阿 隼 鮎 葵 One was transferred in the Jōyō Kanji : 悠 October 1 1981 Introduction of the Jōyō Kanji , subtraction of 8 Kanji (since added in the Jōyō Kanji ) and addition of 54 Kanji for a total of 166 characters. 伍 伶 侑 尭 孟 峻 嵩 嶺 巴 彬 惇 惟 慧 斐 旦 昂 李 栗 楓 槙 汐 洵 洸 渥 瑛 瑶 璃 甫 皓 眸 矩 碧 笹 緋 翔 脩 苑 茉 莉 萌 萩 蓉 蕗 虹 諒 赳 迪 遥 遼 霞 頌 駿 鳩 鷹 March 1 1990 Addition of 118 Kanji for a total of 284 characters. 伎 伽 侃 倖 倭 偲 冶 凌 凜 凪 捺 於 旺 昴 晏 晟 晨 暉 曙 朔 凱 勁 叡 叶 唄 啄 奎 媛 嬉 宥 崚 嵐 嵯 巽彗 彪 恕 憧 拳 捷 杜 柊 柚 柾 栞 梧 椋 椎 椰 椿 楊 榛 槻 樺 檀 毬 汀 汰 洲 湧 滉 漱 澪 熙 燎 燦 燿 爽 玖 琳瑚 瑳 皐 眉 瞭 碩 秦 稀 稜 竣 笙 紬 絃 綜 綸 綺 耀 胡 舜 芹 茄 茅 莞 菖 菫 蒔 蒼 蓮 蕉 衿 袈 裟 詢 誼 諄 邑醇 采 雛 鞠 颯 魁 鳳 鴻 鵬 麟 黎 黛 December 3 1997 Addition of 1 Kanji for a total of 285 characters. 琉 February 23 2004 Addition of 1 Kanji for a total of 286 characters. 曽 June 7 2004 Addition of 1 Kanji for a total of 287 characters, 獅 July 12 2004 Addition of 3 Kanji for a total of 290 characters. 毘 瀧 駕 June 11 2004 No addition to the jinmeiyō kanji was made on this date, but a plan was put forward that proposed 578 additions. It was proposed to the council on jinmeiyō kanji of the legislative council of the Ministry of Justice. The list included certain characters that were in strong demand by parents to use in their children's names, such as 苺 (''Ichigo'': "strawberry"), 遥 (''Haruka'', "distant"), 煌 (''Akira'', "scintillating"), 牙 (''Kiba'', "fang"). Many others were included not for their potential use in a name (as was noted) but rather for their frequency of use and the ease of reading and writing them: 糞 (''Kuso'', "excrement"), 呪 (''Noroi'', "curse"), 屍 (''Shikabane'', "corpse"), 癌 (''Gan'', "cancer"). At this same council, it was decided to offer the chance until July 9 , 2004 to propose characters to be included or excluded from the final report on the website of the Ministry of Justice. July 23 2004 No addition was made. After sharp protests, the council decided to withdraw nine characters of the 489 which had received requests for withdrawal. Those nine characters were: 糞 (see above), 呪 (see above), 屍 (see above), 癌 (see above), 姦 ( ''kashimashii'' "rape, seduction"), 淫 (''midara'', "obscene"), 怨 (''urami'', "resentment"), 痔 (''shimogasa'' "haemarroids"), 妾 (''sobame'', "concubine"). The 480 other characters still remain under consideration for withdrawal. One additional character was included, namely 掬 (''kiku'', "to draw up water with one's hands"). September 27 2004 488 characters and 205 variant forms were added, bringing the total number of the jinmeiyō kanji to 983. LIST OF THE TRADITIONAL KANJI TOLERATED IN NAMES List of characters tolerated in names. The majority are versions that are not simplified (thus antiquated) from those which are officially authorized. Kanji coming from the jōyō kanji 亞（亜） 惡（悪） 爲（為） 逸（逸） 衞（衛） 谒（謁） 緣（縁） 應（応） 櫻（桜） 奧（奥） 橫（横） 溫（温） 價（価） 祸（禍）祉（悔） 海（海） 壞（壊） 懷（懐） 樂（楽） 渴（渇） 卷（巻） 陷（陥） 寬（寛） 漢（漢） 氣（気） 祈（祈） 器（器） 僞（偽）戲（戯） 虛（虚） 峽（峡） 狹（狭） 響（響） 曉（暁） 勤（勤） 謹（謹） 勳（勲） 薰（薫） 惠（恵） 揭（掲） 鷄（鶏） 藝（芸）擊（撃） 縣（県） 儉（倹） 劍（剣） 險（険） 圈（圏） 檢（検） 顯（顕） 驗（験） 嚴（厳） 廣（広） 恆（恒） 黃（黄） 國（国）黑（黒） 穀（穀） 碎（砕） 雜（雑） 祉（祉） 視（視） 兒（児） 濕（湿） 社（社） 者（者） 煮（煮） 壽（寿） 收（収） 臭（臭）從（従） 澁（渋） 獸（獣） 縱（縦） 祝（祝） 暑（暑） 署（署） 緖（緒） 諸（諸） 敍（叙） 將（将） 祥（祥） 涉（渉） 燒（焼）獎（奨） 條（条） 狀（状） 乘（乗） 淨（浄） 剩（剰） 疊（畳） 孃（嬢） 讓（譲） 釀（醸） 神（神） 眞（真） 寢（寝） 愼（慎）盡（尽） 粹（粋） 醉（酔） 穗（穂） 瀨（瀬） 齊（斉） 靜（静） 攝（摂） 節（節） 專（専） 戰（戦） 纖（繊） 禪（禅） 祖（祖）壯（壮） 爭（争） 莊（荘） 搜（捜） 巢（巣） 裝（装） 僧（僧） 層（層） 騷（騒） 增（増） 憎（憎） 藏（蔵） 贈（贈） 臟（臓）卽（即） 帶（帯） 滯（滞） 單（単） 嘆（嘆） 團（団） 彈（弾） 晝（昼） 鑄（鋳） 節（著） 廳（庁） 徵（徴） 聽（聴） 懲（懲）鎭（鎮） 轉（転） 傳（伝） 都（都） 燈（灯） 盜（盗） 稻（稲） 德（徳） 突（突） 難（難） 拜（拝） 賣（売） 梅（梅） 髮（髪）拔（抜） 繁（繁） 晚（晩） 卑（卑） 祕（秘） 碑（碑） 賓（賓） 敏（敏） 侮（侮） 福（福） 拂（払） 佛（仏） 勉（勉） 步（歩）墨（墨） 飜（翻） 每（毎） 默（黙） 藥（薬） 與（与） 搖（揺） 樣（様） 謠（謡） 來（来） 賴（頼） 覽（覧） 欄（欄） 龍（竜）虜（虜） 綠（緑） 淚（涙） 壘（塁） 類（類） 曆（暦） 歷（歴） 練（練） 鍊（錬） 郞（郎） 朗（朗） 廊（廊） 錄（録） Kanji coming from the jinmeiyō kanji 亙（亘） 巖（巌） 彌（弥） 渚（渚） 猪（猪） 琢（琢） 祐（祐） 祿（禄） 禎（禎） 穰（穣） COMPLETE LIST OF THE 778 JINMEIYō KANJI (AND THEIR VARIANT FORMS) 丑丞串乃之乎也云亘‐亙些亦亥亨亮仔伊伎伍伽佃佑伶侃侑俄俠俣俐侶倭俺俱倦倖偲僅傭儲允兎兜其冥冴冶凄凌凜‐凛凧凪凰凱函刹劉劫勁勃勾匂勿匡廿卜卯卿厨厩叉叡叢叶只吾吞吻呂哉哨啄唄哩喬喧喰喋嘩嘉嘗噌噂圃圭坐尭‐堯坦埼埴堆堰堺堵塙塞塡壕壬夷奄奈奎套妖娃姪姥娩媛嬉孟宏宋宛宕宥寅寓寵尖尤屑岡峨峻崖崚嵐嵯嵩嶺巌‐巖已巳巴巷巽巾帖幌幡庄庇庚庵廟廻弘弛弥‐彌彗彦彪彬徠忽怜恢恰恕悌惟惚悉惇惹惺惣慧憧憐戊或戚戟戴托按拶拭挨拳捉挺挽掬捲捷捺捻捧掠揃摑摺撒撰撞播撫擢孜敦斑斐斡斧斯於旦旭旺昂昊昏昌昧昴晏晃‐晄晒晋晟晦晨智暉暢曖曙曝曳曽‐曾朋朔杏杖杜李杭杵枕杷枇柑柴柵柿柘柊栃柏柾柚桧‐檜栞桔桂桁栖桐栗梧梗梓梢梛梯桶梶椛梨梁椅棲椎椋椀楯楚楕椿楠楓椰楢楊榎樺榊榛槙‐槇槍槌樫槻樟樋橘樽橙檎檀櫂櫛櫓欣欽歎此殆毅毘毬汀汝汐汎汲沙汰沌沓沫洸洲洵洛浩浬淵淳渚 ‐渚淀淋渥湘湊湛湧溢滉溜漱漕漣澪濡瀕灘灸灼烏焰焚煌煎煤煉熙熊燕燎燦燭燿爪爽爾牒牙牟牡牽犀狼猪‐猪獅玖玩珂珈珊珀玲琢‐琢琉瑛琥琶琵琳瑚瑞瑶瑳瑠璃瓜瓢瓦甥甫畏畠畢畿疋疏瘦皐皓眉眸睦瞳瞥瞭矩砦砥砧硯碓碗碩碧磐磯祇祢‐禰祐‐祐禄‐祿禎‐禎禱禽禾秦秤稀稔稟稜稽穣‐穰穿窄窟窪窺竣竪竺竿笈笹笙笠筈筑箕箔箸篇篠簞簾籾粥粟糊紘紗紐絃紬絆絢綺綜綴緋綾綸縞徽繫繡纂纏羚羨翔翠耀而耶耽聡肇肋肘肴胤胡脇脩腔腎膏膳臆臥臼舜舷舵艶芥芹芯芭芙芦苑茄苔苺茅茉茨茸茜莞荻莫莉菅菫菖萄菩萌‐萠萊菱葦葛葵萱葺萩董葡蓋蓑蒔蒐蒼蒲蒙蓉蓮蔭蔣蔦蓬蔓蕎蕨蕉蕃蕪蔽薙蕾蕗藁薩藤藍蘇蘭虎虹蜂蜜蝦蝶螺蟬蟹蠟衿袖袈袴裡裾裟裳襖訊訣註詣詢詮詫誼諏諄誰諒謂諺諦謎讃豹貌貰貼賑赳跨蹄蹟蹴輔輯輿轟辰辻迂迄辿迪迦這逞逗逢遥‐遙遁遡遜遼邑那祁郁鄭酉酎醇醐醒醍醬采釉釘釜釧鋒鋸錦錐錆錫鍋鍵鍬鎧鎌閃閏閤闇阜阪阿陀隈隙隼雀雁雛雫霞靖鞄鞍鞘鞠鞭韓頁頃須頌頓頗頰顚颯餅饗馨馴馳駕駒駿驍魁魯鮎鯉鯛鰯鱒鱗鳩鳶鳳鴨鴻鵜鵬鶴鷗鷲鷺鷹鹿麒麓麟麿黎黛鼎亀 SEE ALSO |
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