Free Japanese name reading: strokes and the five grids
A free Japanese name reading based on character strokes. Enter family and given names separately, inspect the five-grid calculation, and explore ways to use its themes this year and next.
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We use KanjiVG stroke counts for the entered Japanese characters, five name grids and an 81-number reference. No old-form conversion or transliteration is assumed. A one-character family or given name gets a virtual stroke of one where required; the total grid excludes virtual strokes. Missing name parts stay missing.
Worked example: 山田 太郎
山3 + 田5 / 太4 + 郎9
| 天格 / Ten-kaku | 3 + 5 = 8 |
|---|---|
| 人格 / Jin-kaku | 5 + 4 = 9 |
| 地格 / Chi-kaku | 4 + 9 = 13 |
| 外格 / Gai-kaku | 8 + 13 − 9 = 12 |
| 総格 / So-kaku | 3 + 5 + 4 + 9 = 21 |
The original Japanese reference labels are preserved below so the source calculations can be checked. Your interpretation above is written in the selected language.
Before you begin
In the example 山田 太郎, the strokes are 山3, 田5, 太4 and 郎9. The table shows the resulting grids; the total grid excludes supplemental strokes. A one-character family or given name changes the supplemental-one rule, so the grids are not five identical sums. Traditional labels do not determine your worth or future, and we do not recommend changing your name.
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FAQ
Can I use a nickname only?
Yes, if its kanji, hiragana or katakana is supported by our stroke data. With only a given name, we read the given-name grid, without inventing family-name grids. Latin letters are not transliterated into a different method.
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