Kanji Dictionary for Names: Search Strokes, Readings & Meanings

Look up the stroke count, element, and meaning of kanji used in Japanese names, without typing your own name. Each character has its own page, and the meaning of every stroke number from 1 to 81 is listed below.

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What the numbers 1 to 81 mean

What each number from 1 to 81 means (the number meanings used in name numerology; tap to open the full table)

In name numerology, the stroke total of each grid (Heaven, Personality, Earth, Outer, Total) is read with this table. A single kanji does not decide fortune on its own.

Meaning of stroke numbers 1 to 81
Strokes	Luck	Meaning
1	Great luck	A number of beginnings — creativity and leadership springing from nothing.
2	Challenging	A number of instability, where things split apart and refuse to come together.
3	Good	A number of growth, brimming with the energy of advancement.
4	Challenging	A number of hardship, where the foundation crumbles easily and effort rarely pays off.
5	Good	A number of harmony, balancing yin and yang into a settled, contented whole.
6	Good	A number of accumulated virtue, quietly supported by everyone around.
7	Good	A number of independence, strong-willed enough to carve its own path.
8	Great luck	A number that, like its widening shape, rewards patience with great success.
9	Challenging	A number rich in talent but prone to stirring up turmoil.
10	Challenging	A number of stagnation, where what once was full empties out again.
11	Good	A number of quiet recovery — modest, but steadily earning trust.
12	Challenging	A number where resolve wavers and things tend to collapse midway.
13	Great luck	A number blessed with wit and drive, rising to prominence early in life.
14	Challenging	A number thin on family ties, prone to a sense of isolation.
15	Great luck	A number of the highest order — a well-rounded character commanding deep respect.
16	Good	A number that gathers goodwill through hardship, building toward real success.
17	Good	A number of strong will, pushing through difficulty to advance.
18	Good	A number of powerful growth, though its stubbornness needs watching.
19	Challenging	A number of real talent shadowed by a tendency toward illness or setbacks.
20	Challenging	A number prone to collapse, carrying a whiff of ruin.
21	Good	A number of proud independence, with a strong leader's fortune.
22	Challenging	A number that loses momentum easily, like autumn flowers caught by frost.
23	Good	A number of rising fortune, vigorous as the morning sun.
24	Good	A number where patiently saved wealth finally blossoms.
25	Good	A number gifted with wit, though its quirks take some getting used to.
26	Challenging	A number of dramatic ups and downs, rich in turbulence.
27	Challenging	A number prone to being cut short partway through.
28	Challenging	A number likely to bring painful partings from important bonds.
29	Good	A number pairing intellect with drive — success within easy reach.
30	Mixed	A number balanced on a knife's edge between fortune and misfortune.
31	Good	A number of leadership, guiding others with real authority.
32	Good	A number prone to unexpected favor and good luck.
33	Good	A number of tremendous momentum, rising like it's headed for the sky.
34	Challenging	A number where what's been built can suddenly collapse.
35	Good	A number of gentle temperament, letting things proceed peacefully.
36	Challenging	A number rich in turbulence, where a strong sense of chivalry can backfire.
37	Good	A number of strong independence, building real authority.
38	Good	A number that blossoms slowly in the arts or a craft.
39	Good	A number that earns real success and wealth after real hardship.
40	Mixed	A number of wit shadowed by sharp ups and downs, tinged with impermanence.
41	Good	A number of dignity and reputation, reaching great accomplishment.
42	Mixed	A number of many talents, at risk of spreading itself too thin.
43	Challenging	A number that looks fine outwardly but hides inner waste and hardship.
44	Challenging	A number clouded by uncertainty, dark and unstable.
45	Good	A number that carries a great ambition smoothly to completion.
46	Challenging	A number with a weak foundation, where effort struggles to continue.
47	Good	A number of steady growth, aided by the help of others.
48	Good	A number of respected virtue, suited to being relied on as a leader.
49	Challenging	A number where fortune and misfortune mix, and one decision can tip the balance.
50	Challenging	A number where early success is followed by ups and downs.
51	Challenging	A number of repeated rise and fall, advancing and retreating by turns.
52	Good	A number gifted with foresight, skilled at reading the tide of the times.
53	Mixed	A number that looks glamorous outside while carrying hardship within.
54	Challenging	A number where things rarely go as planned, prone to worry.
55	Mixed	A number of hidden effort — more work goes on beneath the surface than shows.
56	Challenging	A number that struggles to sustain momentum, where things rarely last.
57	Good	A number of hard-won success that finally blossoms late in life.
58	Good	A number that recovers in the end, however far it once fell.
59	Challenging	A number prone to bottled-up dissatisfaction and indecision.
60	Challenging	A number wrapped in an anxiety with no clear end in sight.
61	Good	A number likely to win both fame and real reward.
62	Challenging	A number prone to losing trust and drifting into isolation.
63	Good	A number of strong growth and prosperity, rich in fruit.
64	Challenging	A number thin on family bonds, prone to misfortune.
65	Good	A number of lasting stability and a harmonious home.
66	Challenging	A number prone to internal conflict, where everyone pulls a different way.
67	Good	A number of steady, self-made success.
68	Good	A number of careful judgment that earns real trust.
69	Challenging	A number where things stall and progress grinds to a halt.
70	Challenging	A number prone to a sense of loneliness and emptiness.
71	Mixed	A number that looks calm on the surface while feeling unsteady within.
72	Challenging	A number where fortune and misfortune are close to even, tilting slightly toward misfortune.
73	Mixed	A number where steady steps suited to one's means outperform grand ambition.
74	Challenging	A number where effort easily loses its direction.
75	Mixed	A number where cautious steadiness outperforms bold action.
76	Challenging	A number where what's been built can scatter and fall apart.
77	Mixed	A number that starts smoothly but tends to hit a wall later on.
78	Mixed	A number where fortune gradually settles down in later years.
79	Challenging	A number of much labor and little reward, hard to feel repaid.
80	Challenging	A number marking a turning point, where things wind down and settle.
81	Great luck	A number that, having come full circle, returns to one — the highest number of all.

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※ Name numerology is entertainment drawing on tradition. Stroke counting differs between schools, and the character notes here are our own explanations. Do not rely on them for important decisions.