With thousands to learn, kanji can intimidate a newcomer to the Japanese language. ... Many can be pronounced in different ways, but only the most common pronunciation appears in the chart.

The second most popular kanji for boys' names were 大 (big) and 翔 (soar) to make the name 大翔, read as Hiroto or Haruto. And coming in third place was the kanji for sun and the kanji for facing combined ...