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For example, if ビルゲイツ ("BillGates") is written instead of ビル・ゲイツ ("Bill Gates"), a Japanese speaker unfamiliar with the name might have difficulty working out where the boundary between the given name and surname lies. Also used in some dictionaries to separate furigana and okurigana when noting kanji readings.
Male names occasionally end with the syllable -ko as in Mako, but very rarely using the kanji 子 (most often, if a male name ends in -ko, it ends in -hiko, using the kanji 彦 meaning "boy"). Common male name endings are -shi and -o; names ending with -shi are often adjectives, e.g., Atsushi, which might mean, for example, "(to be) faithful."
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,428 total.
For soon-to-be parents, choosing a Japanese boy name for your new arrival can be the perfect opportunity to honor your culture and help your son connect to it. 130 Japanese baby names for boys ...
Soon-to-be parents looking for unique and meaningful baby names should look to Japan for inspiration. ... 200 Japanese baby names for boys and girls. Esther Sun. May 21, 2024 at 5:02 PM.
Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean (with Wiktionary links): 圭 , "square jewel" 恵 , "blessing" 慧 , "wise" 慶 , "jubilation" 敬 , "respect" 佳 , "excellent" 桂 , "Japanese Judas-tree" 啓 , "disclose" 硅 , "silicon" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
The jōyō kanji list was introduced, which included seven of the original 92 jinmeiyō kanji from 1951 (mentioned above), plus one of the 28 new jinmeiyō kanji from 1976 (also mentioned above); those eight were thus removed from the jinmeiyō kanji list. 54 other characters were added for a total of 166 name characters.
Yuki (ゆき, ユキ) and Yūki/Yuuki (ゆうき, ユーキ) are separate Japanese given names used for females or males, though they can be romanized the same way when vowel length is not transliterated. Possible spellings of Yuki include 雪, 幸, 由紀, 由貴, 由岐, 由樹, 友紀, 夕希 and 有希.