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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
Japanese-language surnames of Chinese origin (1 P) Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,996 total.
In older documents such surnames were written with the word syn 'son', for example, Ivánov syn 'John's son' or Il'yín syn 'Elijah's son'; the last word was later dropped. Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards .
2. Suzuki. Suzu means "bell" and ki means "tree" or "wood." 3. Takahashi. Means "tall, high bridge." Related: What's in a Name? These 100 French Last Names Will Transport You Straight to Paris! 4 ...
This is a list of Japanese given names (G), surnames (S), and place names (P), listed alphabetically by romanization. ... This page was last edited on 28 April 2020, ...
Katakana and hiragana spellings are characteristic of feminine names rather than masculine names, with katakana often used for women's names in the early 20th century due to being easier to read and write. [18] A single name-forming element, such as hiro ("expansiveness") can be written by more than one kanji (博, 弘, or 浩). Conversely, a ...
Japanese-language surnames (1 C, 2,988 P) Pages in category "Japanese names" ... This page was last edited on 4 December 2019, ...
This page was last edited on 19 August 2024, at 01:30 (UTC). ... Category: Japanese feminine given names. 8 languages ...