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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 ]
7. Yamamoto. This means "one who lives at the foot of the mountains." 8. Nakamura. Means "person from middle village." 9. Kobayashi. Means "small forest."
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,998 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The ability for Japanese families to track their lineage over successive generations plays a far more important role than simply having the same name as another family, as many commoners did not use a family name prior to the Meiji Restoration, and many simply adopted (名字, myōji) the name of the lord of their village, or the name of their ...
List of common Japanese surnames; List of Korean surnames; See also. East Asian name (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 1 May 2024, at 05:54 (UTC). Text ...
Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...
It was the first time that a Japanese emperor publicly referred to Korean blood in the imperial line. [5] According to the Shoku Nihongi , Niigasa (720–790) is a descendant of Prince Junda , son of Muryeong, who died in Japan in 513 ( Nihon Shoki Chapter 17).
Ono (小野) and Ōno/Oono/Ohno (大野) are Japanese surnames.Ono means "small field" and Ōno means "large field". Both are used as Japanese surnames. Everyone in the list below (of people with these surnames) was born in Japan, unless otherwise noted.