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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]
We have a list of the 75 most common Japanese surnames for you to read and learn! Related: If These 150 Popular Japanese Baby Names for Boys & Girls Aren't On Your Baby Naming List, They Should Be!
Bugō (武号, Japanese:) are nicknames used in the Japanese martial arts.The word is composed of the symbols 武 (bu, meaning "martial") and 号 (gō, meaning "name"). In English, the term is sometimes translated as "martial name" or "warrior name" [1] [2] with similar equivalents in other languages.
The proper term for Japanese warriors is bushi (武士, ), meaning 'warrior', [14] but also could be interchangeable with buke (武家), meaning 'military family', and later could refer to the whole class of professional warriors. [15]
Chester is a surname of English origin. Its Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician) equivalent is Castro. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Chester (1886–1943), English footballer; Art Chester (1899–1949), American air racer; Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963), American politician
This is a list of foreign-born people who became samurai in Japan. During the Edo period (1603–1868), some foreigners in Japan were granted privileges associated with samurai, including fiefs or stipends and the right to carry two swords.
Takeshi (タケシ), a character in the Pokémon media franchise, better known as Brock in English; Takeshi, a character in the television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Takeshi Goda (剛田 武), a character in the manga series Doraemon; Takeshi Honda (本田 武史), a character in the anime series Yuri on Ice, based on the actual ...
In the West, the onna-musha gained popularity when the historical documentary Samurai Warrior Queens aired on the Smithsonian Channel. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Several other channels reprised the documentary. The 56th NHK taiga drama , Naotora: The Lady Warlord , was the first NHK drama where the female protagonist is the head of a samurai clan. [ 43 ]