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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 ...
On documents or forms requiring a first and last name, 山田 太郎 Yamada Tarō and 山田 花子 Yamada Hanako are very commonly used example names for men and women respectively, [32] comparable to John and Jane Smith in English. Both are generic but possible names in Japanese.
Honorific Approximate English equivalent Used for San (さん) : Mr. / Ms. Workers in a company will often address and refer to their superiors using -san. Relative strangers will address each other using -san.
A group of Japanese soldiers during World War II shouting "banzai!" near Beijing Banzai at dissolution of the House of Representatives (1953) The Chinese term was introduced to Japan as banzai (Kana: ばんざい ; Kanji: 万歳 ) as early as the 8th century, and was used to express respect for the Emperor in much the same manner as the Chinese ...
Yuri Ebihara (友里, born 1979), Japanese model and actress; Yuri Ichii (由理, born 1972), Japanese singer and rapper; Yuri Kanō (由理, born 1978), Japanese long-distance runner; Yuri Kasahara (由里), Japanese opera singer; Yuri Kochiyama (百合, 1921–2014), Japanese-American activist; Yuri Komura (born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
The Japanese given name Hiro (ひろ, ヒロ) has multiple meanings, dependent on the characters used. The kanji 裕 means "abundant". 寛 means "generous, tolerant" and 浩 means "prosperous". [4] It is a unisex name in Japanese, but predominantly used by males. The Polynesian masculine given name Hiro originates from Tahitian and Polynesian ...
Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifolia) and is associated with red [3] (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red. [4] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name , ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan, [ 5 ] as well as a surname .
ギョーザ or 餃子 gyōza, Japanese name for Chinese dumplings, jiaozi (jiǎozi); may also be called pot stickers in English if they are fried hibachi 火鉢, a small, portable charcoal grill; used in North America to refer to a teppan or a small shichirin-like aluminium or cast iron grill hijiki