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The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. [ 3 ] This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company , [ 3 ] which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities.
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."
易巳, "divination, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)" The name can also be written in hiragana やすみ or katakana ヤスミ. Notable people with the given name Yasumi
Some surnames written with four or five kanji exist, such as Kadenokōji (勘解由小路), but these are rare. [9] One large category of family names can be categorized as -tō names. The kanji 藤, meaning wisteria, has the on'yomi tō (or, with rendaku, dō). Many Japanese people have surnames that include this kanji as the second character.
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 2,999 total.
Japanese: Meaning: Different meanings depending on the kanji used: Other names; ... 厚巳, "thick, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)" 敦美, "kindliness, beauty"
Tsunemi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 常見, "usual, see" 常巳, "usual, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)" ...
The Japanese name orochi derives from Old Japanese woröti with a regular o-from wo-shift, [5] but its etymology is enigmatic. Besides this ancient orochi reading, the kanji, 大蛇, are commonly pronounced daija, "big snake; large serpent".