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The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
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 ]
Kae; Kaede; Kagami; Kagome; Kagura; Kaguya; Kaho; Kahoko; Kahori; Kahoru; Kai; Kaito; Kaiyo; Kakashi; Kako; Kama; Kame; Kameko; Kameyo; Kami; Kana; Kanade; Kanae ...
Therefore, to those familiar with Japanese names, which name is the surname and which is the given name is usually apparent, no matter in which order the names are presented. It is thus unlikely that the two names will be confused, for example, when writing in English while using the family name-given name naming order.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
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 .
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 ...
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,427 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .