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Japanese names are usually written in kanji, although some names use hiragana or even katakana, or a mixture of kanji and kana. While most "traditional" names use kun'yomi (native Japanese) kanji readings, a large number of given names and surnames use on'yomi (Japanese sound, often Chinese-based) kanji readings as well.
The jōyō kanji list was introduced, which included seven of the original 92 jinmeiyō kanji from 1951 (mentioned above), plus one of the 28 new jinmeiyō kanji from 1976 (also mentioned above); those eight were thus removed from the jinmeiyō kanji list. 54 other characters were added for a total of 166 name characters.
To alleviate any confusion on how to pronounce the names of other Japanese people, most official Japanese documents require Japanese to write their names in both kana and kanji. [32] Chinese place names and Chinese personal names appearing in Japanese texts, if spelled in kanji, are almost invariably read with on'yomi. Especially for older and ...
Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign words.
The "Grade" column specifies the grade in which the kanji is taught in Elementary schools in Japan. Grade "S" means that it is taught in secondary school. The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi in katakana, then kun'yomi in hiragana), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table.
The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.
Haruna Lee, Japanese Taiwanese American theatre maker and writer; Haruna Matsumoto (松本 遥奈, born 1993), Japanese snowboarder; Haruna Miyake (三宅 榛名, born 1942), Japanese pianist and composer; Haruna Ogata (尾形 春水, born 1999), Japanese idol and singer; Haruna Okuno (奥野 春菜, born 1999), Japanese sport wrestler
Akira Arimura (有村 章, 1923–2007), Japanese endocrinologist, biochemist, physiologist, and professor; Akira Asada (浅田 彰, born 1957), Japanese art critic and curator; Akira Asahara (浅原 晃), Japanese Magic: The Gathering player; Akira Back (born 1974), Korean-American chef; Akira Chen (born 1969), Taiwanese actor and film director