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  2. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    In some names, Japanese characters phonetically "spell" a name and have no intended meaning behind them. Many Japanese personal names use puns. [16] Although usually written in kanji, Japanese names have distinct differences from Chinese names through the selection of characters in a name and the pronunciation of them. A Japanese person can ...

  3. Nao (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: many different meanings depending on the kanji used: Other names; Related names: Naoko Naomi: Nao (なお, ...

  4. Japanese abbreviated and contracted words - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes names of this type preserve older place names. For instance, the character 武 is taken from the word 武蔵 ( Musashi ), which was once the name of the Japanese province in which the city of Tokyo was located, can still be seen in the company names 東武 ( Tobu or "East Musashi"), 西武 ( Seibu or "West Musashi"), and in the ...

  5. Help:Japanese - Wikipedia

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    In addition to native words and placenames, kanji are used to write Japanese family names and most Japanese given names. Centuries ago, hiragana and katakana, the two kana syllabaries, derived their shapes from particular kanji pronounced in the same way. However, unlike kanji, kana have no meaning, and are used only to represent sounds.

  6. Japanese wordplay - Wikipedia

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    Japanese wordplay relies on the nuances of the Japanese language and Japanese script for humorous effect, functioning somewhat like a cross between a pun and a spoonerism. Double entendres have a rich history in Japanese entertainment (such as in kakekotoba ) [ 1 ] due to the language's large number of homographs (different meanings for a given ...

  7. Naoko - Wikipedia

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    Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: many different meanings depending on the kanji used. Other names; Related names: Nao Naomi: Naoko (なおこ, ...

  8. Kenji (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Kenji Tsukagoshi (賢爾, 1900–1943), Japanese aviator and explorer; Kenji Tsumura (健志, born 1986), professional Magic: The Gathering player; Kenji Tsuruta (謙二, born 1961), Japanese manga artist and illustrator; Kenji Ueda (born 1965), Japanese musician better known as Kenzi; Kenji Utsumi (賢二, 1937–2013), Japanese actor

  9. Kyoko - Wikipedia

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    Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: The name has several meanings, depending on the kanji used, but its typical meaning is "Girl of Kyoto". (Kyoto is a city in Japan.) Region of origin: Japan: Other names; Related names: Kiyoko [1]