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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]
Ancient clan names are still prominent today, if altered somewhat, due to those ties with ancestry and history. As you'll see, there are many variations of Japanese last names with similar meanings.
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 2,997 total.
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names.
origin and meaning of name Aichi: 愛知県: Aichi-ken (愛知県) means "love knowledge". In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry".
The Japanese reading of the characters in one of Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen's familiar names, Sun Zhongshan (孫中山), is also read as "Nakayama" in Japanese. Other notable people with the surname include: (Names are listed by field, alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.)
Minamoto (源, みなもと、ミナモト) is an ancient and noble Japanese family name [1] that is mostly known for its history as a powerful clan during the Heian period.. The name itself is not common today as most of the descendant families have taken other surnames, usually from their places of residence.
Ishikawa (written: 石川 lit. "stone river") is the 28th most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Akio Ishikawa (石川 陽生, born 1963), Japanese shogi player