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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]
Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, born 1958), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan; Yoshio Makino (牧野 義雄, 1869–1956), Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London; Yoshio Masui (増井 禎夫, born 1931), Japanese cell biologist; Yoshio Mikami (三上 義夫, 1875–1950), Japanese mathematician and wasan ...
Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...
Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common Japanese surname. [2] A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield"). Notable people with the surname
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Japanese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Japanese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Yayoi Kusama (彌生 or 弥生, born 1929), Japanese artist; Yayoi Matsumoto (弥生, born 1990), Japanese swimmer; Yayoi Nagaoka (長岡 弥生, born 1974), Japanese speed skater; Yayoi Watanabe (やよい, born 1952), Japanese actress; Yayoi Yoshioka (彌生, 1871–1959), Japanese physician and women's rights activist
Yoda (/ ˈ j oʊ d ə / ⓘ) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force.He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, in which he is voiced and puppeteered by Frank Oz, who reprised the role in Return of the Jedi (1983), the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, and the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
Many generalizations about Japanese pronunciation have exceptions if recent loanwords are taken into account. For example, the consonant [p] generally does not occur at the start of native (Yamato) or Chinese-derived (Sino-Japanese) words, but it occurs freely in this position in mimetic and foreign words. [2]