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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]
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,417 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hirano clan – descended from Prince Toneri son of Emperor Tenmu, by the Kiyowara clan. Hisamatsu clan ( 久松氏) – cadet branch of Takatsuji family who descended from Sugawara clan. Mon of the Honda clan. Hitotsuyanagi clan ( 一柳氏) – cadet branch of Kōno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of Emperor Kanmu.
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 2,985 total.
The following list contains the etymology of each current prefecture. The default alphabetic order in this sortable table can be altered to mirror the traditional Japanese regions and ISO parsing. Prefecture. Kanji. origin and meaning of name. Aichi. 愛知県. Aichi-ken (愛知県) means "love knowledge".
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.
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Place names giving directions relative to a castle, such as Jōhoku (North of the Castle), Jōsai (West of the Castle) or Jōnan (South of the Castle), are common throughout Japan. minato (港) or tsu (津) for a harbor; e.g., Minato, Tokyo and Tsu, Mie. shuku or -juku (宿), a post or station town on a traditional highway; e.g., Shinjuku.