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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]
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.
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,985 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [16] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [17]
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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.
The Japanese era name ( Japanese: 年号, Hepburn: nengō, "year name") or gengō (元号), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan (元) "), followed by the literal "nen (年) " meaning ...
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 .