Japanese Names In Hiragana
A name written in kanji may have more than one common pronunciation only one of which is correct for a given individual.
Japanese names in hiragana. Meanings vary depending on the kanji characters used and the kanji characters for names vary greatly. For example the surname written in kanji as 東海林 may be read either tōkairin or shōji conversely any one name may have several possible written forms and again only one will be correct for a given individual. The vowel system is very irregular and some names are even ambiguous. Most japanese given names are written in kanji a script of chinese origin where each single character stands for a whole word or concept.
Since the royal family is popular and well respected in japan it has certain influences. We have listed all the names in alphabetical order to make it easier to peruse. To resolve such ambiguities the japanese use hiragana where the characters stand for syllables. We have mentioned one kanji variation of a name at most and the meanings are mentioned at random.
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