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21,378 first names, 70,620 last names, 317,184 kanji variations.
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In Japanese, there is a culture of kanji which is a set of characters that originated from Chinese characters, and the meaning of the name changes according to the choice of kanji characters.
The more numerous variations of kanji, the more common name is in Japan. On the other hand, a name with very few variations in kanji is unique and rare to the Japanese.
For Chou, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the total number of Good!
跳 means "jump, leap."
Jump, Leap, Bound - To jump or leap up, to bound, to fly, to soar.
Stumble - To trip or stumble.
Make Jump, Leap - To make someone jump or leap, to make someone bound, to make someone fly.
Escape - To escape, to run away.
End of Performance - To end a performance or show.
Mud Splatter - A mud splatter caused by clothes or other objects flying.
挑 means "challenge, dare, provoke."
Challenge - To take on a challenge or task.
Invite - To ask someone to join or participate.
Post - To put up or display something.
Choose - To select or pick something.
Carry - To take or bear something on one's shoulder.
Leap - To jump or bound lightly.
Challenge - To take on life's challenges with courage and determination.
Set Up - To create a secure and stable environment for the baby.
Invite - To welcome the baby into the world with open arms.
Post - To remind the baby of the importance of being visible and heard.
Light a Fire - To ignite the baby's passion and enthusiasm for life.
Carry - To take on the responsibility of carrying something or someone.
超 means "transcendence, transcend."
Exceed, Surpass - To go beyond the limits of something, to be greater than what is expected or accepted.
Outstanding - To be remarkable or exceptional in some way.
Beyond Measure - To be beyond what can be measured or quantified.
Exceed, Surpass - To suggest that the baby will go beyond the limits of what is expected or accepted.
Outstanding - To suggest that the baby will be remarkable or exceptional in some way.
Beyond Measure - To suggest that the baby will be beyond what can be measured or quantified.
Names that have the same gender and start with C.
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This is the order of names with many variations of kanji.
Basically, names with more variations are more common and familiar to the Japanese.
Sort by Most Viewed
The names are sorted by the number of times they have been viewed on this site. This ranking is based on the behavior of users around the world, including Japan, so it does not mean that the names are commonly viewed by Japanese people only.
Please note that just because a name has been viewed more times does not mean it is a famous name in Japan.
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is a syllabary used in written Japanese, which originated from the cursive style of Kanji.
What is Katakana?
Katakana is also a Japanese syllabary. Basically, the characters don't have any meaning by themselves, they only represent the sounds.
Japanese try to express the words came from foreign languages with the most similar sounds in Japanese using Katakana.
Households?
The names are sorted by the number of Japanese households where the surname is used.
The more households there are, the more famous and common the surname is.
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