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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 Gyoumei, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the total number of Good!
行 means "go, travel, conduct, line, row." Details are below.
Go/Walk/Advance/Circulate - To move forward, to take action, to do something.
Do/Perform/Accomplish - To carry out an action, to complete a task.
Path/Road/Route - A way or course taken to get from one place to another.
As One Goes/While Walking/Along the Way - Progressing, moving forward.
Line/Row/Sequence - An arrangement of objects or people one after another.
Store/Shop/Intermediary - A place where goods and services are exchanged.
To go - This is a positive and encouraging name for a baby, as it implies that the child will have the courage and determination to go forward in life.
To walk - It implies that the child will have the strength and perseverance to take on life's challenges.
To advance - It implies that the child will have the ambition and drive to progress in life.
To circle - It implies that the child will have the ability to come full circle in life and find success.
To move - It implies that the child will have the energy and enthusiasm to make things happen in life.
To do - It implies that the child will have the capability and determination to accomplish their goals in life.
To accomplish - It implies that the child will have the ambition and dedication to achieve their dreams in life.
Path - This is a suitable
冥 means "darkness, underworld, hades." Details are below.
Dark - Without light and dark.
Foolish - Ignorant of the principles of things.
Afterlife - The world after death.
Unfathomable Power - The power of gods and Buddhas that cannot be measured by humans.
Dark - Representing the mysterious and unknown, and a reminder to stay humble and wise.
Foolish - Representing the innocence and naivety of childhood, and a reminder to stay humble and wise.
Afterlife - Representing the hope of a better future, and a reminder to stay humble and wise.
Unfathomable Power - Representing the power of the divine, and a reminder to stay humble and wise.
Names that have the same gender and start with G.
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e.g. UNICEF, Red CrossSort by Most Kanji Variation?
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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