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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 Nanka, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the total number of Good!
南 means "south, southern."
South - A direction or orientation. To go south.
A character used to transcribe the sound of Sanskrit (Bongo).
South - This kanji that symbolizes the idea of going forward and making progress.
This kanji that symbolizes the idea of transcending boundaries and cultures.
佳 means "excellent, beautiful, good."
Good - Having desirable or positive qualities
Beautiful - Having qualities of beauty
Splendid - Very impressive
Excellent - Of the highest quality
Wonderful - Extraordinary
Good - Conveying a sense of being kind, generous, and honorable.
Beautiful - Conveying a sense of being attractive, graceful, and elegant.
Splendid - Conveying a sense of being grand, impressive, and admirable.
Excellent - Conveying a sense of being outstanding, remarkable, and admirable.
Wonderful - Conveying a sense of being extraordinary, marvelous, and remarkable.
南 means "south, southern."
South - A direction or orientation. To go south.
A character used to transcribe the sound of Sanskrit (Bongo).
South - This kanji that symbolizes the idea of going forward and making progress.
This kanji that symbolizes the idea of transcending boundaries and cultures.
香 means "fragrance, aroma, scent."
Appealing - Having an attractive appearance, color, voice, taste, etc.
Chess Piece - One of the pieces 香車(kyousya) in the game of shogi.
Names that have the same gender and start with N.
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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.
About this site's data of last names