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Kanji Names & Meanings - 17 variations In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. Even surnames with the same pronunciation can have different meanings based on the kanji used. Below are the kanji choices for "Abe," sorted by the number of households in Japan that use each variation.
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阿 means "ah, oh, alas."
Hill - A large hill.
Cove - A curved and winding place.
Flatter - To flatter or fawn.
Eaves - A roof overhang.
Approach - To approach or lean on.
Endearment - A word used to express affection when used as a surname or nickname.
Pet Name - An affectionate nickname used for a woman's name.
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部 means "section, department, category."
Group - A collection of people or things that are organized or classified together.
Govern - To exercise authority over, to direct or control.
Office - A place where business or public affairs are conducted.
Divide - To separate into parts or sections.
Village - A small settlement or community, typically one with a church and a few houses.
Counter - A word used to count the number of divided parts or sections.
Hill - A small elevation of land, usually rounded and not very high.
Bureau - A group of people in the imperial court who specialized in a particular task or duty.
Unit - A military formation consisting of a number of troops or personnel.
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Households :aprx. 100,000安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
Peaceful - A peaceful and tranquil state, feeling calm and relaxed.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Easy - Requiring little effort or difficulty.
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武 means "warrior, military, martial arts."
Strong And Fierce - Refers to strength and courage.
War - Refers to battle, warfare, and conflict.
Warrior - Refers to a strong person, a soldier, or a fighter.
Trace - Refers to the footprints of a predecessor or the legacy of a past endeavor.
To Succeed - Refers to taking up the mantle of a predecessor.
Unit Of Measurement - Refers to half the length of a step.
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Households :aprx. 30Households : under 10Households : under 10安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
Peaceful - A peaceful and tranquil state, feeling calm and relaxed.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Easy - Requiring little effort or difficulty.
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部 means "section, department, category."
Group - A collection of people or things that are organized or classified together.
Govern - To exercise authority over, to direct or control.
Office - A place where business or public affairs are conducted.
Divide - To separate into parts or sections.
Village - A small settlement or community, typically one with a church and a few houses.
Counter - A word used to count the number of divided parts or sections.
Hill - A small elevation of land, usually rounded and not very high.
Bureau - A group of people in the imperial court who specialized in a particular task or duty.
Unit - A military formation consisting of a number of troops or personnel.
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Households :aprx. 600安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
Peaceful - A peaceful and tranquil state, feeling calm and relaxed.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Easy - Requiring little effort or difficulty.
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陪 means "accompany, keep company with."
Accompany - To go with someone or stay with them.
Add - To put something extra or additional.
Attach - To join or connect something to something else.
Follow - To go after someone or something.
Serve - To provide assistance or support.
Retainer - A person employed to provide personal or domestic services.
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Households :aprx. 200阿 means "ah, oh, alas."
Hill - A large hill.
Cove - A curved and winding place.
Flatter - To flatter or fawn.
Eaves - A roof overhang.
Approach - To approach or lean on.
Endearment - A word used to express affection when used as a surname or nickname.
Pet Name - An affectionate nickname used for a woman's name.
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辺 means "edge, side, vicinity."
Edge - The outermost part of something, or the line that marks the outermost part.
Periphery - The area that is away from the center or main part.
Side - Nearby or adjacent to something.
Polygon - The line that marks the outermost part of a polygon in mathematics.
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Households :aprx. 200Households :aprx. 80Households :aprx. 60綾 means "damask, twill, silk fabric."
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部 means "section, department, category."
Group - A collection of people or things that are organized or classified together.
Govern - To exercise authority over, to direct or control.
Office - A place where business or public affairs are conducted.
Divide - To separate into parts or sections.
Village - A small settlement or community, typically one with a church and a few houses.
Counter - A word used to count the number of divided parts or sections.
Hill - A small elevation of land, usually rounded and not very high.
Bureau - A group of people in the imperial court who specialized in a particular task or duty.
Unit - A military formation consisting of a number of troops or personnel.
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Households :aprx. 60安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
Peaceful - A peaceful and tranquil state, feeling calm and relaxed.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Easy - Requiring little effort or difficulty.
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辺 means "edge, side, vicinity."
Edge - The outermost part of something, or the line that marks the outermost part.
Periphery - The area that is away from the center or main part.
Side - Nearby or adjacent to something.
Polygon - The line that marks the outermost part of a polygon in mathematics.
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Households :aprx. 40河 means "river, stream, watercourse."
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.
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辺 means "edge, side, vicinity."
Edge - The outermost part of something, or the line that marks the outermost part.
Periphery - The area that is away from the center or main part.
Side - Nearby or adjacent to something.
Polygon - The line that marks the outermost part of a polygon in mathematics.
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Households : under 10阿 means "ah, oh, alas."
Hill - A large hill.
Cove - A curved and winding place.
Flatter - To flatter or fawn.
Eaves - A roof overhang.
Approach - To approach or lean on.
Endearment - A word used to express affection when used as a surname or nickname.
Pet Name - An affectionate nickname used for a woman's name.
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邊 means "vicinity, border, side."
Vicinity , Perimeter , Edge - The area around or near, the side of an object.
Border , Outskirts , Termination - The boundary of a country, the edge of a town, the end.
Closeness , Proximity , Adjacent - Near, close by or neighboring.
Side - In mathematics, the outer line of a polygon.
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Households : under 10相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
To See - To look closely and examine in detail.
To Foretell - To use divination to predict the future.
Form - The shape or appearance of something.
To Help - To assist or provide support.
Mutual - To be in a relationship with each other.
Friends - To be close with someone.
Alternating - To take turns with each other.
Companions - To be in a group with others.
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部 means "section, department, category."
Group - A collection of people or things that are organized or classified together.
Govern - To exercise authority over, to direct or control.
Office - A place where business or public affairs are conducted.
Divide - To separate into parts or sections.
Village - A small settlement or community, typically one with a church and a few houses.
Counter - A word used to count the number of divided parts or sections.
Hill - A small elevation of land, usually rounded and not very high.
Bureau - A group of people in the imperial court who specialized in a particular task or duty.
Unit - A military formation consisting of a number of troops or personnel.
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Households : under 10阿 means "ah, oh, alas."
Hill - A large hill.
Cove - A curved and winding place.
Flatter - To flatter or fawn.
Eaves - A roof overhang.
Approach - To approach or lean on.
Endearment - A word used to express affection when used as a surname or nickname.
Pet Name - An affectionate nickname used for a woman's name.
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陪 means "accompany, keep company with."
Accompany - To go with someone or stay with them.
Add - To put something extra or additional.
Attach - To join or connect something to something else.
Follow - To go after someone or something.
Serve - To provide assistance or support.
Retainer - A person employed to provide personal or domestic services.
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Households : under 10Households : under 10安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
Peaceful - A peaceful and tranquil state, feeling calm and relaxed.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Easy - Requiring little effort or difficulty.
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邊 means "vicinity, border, side."
Vicinity , Perimeter , Edge - The area around or near, the side of an object.
Border , Outskirts , Termination - The boundary of a country, the edge of a town, the end.
Closeness , Proximity , Adjacent - Near, close by or neighboring.
Side - In mathematics, the outer line of a polygon.
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Households : under 10
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阿部 Abe 和広 Kazuhiro (2003- ) JP 阿部 Abe 菜々実 Nanami Japanese singer-songwriter and idol (2002- ) JP 阿部 Abe 要門 Kanato Japanese association football player (2002- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 諒弥 Ryōya Japanese association football player (2001- ) JP 阿部 Abe 詩 Uta Japanese judoka (2000- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe かれん Karen Japanese actress (2000- ) JP 安部 Abe 翔大 Shōdai Japanese volleyball player (1999- ) JP 阿部 Abe なつき Natsuki Japanese female model (1999- ) JP 阿部 Abe 考将 Takamasa Japanese child actor (1999- ) JP 安部 Abe 裕葵 Hiroki Japanese association football player (1999- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 柊斗 Shūto Japanese association football player (1997- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 弘輝 Hiroki Japanese long-distance runner (1997- ) JP 阿部 Abe 一二三 Hifumi Japanese judoka (1997- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 愛莉 Airi Japanese table tennis player (1996- ) JP 阿部 Abe 菜渚美 Nanami Japanese actress (1996- ) JP 阿部 Abe マリア Maria Japanese singer (1995- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 諒 Ryō Japanese basketball player (1995- ) JP 安倍 Abe 龍太郎 Ryūtarō Japanese seiyū (1994- ) JP 安部 Abe ニコル Nicole Magazine, Fashion contributor and celebrity (1993- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 亮平 Ryōhei Japanese singer, child actor and television meteorologist (1993- ) EN JP 安倍 Abe エレナ Erena Japanese actress and model (1993- ) JP 阿部 Abe 純子 Junko Japanese actress (1993- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正紀 Masanori Japanese association football player (1991- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 孝駿 Takatoshi Japanese 400 metre hurdler (1991- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 一樹 Kazuki Japanese personal trainer (1991- ) JP 阿部 Abe 巧 Takumi Japanese association football player (1991- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 智里 Chisato Japanese novelist (1991- ) JP 阿部 Abe 優貴子 Yukiko Japanese announcer (1990- ) JP 阿部 Abe 浩士 Hiroshi Japanese rugby player (1990- ) JP 阿部 Abe まみ Mami (1990- ) JP 阿部 Abe 陽輔 Yōsuke Japanese association football player (1990- ) JP 阿部 Abe 寿樹 Toshiki Japanese baseball player (1989- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 浩之 Hiroyuki Japanese association football player (1989- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 友裕 Tomohiro Japanese baseball player (1989- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 和成 Kazunari baseball player (1989- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 直生 Naoki Japanese actor (1989- ) JP 阿部 Abe 健治郎 Kenjirō Japanese shogi player (1989- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 大樹 Daiki Japanese cyclist (1989- ) JP 阿部 Abe 俊人 Yoshihito Japanese baseball player (1988- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 光浩 Mitsuhiro Japanese actor (1988- ) JP 阿部 Abe 香菜 Kana Japanese judoka (1988- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 力也 Rikiya (1988- ) JP 阿部 Abe 拓馬 Takuma Japanese association football player (1987- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 太樹 Daiki Japanese seiyū (1987- ) JP 阿部 Abe 圭史 Keishi Japanese politician (1986- ) JP 安部 Abe 潤 Jun basketball player (1986- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博一 Hirokazu Japanese association football player (1985- ) JP 阿部 Abe 友和 Tomokazu basketball player (1985- ) JP 阿部 Abe 有希子 Yukiko Japanese basketball player (1985- ) JP 安部 Abe 行洋 Yukihiro Japanese professional wrestler (1985- ) JP 安倍 Abe 麻美 Asami singer, actress (1985- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 暁子 Akiko Japanese novelist (1985- ) JP 阿部 Abe 真里 Haruna Japanese idol (1984- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 佑宇 Yū Japanese basketball player (1984- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博典 Hironori Japanese rugby union player (1984- ) JP 阿部 Abe 健太 Kenta baseball player (1984- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 真弓 Mayumi Japanese basketball player (1984- ) JP 阿部 Abe 伸行 Nobuyuki Japanese association football player (1984- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 翔平 Shōhei Japanese association football player (1983- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 篤史 Atsushi Japanese volleyball player and coach (1983- ) JP 阿部 Abe 玲子 Reiko Japanese seiyū (1983- ) JP 阿部 Abe 哲也 Tetsuya Japanese association football player (1983- ) JP 阿部 Abe 翔平 Shōhei Japanese actor (1983- ) JP 阿部 Abe まりな Marina (1983- ) JP 安部 Abe 慎二郎 Shinjirō Japanese seiyū (1983- ) JP 安部 Abe 智凛 Tomori Japanese actress (1982- ) JP 安部 Abe 篤史 Atsushi Japanese synchronized swimmer (1982- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 司 Tsukasa Japanese politician (1982- ) JP 阿部 Abe 進之介 Shinnosuke Japanese actor (1982- ) JP 阿部 Abe 力 Tsuyoshi Chinese-Japanese actor (1982- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 勇樹 Yūki Japanese association football player (1981- ) EN JP 安倍 Abe なつみ Natsumi Japanese singer, dancer and actress (1981- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 裕太 Yūta Japanese volleyball player (1981- ) JP 阿部 Abe 敦 Atsushi Japanese actor, voice actor and singer (1981- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 悦子 Etsuko Japanese announcer (1981- ) JP 阿部 Abe 洋一 Yōichi Japanese mangaka (1981- ) JP 阿部 Abe 聖水 Masami (1980- ) JP 阿部 Abe 吉朗 Yoshirō Japanese association football player (1980- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 謙作 Kensaku Japanese association football player (1980- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 加奈江 Kanae Japanese seiyū (1980- ) JP 阿部 Abe 薫 Kaoru Japanese actor (1980- ) JP 阿部 Abe 亮平 Ryōhei Japanese actor (1980- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 裕之 Hiroyuki association football player (1979- ) JP 阿部 Abe よしつぐ Yoshitsugu Japanese actor (1979- ) JP 阿部 Abe 慎之助 Shinnosuke Japanese professional baseball manager, former baseball player (1979- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 哲子 Akiko Japanese announcer (1978- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 真宏 Masahiro baseball player (1978- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 尚徳 Yoshinori Japanese composer and music arranger (1978- ) JP 阿部 Abe 泰彦 Yasuhiko Japanese kickboxer (1978- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博史 Hirofumi Japanese television producer and journalist (1978- ) JP 安部 Abe みちこ Michiko Japanese announcer (1977- ) JP 安部 Abe 沙織 Saori Japanese actor and screenwriter (1977- ) JP 阿部 Abe 誠 Makoto (1977- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博之 Hiroyuki (1977- ) JP 阿部 Abe 彩子 Saeko Japanese announcer (1976- ) JP 阿部 Abe 亮 Ryō Japanese judicial scrivener (1976- ) JP 阿部 Abe 真大 Masahiro (1976- ) JP 阿部 Abe 公弘 Kimihiro Japanese composer (1975- ) JP 阿部 Abe 典史 Norifumi Japanese motorcycle racer (1975-2007) EN JP 阿部 Abe 幸江 Sachie Japanese professional wrestler (1974- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 統 Osamu (1974- ) JP 阿部 Abe 敏之 Toshiyuki Japanese association football player (1974- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 雄大 Yūta Japanese association football player (1974- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 達郎 Tatsurō Japanese dancer (1973- ) JP 阿部 Abe 加奈子 Kanako Japanese conductor (1973- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 英俊 Hidetoshi (1973- ) JP あべ Abe 尚乙美 Naomi Japanese enka singer (1973- ) JP 阿部 Abe 奈々美 Nanami Japanese figure skating coach (1972- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 良則 Yoshinori Japanese association football player (1972- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 悌 Yasushi (1972- ) JP 阿部 Abe 潤 Jun Japanese mangaka (1972- ) JP 阿部 Abe 吉文 Yoshifumi Japanese kyokushin (1971- ) JP 安倍 Abe 吉俊 Yoshitoshi Japanese graphic artist (1971- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 浩 Hiroshi (1971- ) JP 阿部 Abe 理 Osamu basketball player (1970- ) JP 阿部 Abe サダヲ Sadao Japanese actor and singer (1970- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 裕幸 Hiroyuki former Mixed Martial Artist, Head Coach AACC (1970- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 清子 Kiyoko Japanese-style painter (1970- ) JP 安部 Abe 真由美 Mayumi (1969- ) JP 阿部 Abe 良之 Yoshiyuki Japanese cyclist (1969- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 雄一 Yūichi Japanese association football player (1969- ) JP 阿部 Abe 将道 Masamichi Video game director and planner (1969- ) JP 阿部 Abe 真由美 Mayumi (1968- ) JP 安部 Abe 幸夫 Yukio Japanese jockey (1968- ) JP 安部 Abe 純 Jun Japanese singer-songwriter (1968- ) JP 阿部 Abe 宏美 Hiromi (1968- ) JP 安部 Abe 潤 Jun (1968- ) JP 阿部 Abe 律子 Ritsuko Japanese tarento (1967- ) JP 阿部 Abe 渉 Wataru Japanese announcer (1967- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 恵 Megumi Japanese announcer (1967- ) JP 阿部 Abe 康雄 Yasuo (1967- ) JP 阿部 Abe 鉄雄 Tetsuo Japanese figure skater (1967- ) JP 安部 Abe 正真 Masanao Japanese astronomer (1967- ) JP 阿部 Abe 義晴 Yoshiharu Japanese record producer (1966- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 和香子 Wakako Japanese bicycle racer (1966- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 公彦 Masahiko Japanese playwright (1966- ) JP 阿部 Abe 正浩 Masahiro (1966- ) JP 阿部 Abe 陽子 Yōko Japanese announcer (1965- ) JP 阿部 Abe 光男 Mitsuo (1965- ) JP 阿部 Abe 雅司 Masashi skier (1965- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 竜司 Ryūji Japanese jockey (1965- ) JP 阿部 Abe 寛 Hiroshi Japanese actor and model (1964- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 康次 Kōji Japanese diplomat (1964- ) JP 阿部 Abe 寿美代 Sumiyo (1964- ) JP 安部 Abe 芳裕 Yoshihiro Japanese writer (1964- ) JP 阿部 Abe 潔 Kiyoshi (1964- ) JP 阿部 Abe 重典 Shigenori (1963- ) JP 阿部 Abe 清人 Kiyoto (1963- ) JP 安部 Abe 理 Osamu baseball player (1962- ) EN JP 安倍 Abe 昭恵 Akie wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe (1962- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 智 Satoshi Japanese novelist (1962- ) JP 阿部 Abe 亮太郎 Ryōtarō Japanese composer, musicologist and music educator (1962- ) JP 阿部 Abe 仁史 Hitoshi Japanese architect (1962- ) JP 阿部 Abe 弘樹 Hiroki Japanese politician (1961- ) JP 阿部 Abe 敏彦 Toshihiko Japanese violinist (1961- ) JP 阿部 Abe 慶二 Keiji Japanese baseball player (1961- ) JP 阿部 Abe 守一 Shūichi Governor of Nagano Prefecture (1960- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 陽一 Yōichi Japanese novelist (1960- ) JP あべ Abe さより Sayori Japanese mangaka (1960- ) JP 阿部 Abe 隆人 Takahito (1960- ) JP 阿部 Abe 亙英 Hirohide Japanese film editor (1960- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博人 Hiroto Japanese businessman and critic (1960- ) JP 阿部 Abe 俊子 Toshiko Japanese politician (1959- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 信行 Nobuyuki (1959- ) JP 阿部 Abe 薫 Kaoru Japanese drummer and photographer (1959- ) JP 阿部 Abe 祐二 Yūji Japanese actor (1958- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正幸 Masayuki Japanese judge (1958- ) JP 安部 Abe 裕史 Hiroshi Japanese amateur astronomer (1958- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 顕三 Kenzō (1958- ) JP 阿部 Abe 渡 Wataru Japanese actor and seiyū (1956- ) JP 阿部 Abe 光利 Mitsutoshi (1956- ) JP 阿部 Abe 裕行 Hiroyuki Japanese politician (1956- ) JP 安部 Abe 恭弘 Yasuhiro Japanese singer, composer and music producer (1956- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 秀明 Hideaki (1956- ) JP 安倍 Abe 宏行 Hiroyuki Japanese journalist (1955- ) JP 阿部 Abe 治 Osamu Japanese teacher (1955- ) JP 安倍 Abe 昌彦 Masahiko (1955- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博幸 Hiroyuki Japanese table tennis player (1955- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 淳 Jun Japanese photographer (1955- ) EN JP 安倍 Abe 晋三 Shinzō Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022) EN JP 阿部 Abe 修平 Shūhei President, Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Investment Officer - SPARX Group Co. Ltd (1954- ) JP 阿部 Abe 龍一 Ryūichi Japanese academic (1954- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 邦子 Kuniko Japanese art historian (1954- ) JP 阿部 Abe 敏郎 Toshirō (1953- ) JP 阿部 Abe 良二 Ryōji Japanese keirin cyclist (1953- ) JP 安倍 Abe 寛信 Hironobu Japanese businessman (1952- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 武司 Takeshi Japanese historian and economist (1952- ) JP 安部 Abe 壽和 Toshikazu (1952- ) JP 安部 Abe 司 Tsukasa (1951- ) JP 安部 Abe 慎一 Shin'ichi Japanese novelist (1950- ) JP 安部 Abe 俊幸 Toshiyuki Japanese guitarist, lyricist, singer (1950-2014) JP 阿部 Abe 登 Noboru (1950-2010) JP 阿部 Abe 邦子 Kuniko Japanese illustrator (1950- ) JP 阿部 Abe 秀司 Shūji Japanese film producer (1949-2023) EN JP 阿部 Abe 幸太郎 Kōtarō (1949- ) JP 阿部 Abe 薫 Kaoru Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978) EN JP 阿部 Abe 光雄 Mitsuo stunt performer (1949- ) JP 安部 Abe 悦生 Etsuo Japanese teacher (1949- ) JP 阿部 Abe 和俊 Kazutoshi Japanese geographer (1949- ) JP 阿部 Abe 恭久 Yasuhisa Japanese poet (1949- ) JP 阿部 Abe 憲一 Ken'ichi Japanese baseball player (1948- ) JP 阿部 Abe 知子 Tomoko Japanese politician (1948- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 俊明 Toshiaki Japanese painter (1948-2018) JP 阿部 Abe 道 Tōru Japanese keirin cyclist (1948- ) JP 阿部 Abe 博行 Hiroyuki Japanese writer (1948- ) JP 阿部 Abe 雅美 Masami Japanese journalist (1948- ) JP 阿部 Abe 恒久 Tsunehisa Japanese historian (1948- ) JP 阿部 Abe 成章 Shigeaki Japanese basketball player (1947- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 和子 Kazuko Japanese university teacher (1947- ) JP 阿部 Abe 豊太郎 Toyotarō Japanese businessman (1946- ) JP 阿部 Abe 良男 Yoshio Japanese baseball player (1946-2017) JP 阿部 Abe 信泰 Nobuyasu Japanese ambassador (1945- ) JP 阿部 Abe 文洋 Fumihiro (1945- ) JP 安部 Abe 憲幸 Noriyuki Japanese announcer (1945-2017) JP 阿部 Abe 榮次 Eiji Japanese businessperson (1945- ) JP 安倍 Abe 徹夫 Tetsuo Japanese businessperson (1944- ) JP 阿部 Abe 孝夫 Takao Japanese mayor in Kanagawa (1943- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正俊 Masatoshi politician (1942-2020) EN JP 阿部 Abe 泰隆 Yasutaka Japanese lawyer (1942- ) JP 安倍 Abe 吉輝 Yoshiteru Japanese Go player (1941-2009) EN JP 阿部 Abe 四郎 Shirō (1940-2017) JP 安部 Abe 和春 Kazuharu Japanese baseball player (1940-2023) JP 阿部 Abe 征司 Seiji (1937-2012) JP 安部 Abe 譲二 George Japanese comics artist and novelist (1937-2019) EN JP 安倍 Abe 圭子 Keiko Japanese composer and marimba player (1937- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 美哉 Yoshiya Japanese teacher (1937-2003) JP 阿部 Abe 博之 Hiroyuki (1936- ) JP 阿部 Abe 勤 Tsutomu Japanese architect (1936-2023) JP 阿部 Abe 六郎 Rokurō Japanese actor and seiyū (1936- ) JP 阿部 Abe 学 Manabu (1936- ) JP 阿部 Abe 昭 Akira Japanese writer (1934-1989) EN JP 阿部 Abe 百合子 Yuriko Japanese actress (1933- ) JP 安倍 Abe 寧 Yasushi (1933- ) JP 阿部 Abe 純二 Junji Japanese lawyer (1933- ) JP 阿部 Abe 永 Hisashi zoologist (1933- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 斉 Hitoshi Japanese political scientist (1933-2004) JP 阿部 Abe 正美 Masami (1932- ) JP 阿部 Abe 良雄 Yoshio Japanese translator (1932-2007) JP 阿部 Abe 洋 Hiroshi Japanese pedagogue (1931- ) JP 安倍 Abe 基雄 Motoo Japanese politician (1931-2004) JP 阿部 Abe 幸子 Yukiko Japanese academic (1931-1992) JP 阿部 Abe 進 Susumu Japanese novelist (1930-2017) JP 阿部 Abe 幸夫 Yukio (1929-2016) JP 阿部 Abe 克自 Katsuji Japanese photographer (1929-2008) JP 安倍 Abe 徹郎 Tetsurō Japanese screenwriter (1928-2016) JP 阿部 Abe 昭吾 Shōgo politician (1928-2015) JP 阿部 Abe 完市 Kan'ichi Japanese psychiatrist (1928-2009) JP 阿部 Abe 明子 Akiko Japanese child care academic (1927-2018) JP 安部 Abe 一成 Kazunari (1927-2011) JP 阿部 Abe 猛 Takeshi Japanese historian (1927-2016) JP 阿部 Abe 三郎 Saburō Japanese lawyer (1926-2010) JP 阿部 Abe 正 Tadashi Aikido master (1926-1984) EN JP 阿部 Abe 志郎 Shirō Japanese businessperson (1926- ) JP 阿部 Abe 宏 Hiroshi Japanese scholar of English literature (1926-2014) JP 阿部 Abe 保夫 Yasuo Japanese guitarist (1925-1999) JP 阿部 Abe 八郎 Hachirō Japanese baseball player (1925- ) JP 安倍 Abe 晋太郎 Shintarō Japanese politician (1924-1991) EN JP 安部 Abe 公房 Kōbō Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor (1924-1993) EN JP 阿部 Abe 健市 Kenichi Pilot (1923- ) EN JP 安部 Abe 一郎 Ichirō Japanese judoka (1922-2022) EN JP 阿部 Abe 昇二 Shōji Japanese actor (1922-1987) JP 阿部 Abe 文男 Fumio Japanese politician (1922-2006) EN JP 安倍 Abe 治夫 Haruo Japanese lawyer (1920-1999) JP 阿部 Abe 未喜男 Mikio Japanese politician (1919-2005) JP 阿部 Abe 幸男 Yukio (1919-2008) JP 阿部 Abe 重四郎 Jūshirō Japanese baseball player (1917- ) JP 安部 Abe 英 Takeshi (1916-2005) JP 阿部 Abe 謙四郎 Kenshirō martial artist (1915-1985) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正雄 Masao Japanese Buddhist, professor in religious studies (1915-2006) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正太郎 Shōtarō (1913-1978) JP 阿部 Abe 功 Isao Japanese athletics competitor (1912-1980) EN JP 阿部 Abe 正三郎 Shōzaburō Japanese actor and child actor (1912- ) JP 阿部 Abe 富美子 Fumiko Japanese poet (1912- ) JP 阿部 Abe 俊子 Toshiko (1912-1993) JP 阿部 Abe 秋生 Akio (1910-1999) JP 阿部 Abe 保 Tamotsu (1910-2007) JP 阿部 Abe 雅信 Masanobu (1910-1981) JP 安倍 Abe 謙一 Ken'ichi Japanese businessman (1909-1990) JP 阿部 Abe 喜三男 Kimio university faculty (1909-1970) JP 阿部 Abe 主計 Kazue Japanese writer and translator (1909-2006) JP 阿部 Abe 襄 Noboru Japanese zoologist (1907-1980) JP 阿部 Abe 行蔵 Kōzō (1907-1981) JP 安倍 Abe 盛 Sakari Japanese composer (1905-1955) JP 阿部 Abe 定 Sada 20th-century Japanese murderer (1905- ) EN JP 阿部 Abe 吉雄 Yoshio Japanese philosopher (1905-1978) JP 阿部 Abe 五郎 Gorō Japanese politician and lawyer (1904-1963) JP 阿部 Abe 知二 Tomoji Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator (1903-1973) EN JP 阿部 Abe 武雄 Takeo Japanese composer (1902-1968) JP 阿部 Abe 英児 Eiji (1899-1969) JP 阿部 Abe 孝次郎 Kōjirō Japanese businessperson (1897-1990) JP 阿部 Abe 俊雄 Toshio (1896-1944) JP 阿部 Abe 豊 Yutaka Japanese film director (1895-1977) JP 阿部 Abe 孝 Takashi essayist (1895-1984) JP 安倍 Abe 寛 Kan Japanese politician (1894-1946) JP 安部 Abe 孝一 Kōichi Japanese military personnel (1892-1977) JP 阿部 Abe 勝雄 Katsuo Japanese military personnel (1891-1948) JP 阿部 Abe 正直 Masanao (1891-1966) JP 阿部 Abe 余四男 Yoshio Japanese zoologist (1891-1960) JP 阿部 Abe 賢一 Ken'ichi (1890-1983) JP 阿部 Abe 重孝 Shigetaka Japanese educational theorist (1890-1939) JP 安辺 Abe 浩 Hiroshi Japanese aircraft pilot (1890-1975) JP 阿部 Abe 利雄 Toshio (1890-1990) JP 阿部 Abe 規秀 Norihide Imperial Japanese Army officer (1887-1939) JP 阿部 Abe 平輔 Heisuke Imperial Japanese officer (1886-1943) JP 阿部 Abe ミツ Mitsou 1886 - (1886- ) JP 阿部 Abe 眞之助 Shinnosuke Japanese journalist (1884-1964) JP 安倍 Abe 能成 Yoshishige Japanese critic, philosopher, educator, cabinet minister (1883-1966) JP 阿部 Abe 次郎 Jirō Japanese aesthetician (1883-1959) JP 阿部 Abe 栄之助 Einosuke Japanese local historian (1880-1954) JP 阿部 Abe 寿準 Hisanori (1879-1955) JP 阿部 Abe 茂雄 Shigeo Japanese judge (1876- ) JP 阿部 Abe 信行 Nobuyuki general in the Imperial Japanese Army . Dictator of Japan (1875-1953) JP 阿部 Abe 宗孝 Munetaka Japanese educator (1875-1944) JP 阿部 Abe 房次郎 Fusajirō Japanese businessperson (1868-1937) JP 阿部 Abe 貞次郎 Sadajirō (1862-1922) JP 阿部 Abe 浩 Hiroshi Japanese bureaucrat and politician (1852-1922) JP 阿部 Abe 正桓 Masatake 20 Jan 1852 - 19 Aug 1914 (1852-1914) JP 阿部 Abe 正弘 Masahiro Japanese politician (1819-1857) JP 阿部 Abe 正由 Masayoshi Japanese daimyo (1769-1808) JP 阿部 Abe 忠秋 Tadaaki daimyo (1602-1675) JP 阿部 Abe 正勝 Masakatsu Japanese samurai (1541-1600) JP Similar names to Abe Last names that have the same initial of A.
安保 安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
保 means "preserve, protect, guarantee."
4 more vars Households :aprx. 2,000
綾部 綾 means "damask, twill, silk fabric."
部 means "section, department, category."
3 more vars Households :aprx. 2,000
安彦 安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."
彦 means "young man, boy."
11 more vars Households :aprx. 2,000
畔蒜 畔 means "bank, edge, shore."
蒜 means "a perennial plant of the lily family."
6 more vars Households :aprx. 1,000
阿部 阿 means "ah, oh, alas."
部 means "section, department, category."
2 more vars Households :aprx. 800
虻川 虻 means "a general term for insects of the family apidae."
川 means "river, stream, brook."
Households :aprx. 800
浅羽 浅 means "shallow, superficial, frivolous."
羽 means "feather, wing."
8 more vars Households :aprx. 600
穴吹 穴 means "hole, gap, opening."
吹 means "blow, puff, breathe."
Households :aprx. 500
網干 網 means "net, mesh, network."
干 means "dried, parched, to air out, to dry in the sun."
3 more vars Households :aprx. 300
油田 油 means "oil, fat, grease."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Households :aprx. 300
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