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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.
Even surnames with the same reading have different meanings depending on how the kanji characters are applied.
For Higashi, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.
Introduction to how Japanese names work About this site's data of last names
日 means "sun, day, Japan."
Daytime - The time when the sun is out.
Day - A full 24-hour period.
Everyday - Every day.
Abbreviation of Japan - The abbreviation of Japan.
Sunday - One of the seven days of the week.
下 means "below, down, under."
Lower - Lower in position, value, age, etc. Inferior.
Later - After in time, order, or sequence of events.
Descend - To move from a higher to a lower place.
Subordinate - Under the control of another.
Act - To do something.
志 means "aspiration, ambition, goal."
Aspiration - To direct one's heart towards a certain goal or objective.
Resolution - A goal or objective determined in one's heart.
Record - To remember or recall.
Document - To record or document.
Writings - A record written down. A book.
Shima - An abbreviation of Shima.
日 means "sun, day, Japan."
Daytime - The time when the sun is out.
Day - A full 24-hour period.
Everyday - Every day.
Abbreviation of Japan - The abbreviation of Japan.
Sunday - One of the seven days of the week.
賀 means "congratulation, greeting."
Celebrate, Congratulate - To express joy and happiness for an event or accomplishment.
Praise - To express admiration and approval for someone or something.
Take On, Undertake - To accept responsibility for a task or obligation.
志 means "aspiration, ambition, goal."
Aspiration - To direct one's heart towards a certain goal or objective.
Resolution - A goal or objective determined in one's heart.
Record - To remember or recall.
Document - To record or document.
Writings - A record written down. A book.
Shima - An abbreviation of Shima.
日 means "sun, day, Japan."
Daytime - The time when the sun is out.
Day - A full 24-hour period.
Everyday - Every day.
Abbreviation of Japan - The abbreviation of Japan.
Sunday - One of the seven days of the week.
河 means "river, stream, watercourse."
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
岸 means "shore, bank."
A high place at the edge of the water.
A sharp corner or edge.
Steep or rugged.
A prison or jail.
東 means "east, oriental, tokyo."
East - Directional name. To go east.
Master - In ancient times, the master was located in the east and the guest in the west.
Region - The area east of Hakone. Kanto region.
志 means "aspiration, ambition, goal."
Aspiration - To direct one's heart towards a certain goal or objective.
Resolution - A goal or objective determined in one's heart.
Record - To remember or recall.
Document - To record or document.
Writings - A record written down. A book.
Shima - An abbreviation of Shima.
干 means "dried, parched, to air out, to dry in the sun."
Violate - To do something that goes against morality or law.
Involve - To be related to or have a part in something.
Seek - To try to obtain something.
Shield - A protective armor used to defend oneself.
河 means "river, stream, watercourse."
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
岸 means "shore, bank."
A high place at the edge of the water.
A sharp corner or edge.
Steep or rugged.
A prison or jail.
Last names that have the same initial of H.
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e.g. UNICEF, Red CrossSort by Most Kanji Variations
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