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Kanji Names & Meanings - 16 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 variations for "Inoue," listed in order of popularity based on household usage in Japan.
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井 means "well, town."
Well - A Water Well ; a well curb.
Town - An Inhabited Place ; because people gather and live around wells.
Street - A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment, typically paved and marked by buildings on either side.
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 100,000
井 means "well, town."
Well - A Water Well ; a well curb.
Town - An Inhabited Place ; because people gather and live around wells.
Street - A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment, typically paved and marked by buildings on either side.
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之 means "this, to go, possessive particle."
This - That; pointing to a person, thing, or matter.
To Go - To Proceed ; to reach.
Possessive Particle - Indicating subject relationship.
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 700
井 means "well, town."
Well - A Water Well ; a well curb.
Town - An Inhabited Place ; because people gather and live around wells.
Street - A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment, typically paved and marked by buildings on either side.
View details for the kanji 井
ノ is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 600
猪 means "wild boar, pig."
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 300
井 means "well, town."
Well - A Water Well ; a well curb.
Town - An Inhabited Place ; because people gather and live around wells.
Street - A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment, typically paved and marked by buildings on either side.
View details for the kanji 井
野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 60
猪 means "wild boar, pig."
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ノ is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 20
伊 means "he, she, this, only."
He , She - Third person pronoun.
This - Demonstrative pronoun.
Only - A particle for adjusting tone.
Italy - Abbreviation for the country name.
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野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
View details for the kanji 野
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : aprx. 10
藺 means "rush, throwing stone."
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
Households : under 10
亥 means "boar, twelfth zodiac."
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
居 means "reside, stay, keep."
Reside - To live in a place; to dwell.
Stay - To remain in one location; to be present.
Keep - To Store ; to hold onto.
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
Households : under 10
家 means "house, family, lineage."
House - A Residence ; a building where people live.
Lineage - Family background and heritage.
Clan - People of the same bloodline.
School - A particular discipline of study or art; also, those who belong to it.
Specialty - A branch of knowledge or art. People belonging to it.
To Reside - To Live ; to dwell.
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ノ is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
伊 means "he, she, this, only."
He , She - Third person pronoun.
This - Demonstrative pronoun.
Only - A particle for adjusting tone.
Italy - Abbreviation for the country name.
View details for the kanji 伊
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
居 means "reside, stay, keep."
Reside - To live in a place; to dwell.
Stay - To remain in one location; to be present.
Keep - To Store ; to hold onto.
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野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
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上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
以 means "use, by means of, think."
View details for the kanji 以
野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
View details for the kanji 野
上 means "to rise, above, earlier."
To Rise - To Go Up ; to ascend; to move from low to high.
To Offer - To Present ; to dedicate; to submit.
Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.
Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Going Up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High Position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Landlady - A Man's Wife ; the female master of a house.
View details for the kanji 上
Households : under 10
Real Persons The list contains people mentioned in Wikipedia. All JP links are in Japanese only. Sorry!
井上 Inoue 愛簾 Aren Japanese association football player (2006- ) JP 井上 Inoue 椋太郎 Ryōtarō Japanese association football player (2006- ) JP 井上 Inoue 和 Nagi Japanese idol and fashion model (2005- ) JP 井上 Inoue 千里 Chisato Japanese association football player (2002- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 太聖 Taisei Japanese association football player (2002- ) JP 井上 Inoue 東万 Tōma Japanese tarento (2001- ) JP 井上 Inoue 樹 Miki Japanese association football player (2001- ) JP 井上 Inoue 温大 Haruto Japanese baseball player (2001- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 梨名 Rina Japanese idol and member of Sakurazaka46 (2001- ) JP 井上 Inoue 怜 Ren Japanese association football player (2001- ) JP 井上 Inoue 竜太 Ryōta Japanese association football player (2000- ) JP 井上 Inoue 優士 Yūshi Japanese rugby union player (2000- ) JP 井上 Inoue 詩音 Shion Japanese association football player (2000- ) JP 井上 Inoue 絢登 Kento Japanese baseball player (2000- ) JP 井上 Inoue 咲楽 Sakura Japanese tarento (1999- ) JP 井上 Inoue 宗一郎 Sōichirō Japanese basketball player (1999- ) JP 井上 Inoue 園子 Sonoko Japanese singer-songwriter (1998- ) JP 井上 Inoue 想良 Sora Japanese actor and tarento (1998- ) JP 井上 Inoue ほの花 Honoka Japanese voice actress (1998- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 祐貴 Yūki Japanese actor (1996- ) JP 井上 Inoue 舞子 Maiko Japanese judoka (1996- ) JP 井上 Inoue 忠政 Tadamasa Japanese boat racer (1996- ) JP 井上 Inoue ねね Nene Japanese association football player (1995- ) JP 井上 Inoue 愛里沙 Arisa Japanese volleyball player (1995- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 清華 Seika Japanese announcer (1995- ) JP 井上 Inoue 拓斗 Takuto Japanese badminton player (1995- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 雄貴 Yūki Japanese voice actor (1995- ) JP 井上 Inoue 小百合 Sayuri Japanese actress, former member of Nogizaka46 (1994- ) JP 井上 Inoue 藍香 Aika Japanese child actress (1993- ) JP 井上 Inoue りな Rina Japanese singer, former local idol (1993- ) JP 井上 Inoue 尚弥 Naoya Japanese professional boxer (1993- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 大仁 Hiroto Japanese athlete (1993- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 愛美 Manami Japanese judoka (1992- ) JP 井上 Inoue 希美 Nozomi Japanese actress (1992- ) JP 井上 Inoue 胡桃 Kurumi Japanese tarento (1992- ) JP 井上 Inoue 美帆 Miho Japanese actress (1992- ) JP 井上 Inoue 早紀 Saki Japanese tarento (1991- ) JP 井上 Inoue 由惟子 Yuiko Japanese association football player (1991- ) JP 井上 Inoue 哲郎 Tetsurō Japanese association football player (1991- ) JP 井上 Inoue はるか Haruka Japanese figure skater (1990- ) JP 井上 Inoue 菜摘 Natsumi Japanese mangaka (1990- ) JP 井上 Inoue 琴絵 Kotoe Japanese volleyball player (1990- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue あやね Ayane (1990- ) JP 井上 Inoue 愛 Megumi basketball player (1990- ) JP 井上 Inoue 大介 Daisuke Japanese rugby union footballer (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 優佳 Yuka Japanese seiyū (1989- ) JP 井上 Inoue 晴哉 Seiya Japanese baseball player (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 奈々朱 Nanami Japanese volleyball player (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 裕大 Yūdai Japanese association football player (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 翔太 Shōta Japanese association football player (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 正大 Masahiro Japanese actor (1989- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 優里菜 Yurina Japanese actress (1988- ) JP 井上 Inoue 公志 Kōshi Japanese baseball player (1988- ) JP 井上 Inoue あみな Amina Japanese actress (1988- ) JP 井上 Inoue 彩香 Ayaka Japanese announcer (1988- ) JP 井上 Inoue 佳子 Yoshiko wrestler (1988- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 英里香 Erika (1987- ) JP 井上 Inoue すみれ Sumire (1987- ) JP 井上 Inoue 玲美 Remi Japanese cyclist (1987- ) JP 井上 Inoue 真央 Mao Japanese actress (1987- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue ゆりな Yurina (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 誠午 Seigo (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雄介 Yūsuke Japanese baseball player (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 裕衣 Yui Japanese announcer (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 渉 Wataru Japanese association football player (1986- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 光明 Mitsuaki Japanese ice hockey goaltender and coach (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 麻美子 Mamiko Japanese actress (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 益基也 Mikiya Japanese rugby union player (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue 美緒 Mio Japanese screenwriter (1986- ) JP 井上 Inoue ジョー Joe American musician (1985- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 明子 Akiko (1985- ) JP 井上 Inoue 早希 Saki Japanese basketball player (1985- ) JP 井上 Inoue 麻里奈 Marina Japanese voice actress and singer (1985- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 聡人 Akihito Japanese basketball player (1984- ) JP 井上 Inoue 喜貴 Yoshiki (1984- ) JP 井上 Inoue 貴博 Takahiro Japanese announcer (1984- ) JP 井上 Inoue 崇昭 Takaaki (1984- ) JP 井上 Inoue 奈々子 Nanako Japanese seiyū (1983- ) JP 井上 Inoue 拓 Taku Composer (1983- ) JP 井上 Inoue 智栄子 Chieko Japanese tarento (1983- ) JP 井上 Inoue 涼 Ryō Japanese artist (1983- ) JP 井上 Inoue 治 Osamu Japanese professional wrestler (1983-2022) JP 井上 Inoue 香織 Kaori Japanese volleyball player (1982- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 賢嗣 Kenji Japanese actor (1982- ) JP 井上 Inoue 裕介 Yūsuke basketball player (1982- ) JP 井上 Inoue 秀人 Hideto Japanese association football player (1982- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 真弥 Shin'ya (1982- ) JP 井上 Inoue 優 Suguru Japanese voice actor (1981- ) JP 井上 Inoue 直美 Naomi Japanese seiyū (1981- ) JP 井上 Inoue 碧 Aoi Japanese actress (1981- ) JP 井上 Inoue あさひ Asahi Japanese announcer (1981- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 孝幸 Takayuki Japanese seiyū (1981- ) JP 井上 Inoue 真悟 Shingo Japanese male ultramarathon runner (1980- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 孝浩 Takahiro Japanese association football player (1980- ) JP 井上 Inoue 恵美子 Emiko (1980- ) JP 井上 Inoue 麻子 Asako Japanese tarento (1973- ) JP 井上 Inoue 亘 Wataru Japanese professional wrestler (1973- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 恵 Megumi Japanese sport shooter (1973- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 将憲 Masanori Japanese sportsman (1972- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 和郎 Kazurō Japanese manga artist (1972- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 純一 Jun'ichi Japanese speed skater (1971- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 公男 Kimio basketball player (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 麻美 Mami Japanese actress (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 英孝 Hidetaka Japanese politician (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 琢己 Takumi (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 一樹 Kazuki Japanese baseball player (1971- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 悟 Satoru Japanese athletics competitor (1971- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 将行 Masayuki Japanese synthetic organic chemist (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 武史 Takeshi Japanese economist (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 由久 Yoshihisa Japanese kickboxer (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 博貴 Hiroki Japanese film director (1971- ) JP 井上 Inoue 純 Jun Japanese baseball player (1970- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雅央 Masao Japanese professional wrestler (1970- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 勝正 Katsumasa Japanese professional wrestler (1970- ) JP 井上 Inoue 純弌 Jun'ichi Japanese mangaka and illustrator (1970- ) JP 井上 Inoue 嘉浩 Yoshihiro (1969-2018) EN JP 井上 Inoue 貴子 Takako Japanese professional wrestler (1969- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 行広 Yukihiro Japanese mangaka (1969- ) JP 井上 Inoue 信治 Shinji Japanese politician (1969- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 恵一 Keiichi (1969- ) JP 井上 Inoue 京子 Kyōko Japanese female professional wrestler (1969- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 衛 Mamoru (1969- ) JP 井上 Inoue 毅 Takeshi (1969- ) JP 井上 Inoue 隆之 Takayuki Japanese voice actor (1968- ) JP 井上 Inoue 美紀 Miki Japanese voice actress (1967- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 卓也 Takuya Japanese association football manager (1967- ) JP 井上 Inoue 慎二郎 Shinjirō Japanese record producer and composer (1967- ) JP 井上 Inoue 晃一 Kōichi Japanese film director (1967-2013) JP 井上 Inoue 彩名 Ayana Japanese seiyū (1967- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雄彦 Takehiko Japanese artist (1967- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 麻矢 Maya (1967- ) JP 井上 Inoue ヨシマサ Yoshimasa Japanese singer-songwriter (1966- ) JP 井上 Inoue 真二 Shinji Japanese baseball player (1966- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 順雄 Takao (1966- ) JP 井上 Inoue 智之 Tomoyuki Japanese actor and seiyū (1965- ) JP 井上 Inoue 淳一 Jun'ichi Japanese film director (1965- ) JP 井上 Inoue ユカリ Yukari Japanese actress (1965- ) JP 井上 Inoue 英治 Eiji (1965- ) JP 井上 Inoue 悦子 Etsuko Japanese tennis player (1964- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 喜久子 Kikuko Japanese voice actress and singer (1964- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 博文 Hirofumi (1964- ) JP 井上 Inoue トキ子 Tokiko (1964- ) JP 井上 Inoue 慶太 Keita Japanese shogi player (1964- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 和彦 Kazuhiko Japanese journalist (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 勝弘 Katsuhiro Japanese television producer (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 都 Miyako (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 義行 Yoshiyuki (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 祐二 Yūji Japanese baseball player (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 望 Nozomi Japanese singer, talent, music producer (1963- ) JP 井上 Inoue 春生 Haruo Japanese film director (1963- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 強 Tsuyoshi (1962- ) JP 井上 Inoue 一徳 Kazunori Japanese politician (1962- ) JP 井上 Inoue 貴博 Takahiro Japanese politician (1962- ) JP 井上 Inoue 喜惟 Hisayoshi Japanese conductor (1962- ) JP 井上 Inoue 法雄 Norio (1962- ) JP 井上 Inoue 浩義 Hiroyoshi (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 逸兵 Ippei Japanese linguist (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 俊之 Toshiyuki Japanese animator, character designer, animation director (1961- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 富雄 Tomio Japanese singer (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 由美子 Yumiko Japanese screenwriter (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 肇 Hajime Japanese actor (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 達男 Tatsuo (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 浩 Hiroshi Japanese actor (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 泰至 Yasushi Japanese teacher (1961- ) JP 井上 Inoue 晃二 Kōji Japanese baseball player (1960- ) JP 井上 Inoue 俊次 Shunji Japanese musician (1960- ) JP 井上 Inoue 麻衣 Mai Japanese actress (1960- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雅彦 Masahiko Japanese novelist (1960- ) JP 井上 Inoue 真 Makoto Japanese forestry scientist (1960- ) JP 井上 Inoue 敏樹 Toshiki Japanese screenwriter (1959- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 知幸 Tomoyuki Japanese broadcast writer (1959- ) JP 井上 Inoue 紀良 Noriyoshi Japanese mangaka (1959- ) JP 井上 Inoue 伸一郎 Shin'ichirō Japanese businessperson (1959- ) JP 井上 Inoue 絵美 Emi (1959- ) JP 井上 Inoue 祐美子 Yumiko Japanese novelist (1958- ) JP 井上 Inoue 哲士 Satoshi Japanese politician (1958- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 博明 Hiroaki (1958- ) JP 井上 Inoue 茂徳 Shigenori Japanese keirin cyclist (1958- ) JP 井上 Inoue 倫宏 Norihiro Japanese actor and voice actor (1958-2022) EN JP 井上 Inoue 郷子 Satoko Japanese pianist (1958- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 秀明 Hideaki (1958- ) JP 井上 Inoue 清登 Kiyoto Japanese canoeist (1957- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 宏 Hiroshi Japanese lawyer (1957- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雅博 Masahiro Japanese businessperson (1957-2017) JP 井上 Inoue 哲也 Tetsuya Japanese politician (1957- ) JP 井上 Inoue 貴子 Takako (1957- ) JP 井上 Inoue 公造 Kōzō Japanese journalist (1956- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 一馬 Kazuma Japanese translator and film critic (1956- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雅義 Masayoshi writer, journalist and photographer (1956- ) JP 井上 Inoue 芳保 Yoshiyasu Japanese teacher (1956- ) JP 井上 Inoue 邦彦 Kunihiko (1956- ) JP 井上 Inoue 寿一 Toshikazu Japanese political scientist (1956- ) JP 井上 Inoue 章一 Shōichi (1955- ) JP 井上 Inoue 光成 Kōsei (1955- ) JP 井上 Inoue 理津子 Ritsuko (1955- ) JP 井上 Inoue 瑶子 Yōko Japanese architect (1955- ) JP 井上 Inoue 直也 Naoya Japanese physicist (1955- ) JP 井上 Inoue 達夫 Tatsuo Japanese legal philosopher (1954- ) JP 井上 Inoue 和彦 Kazuhiko Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1954- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 茂子 Shigeko Japanese historian (1954- ) JP 井上 Inoue 寿美枝 Sumie (1953- ) JP 井上 Inoue 鑑 Akira Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger, music producer (1953- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 和臣 Kazuomi Japanese psychiatrist (1952- ) JP 井上 Inoue 大助 Daisuke Japanese mangaka (1952- ) JP 井上 Inoue 英治 Eiji Japanese legal scholar (1952- ) JP 井上 Inoue 登美夫 Tomio (1952- ) JP 井上 Inoue 圭一 Keiichi Japanese baseball player (1951- ) JP 井上 Inoue 文彦 Fumihiko Japanese seiyū (1951- ) JP 井上 Inoue 澄和 Sumikazu Japanese politician (1951- ) JP 井上 Inoue 敏明 Toshiaki Japanese triple jumper (1951-1993) EN JP 井上 Inoue 明 Akira baseball player (1951- ) JP 井上 Inoue 一郎 Ichirō Japanese pedagogue (1951- ) JP 井上 Inoue 治代 Haruyo Japanese teacher (1950- ) JP 井上 Inoue 幸信 Yukinobu Japanese baseball player (1950- ) JP 井上 Inoue 高志 Takashi Japanese actor (1950- ) JP 井上 Inoue 進 Susumu Japanese diplomat, ambassador (1950- ) JP 井上 Inoue 勲 Isao Japanese phycologist (1950- ) JP 井上 Inoue 久士 Hisashi Japanese historian (1950- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 正晴 Masaharu Japanese baseball player (1949- ) JP 井上 Inoue 正仁 Masahito Japanese jurist (1949- ) JP 井上 Inoue 洋一 Yōichi Japanese baseball player (1949- ) JP 井上 Inoue 健 Ken Japanese translator (1948- ) JP 井上 Inoue 正幸 Masayuki Japanese ambassador (1948- ) JP 井上 Inoue 陽水 Akimi Japanese singer-songwriter (1948- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 俊治 Shunji Japanese announcer (1948- ) JP 井上 Inoue 順孝 Nobutaka Japanese author (1948- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 直久 Naohisa Japanese painter, 1948 (1948- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 裕正 Hiromasa Japanese historian (1948-2022) JP 井上 Inoue 明久 Akihisa Japanese physicist (1947- ) JP 井上 Inoue 英之 Hideyuki Japanese film director (1947- ) JP 井上 Inoue 義久 Yoshihisa Japanese politician (1947- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 順 Jun Japanese actor (1947- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 允 Makoto Japanese astronomer (1947- ) JP 井上 Inoue 篤夫 Atsuo Japanese writer (1947- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 道義 Michiyoshi Japanese conductor (1946- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 瑤 Yō Japanese voice actress (1946-2003) EN JP 井上 Inoue 眞一 Shin'ichi Japanese teacher (1946-2024) JP 井上 Inoue 節子 Setsuko Japanese volleyball player (1946- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 義夫 Yoshio Japanese teacher (1946- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雪彦 Yukihiko (1946-2006) JP 井上 Inoue 修 Osamu Japanese baseball player (1946- ) JP 井上 Inoue 雅夫 Masao Japanese historian (1946- ) JP 井上 Inoue 由美子 Yumiko Japanese teacher (1946- ) JP 井上 Inoue 旭 Noboru Japanese chef (1946-2021) JP 井上 Inoue 彪 Takeshi (1945- ) JP 井上 Inoue 大佑 Daisuke Japanese businessman (1945- ) EN JP 井上 Inoue 勝生 Katsuo Japanese historian (1945- ) JP 井上 Inoue 弘一 Hirokazu Japanese teacher (1945- ) JP 井上 Inoue 弘昭 Hiroaki Japanese baseball player (1944- ) JP 井上 Inoue 茂 Shigeru Japanese actor (1944- ) JP 井上 Inoue 安正 Yasumasa Japanese journalist (1944- ) JP 井上 Inoue 忠佳 Tadayoshi Japanese landscape artist and urban planner (1944- ) JP 井上 Inoue 頌一 Shōichi (1943- ) JP 井上 Inoue 秀成 Hidenari Japanese teacher (1943- ) JP 井上 Inoue 勝巳 Katsumi Japanese baseball player (1942- ) JP 井上 Inoue 史雄 Fumio Japanese linguist (1942- ) JP 井上 Inoue 修 Osamu Japanese baseball player (1942- ) JP 井上 Inoue 輝子 Teruko Japanese sociologist (1942-2021) JP 井上 Inoue 勝也 Katsuya Japanese psychologist (1941- ) JP 井上 Inoue 利明 Toshiaki (1941- ) JP 井上 Inoue 善夫 Yoshio Japanese baseball player (1941-2019) JP 井上 Inoue 大輔 Daisuke Japanese singer, music arranger and composer (1941-2000) EN JP 井上 Inoue ひろし Hiroshi Japanese singer (1941-1985) JP 井上 Inoue 寛司 Hiroshi Japanese historian (1941- ) JP 井上 Inoue 和久 Kazuhisa politician (1941- ) JP 井上 Inoue 堯之 Takayuki Japanese guitarist, composer, singer, music producer (1941-2018) JP 井上 Inoue 治典 Harunori Japanese lawyer (1941-2005) JP 井上 Inoue 直幸 Naoyuki Japanese pianist (1940-2003) JP 井上 Inoue 弘 Hiroshi Japanese businessperson (1940- ) JP 井上 Inoue 隆雄 Takao Japanese photographer (1940-2016) JP 井上 Inoue 満郎 Mitsuo Japanese historian (1940- ) JP 井上 Inoue 悟 Satoru Japanese announcer (1939- ) JP 井上 Inoue 忠司 Tadashi Japanese psychologist (1939- ) JP 井上 Inoue 哲夫 Tetsuo Japanese lawyer (1938-2019) JP 井上 Inoue 智 Satoru Japanese mangaka (1938- ) JP 井上 Inoue 幸彦 Yukihiko politician (1937- ) JP 井上 Inoue 敦 Atsushi Japanese politician (1936-2011) JP 井上 Inoue 宏 Hiroshi Japanese sociologist (1936- ) JP 井上 Inoue 忠行 Tadayuki Japanese baseball player (1935-2007) EN JP 井上 Inoue 大助 Daisuke Japanese actor (1935-1977) JP 井上 Inoue 孝雄 Takao Japanese actor and seiyū (1935-1994) JP 井上 Inoue 昌次郎 Shōjirō (1935- ) JP 井上 Inoue 隆一郎 Ryūichirō (1935- ) JP 井上 Inoue ひさし Hisashi Japanese novelist, playwright (1934-2010) EN JP 井上 Inoue 幸夫 Yukio Japanese businessperson (1933- ) JP 井上 Inoue 佳明 Yoshiaki Japanese baseball player (1932-1980) JP 井上 Inoue 喜一 Kiichi Japanese politician (1932-2010) EN JP 井上 Inoue 和衛 Kazue Japanese agronomist (1932- ) JP 井上 Inoue 浩 Hiroshi Japanese botanist (1932-1989) EN JP 井上 Inoue 光央 Teruhisa Japanese announcer (1932- ) JP 井上 Inoue 一成 Issei Japanese politician (1932- ) JP 井上 Inoue 博司 Hiroshi (1932- ) JP 井上 Inoue 洋介 Yōsuke Japanese illustrator (1931-2016) JP 井上 Inoue 安雄 Yasuo Japanese baseball player (1931-2014) JP 井上 Inoue 慎一 Shin'ichi Japanese baseball player (1930- ) JP 井上 Inoue 隆明 Takaaki Japanese teacher (1930-2021) JP 井上 Inoue 章平 Shōhei politician (1929- ) JP 井上 Inoue 和行 Kazuyuki Japanese actor (1929- ) JP 井上 Inoue 謙治 Kenji Japanese teacher (1929- ) JP 井上 Inoue 正 Tadashi Japanese art historian (1929-2014) JP 井上 Inoue 章 Akira Japanese artist (1929- ) JP 井上 Inoue 昭 Akira Japanese film director (1928-2022) EN JP 井上 Inoue 辰雄 Tatsuo Japanese historian (1928-2015) JP 井上 Inoue 健 Takeshi Japanese association football player (1928-1992) EN JP 井上 Inoue 謙 Ken (1928-2013) JP 井上 Inoue 裕 Yutaka Japanese politician (1927-2008) JP 井上 Inoue 孝俊 Takatoshi Japanese politician (1927-1996) JP 井上 Inoue 洋治 Yōji (1927-2014) JP 井上 Inoue 幸夫 Yukio Japanese bureaucrat (1927-1981) JP 井上 Inoue 宗雄 Muneo Japanese teacher (1926-2011) JP 井上 Inoue 光晴 Mitsuharu Japanese novelist and writer (1926-1992) EN JP 井上 Inoue 忠 Tadashi Japanese philosopher (1926-2014) JP 井上 Inoue 嘉弘 Yoshihiro Japanese baseball player (1926- ) JP 井上 Inoue 泰男 Yasuo Japanese historian (1925- ) JP 井上 Inoue 孝 Takashi Japanese politician (1925-2004) JP 井上 Inoue 普方 Hironori (1925-2015) JP 井上 Inoue 太郎 Tarō Japanese music critic (1925-2022) JP 井上 Inoue 和男 Kazuo Japanese film director (1924-2011) JP 井上 Inoue 喜久子 Kikuko Japanese dressage rider (1924-2018) EN JP 井上 Inoue 秀雄 Hideo Japanese historian (1924-2008) JP 井上 Inoue 宗和 Munekazu Japanese historian (1924-2000) JP 井上 Inoue 浩 Hiroshi (1924- ) JP 井上 Inoue 一夫 Kazuo Japanese translator (1923-2003) JP 井上 Inoue 吉夫 Kichio Japanese politician (1923-2003) JP 井上 Inoue 鋭夫 Toshio Japanese historian (1923-1974) JP 井上 Inoue 泰幸 Yasuyuki Japanese production designer (1922-2012) JP 井上 Inoue 俊夫 Toshio Japanese poet (1922-2008) JP 井上 Inoue 信也 Shin'ya Japanese American biophysicist and cell biologist (1921-2019) EN JP 井上 Inoue 勝也 Katsuya Japanese chemist (1920- ) JP 井上 Inoue 正治 Masaji Japanese lawyer (1920-1997) JP 井上 Inoue 計 Kei Japanese politician (1919-2007) JP 井上 Inoue 和子 Kazuko Japanese linguist (1919-2017) JP 井上 Inoue 親一郎 Shin'ichirō Japanese baseball player (1918- ) JP 井上 Inoue 康弘 Yasuhiro Japanese baseball player (1918- ) JP 井上 Inoue 信一 Shin'ichi (1918-2000) JP 井上 Inoue 寛 Hiroshi Japanese entomologist (1917-2008) EN JP 井上 Inoue 四郎 Shirō (1915-2010) JP 井上 Inoue 一雄 Kazuo Japanese mangaka (1914-1949) JP 井上 Inoue 清 Kiyoshi academic and historian, specialist in modern Japanese history (1913-2001) EN JP 井上 Inoue 早苗 Sanae Japanese tennis player (1913-2011) JP 井上 Inoue 正蔵 Shōzō Japanese translator (1913-1989) JP 井上 Inoue 宗次 Sōji Japanese teacher (1909-1997) JP 井上 Inoue 誠一 Seiichi (1908-1981) JP 井上 Inoue 良雄 Yoshio Japanese theologian (1907-2003) JP 井上 Inoue 靖 Yasushi Japanese writer (1907-1991) EN JP 井上 Inoue 薫 Kaoru Japanese banker (1906-1993) JP 井上 Inoue 清一 Seiichi Japanese politician (1905-1967) JP 井上 Inoue 金太郎 Kintarō Japanese screenwriter (1901-1954) JP 井上 Inoue 勇 Isamu (1901-1985) JP 井上 Inoue 満 Mitsuru Japanese translator (1900-1959) JP 井上 Inoue なつゑ Natsue Japanese politician (1898-1980) JP 井上 Inoue 武士 Takeshi Japanese composer (1894-1974) JP 井上 Inoue 庚二郎 Kōjirō (1890-1969) JP 井上 Inoue 政信 Masanobu (1889-1929) JP 井上 Inoue 赳 Takeshi Japanese bureaucrat and textbook editor (1889-1965) JP 井上 Inoue 三郎 Saburō Japanese military personnel (1887-1959) JP 井上 Inoue 知治 Tomoharu Japanese politician (1886-1962) JP 井上 Inoue 政吉 Masakichi Japanese general (1886-1975) JP 井上 Inoue 二三雄 Fumio Japanese military personnel (1883-1919) JP 井上 Inoue 貞治郎 Teijirō Japanese businessman (1881-1963) JP 井上 Inoue 正夫 Masao Japanese actor (1881-1950) JP 井上 Inoue 孝平 Kōhei (1877-1941) JP 井上 Inoue 秀二 Shūji (1876-1943) JP 井上 Inoue 一次 Kazutsugu 28 Jul 1873 - (1873- ) JP 井上 Inoue 準之助 Junnosuke Japanese central banker (1869-1932) JP 井上 Inoue 要 Kaname 29 May 1865 - certain 18 Mar 1943 (1865-1943) JP 井上 Inoue 十吉 Jūkichi Japanese teacher (1862-1929) JP 井上 Inoue 豊太郎 Toyotarō 6 Jun 1861 - certain 13 Jan 1951 (1861-1951) JP 井上 Inoue 篤太郎 Tokutarō Japanese politician (1859-1948) JP 井上 Inoue 敏夫 Toshio Japanese military personnel (1857-1924) JP 井上 Inoue 光 Hikaru Japanese general (1851-1908) JP 井上 Inoue 良智 Yoshitomo Japanese military personnel (1851-1913) JP 井上 Inoue 勤 Tsutomu Japanese translator (1850-1928) JP 井上 Inoue 勝 Masaru Japanese politician (1843-1910) JP 井上 Inoue 正直 Masanao Japanese noble (1837-1904) JP 井上 Inoue 馨 Kaoru Japanese politician (1836-1915) JP 井上 Inoue 高格 Takanori (1831-1893) JP 井上 Inoue 八郎 Hachirō (1816-1897) JP 井上 Inoue 正春 Masaharu daimyo (1805-1847) JP 井上 Inoue 正廬 Masatomo (1792-1820) JP 井上 Inoue 正甫 Masamoto daimyo (1778-1858) JP 井上 Inoue 正国 Masakuni (1739-1791) JP
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稲垣 稲 means "rice."
垣 means "fence, hedge, wall."
4 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
稲葉 稲 means "rice."
葉 means "leaf, foliage, era."
11 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
稲田 稲 means "rice."
田 means "rice field, to hunt, to cultivate."
5 more vars Households : aprx. 10,000
飯野 飯 means "rice, food, eat."
野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
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乾 乾 means "dry, superficial, heaven."
10 more vars Households : aprx. 7,000
石野 石 means "stone, hard, inflexible."
野 means "field, outskirts, civilian."
2 more vars Households : aprx. 5,000
猪股 猪 means "wild boar, pig."
股 means "thigh, crotch, branch."
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稲村 稲 means "rice."
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犬飼 犬 means "dog, humble term, spy."
飼 means "raise, feed, tame."
4 more vars Households : aprx. 3,000
飯沼 飯 means "rice, food, eat."
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