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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 Iseya, 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
伊 means "italy, that one." Details are below.
Just - Particle used to adjust the tone of a sentence.
Abbreviation of the country name "Italy(伊太利)".
勢 means "power, force, energy." Details are below.
Force/Energy - The power or strength of something, especially when it is used to do something.
Vigor/Liveliness - The quality of being full of energy and enthusiasm.
Activity/Vitality - The state or quality of being active or energetic.
Form/Appearance - The way something looks or is arranged.
Situation/Outcome - The way something turns out or is likely to turn out.
Group/Number - A large number of people or things that are together or in the same place.
谷 means "valley, ravine." Details are below.
Valley - A depression between two mountains.
Path - A road or path.
Reach a Limit - To reach a point of no return.
Nurture - To raise and care for.
伊 means "italy, that one." Details are below.
Just - Particle used to adjust the tone of a sentence.
Abbreviation of the country name "Italy(伊太利)".
瀬 means "rapids, shallows, shoal." Details are below.
Shallow water - A shallow part of a river or sea.
Rapids - A fast-flowing part of a river.
Position - A place, a refuge, a reliance, a time, a situation, or a case.
谷 means "valley, ravine." Details are below.
Valley - A depression between two mountains.
Path - A road or path.
Reach a Limit - To reach a point of no return.
Nurture - To raise and care for.
伊 means "italy, that one." Details are below.
Just - Particle used to adjust the tone of a sentence.
Abbreviation of the country name "Italy(伊太利)".
勢 means "power, force, energy." Details are below.
Force/Energy - The power or strength of something, especially when it is used to do something.
Vigor/Liveliness - The quality of being full of energy and enthusiasm.
Activity/Vitality - The state or quality of being active or energetic.
Form/Appearance - The way something looks or is arranged.
Situation/Outcome - The way something turns out or is likely to turn out.
Group/Number - A large number of people or things that are together or in the same place.
屋 means "house, shop, building." Details are below.
伊 means "italy, that one." Details are below.
Just - Particle used to adjust the tone of a sentence.
Abbreviation of the country name "Italy(伊太利)".
世 means "world, society, generation." Details are below.
Generation - The period of time from when one generation takes over the position from their parents until they pass it on to their children.
Era - A period of time in history.
Society - The world, the people and the environment around us.
Succession - The passing down of something from one generation to the next.
谷 means "valley, ravine." Details are below.
Valley - A depression between two mountains.
Path - A road or path.
Reach a Limit - To reach a point of no return.
Nurture - To raise and care for.
井 means "well, water hole, pit." Details are below.
Well/Wellhead - A well or wellhead is a structure built to contain and provide access to a natural underground water source.
Street - A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment, typically paved and marked by buildings on either side.
瀬 means "rapids, shallows, shoal." Details are below.
Shallow water - A shallow part of a river or sea.
Rapids - A fast-flowing part of a river.
Position - A place, a refuge, a reliance, a time, a situation, or a case.
谷 means "valley, ravine." Details are below.
Valley - A depression between two mountains.
Path - A road or path.
Reach a Limit - To reach a point of no return.
Nurture - To raise and care for.
Last names that have the same initial of I.
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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.
About this site's data of last names