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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 Iwasa, 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
岩 means "rock, boulder." Details are below.
浅 means "shallow, superficial, frivolous." Details are below.
Shallow - Having a shallow depth of water or not reaching far down.
Superficial - Having a lack of knowledge or thought.
Pale - Having a light or faint color.
岩 means "rock, boulder." Details are below.
朝 means "morning, dawn." Details are below.
Morning - The period of time from when the sun rises until a short while afterwards.
Court - The place where the emperor conducts politics.
Attendance - To be present in the court and be seen by the emperor.
Reign - The period of time when one emperor ruled. Also, the era when a monarch of the same lineage ruled.
岩 means "rock, boulder." Details are below.
沙 means "sand." Details are below.
Sand - Fine, granular particles of rock and mineral, typically found on beaches or deserts.
Beach - A strip of land along the edge of a body of water, typically consisting of sand or pebbles.
Desert - A barren area of land, typically with little vegetation, extreme temperatures, and sparse population.
Sift - To separate out the good from the bad by washing with water.
岩 means "rock, boulder." Details are below.
狭 means "narrow, confined, limited." Details are below.
Restrict/Limit - To make something smaller or more confined.
Narrow Frame - Having a limited range or scope.
Narrow Minded - Having a limited or restricted outlook.
Prefix - A word or syllable added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.
磐 means "rock, boulder, crag." Details are below.
Rock - A large, thick rock.
Rock - A flat, large rock.
To be stuck.
Iwaki - An abbreviation for "Iwaki(磐城)".
佐 means "assistant, help, aid." Details are below.
To help - To provide assistance or aid.
To assist - To give support or aid.
To recommend - To suggest or advise.
Aide - A subordinate official.
磐 means "rock, boulder, crag." Details are below.
Rock - A large, thick rock.
Rock - A flat, large rock.
To be stuck.
Iwaki - An abbreviation for "Iwaki(磐城)".
浅 means "shallow, superficial, frivolous." Details are below.
Shallow - Having a shallow depth of water or not reaching far down.
Superficial - Having a lack of knowledge or thought.
Pale - Having a light or faint color.
岩 means "rock, boulder." Details are below.
三 means "three, third, threefold." Details are below.
Three - The number three.
Three times - Repeating something three times.
Third - The third item in a sequence.
Frequently - Doing something multiple times.
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