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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 Jou, 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
城 means "castle, fortress." Details are below.
Building a Castle - Constructing a structure to protect against enemy attacks and invasions.
Castle Wall - A wall built around a town to protect against enemy attacks.
Castle Town - A town surrounded by a castle wall.
篠 means "bamboo, slender bamboo, bamboo shoot." Details are below.
Bamboo - A type of grass used to make arrows.
Bamboo Shoot - A young bamboo plant.
Bamboo Grass - A type of grass with long, thin leaves.
鄭 means "rectify, govern, correct." Details are below.
Politeness - Refers to being courteous and respectful in one's interactions with others.
Ancient Chinese Zhou Dynasty - Refers to the country name during the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China.
丈 means "height, length, stature." Details are below.
Length - A unit of length in Japan, approximately 303 centimeters.
Measurement - To measure something, such as land.
Respect - A term used to show respect for elderly people or elders.
Honorific - A title used for kabuki actors.
Particle - Used to represent the particles "take" and "dake".
定 means "fixed, settled, established." Details are below.
To settle/Settle down/Stabilize - To bring something to a state of rest or stability.
To determine/Decide - To make a decision or come to a conclusion.
Rule/Regulation/Law - A set of principles or instructions that must be followed.
Purification - In Buddhism, the act of cutting off all worldly thoughts and becoming free of all desires.
上 means "up, above, top." Details are below.
Going up - Moving from a lower place to a higher place.
High position - Having a high position, value, age, etc.
Before - In terms of time, order, or flow of things.
Offer - To give or present something.
Ascend - To go to the center.
Landlady - A woman who is the wife of a person or the mistress of a house.
鐘 means "bell, chime." Details are below.
Bell - A percussion instrument made of bronze.
Fishing Bell - A large bell suspended from a rope.
Timekeeper Bell - A bell that announces the time.
盛 means "to heap up, to pile up, to serve (food) generously." Details are below.
To fill a container - To fill a container with something, such as food or liquid.
To pile up high - To stack something in a high pile.
Offerings to the gods - Items offered to the gods as a form of worship.
Vigorous - Having a lot of energy or enthusiasm.
To enliven - To make something more lively or exciting.
To compound medicine - To mix and prepare medicine for consumption.
Mating season - The period of time when animals are sexually active.
情 means "feeling, emotion, sentiment." Details are below.
Feelings - A strong emotion or sentiment, such as love, joy, or sorrow.
Empathy - The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Honesty - The quality of being truthful and sincere.
Reality - The actual state of things, as opposed to what is imagined or expected.
Romance - A strong feeling of attraction and longing for another person.
Taste - The quality of something that is experienced through the senses.
Compassion - A deep sympathy and concern for the suffering of others.
Last names that have the same initial of J.
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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