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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 Katayama, 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
片 means "one side, one piece, one portion." Details are below.
Piece - A part or portion of something, usually one of two halves.
Sliver - The right half of something that has been split into two pieces.
Flat - A small, thin piece of cloth or other material.
Little - A small amount
Pence - The phonetic spelling of the British currency unit "pence".
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
方 means "direction, way, side." Details are below.
Direction - Facing, orientation, direction, angle.
Destination - Place to go.
Region - Countryside, area, certain region.
Shape - Square, rectangle, square shape.
Righteousness - Being honest, being proper.
Arrangement - Line up, line up in a row.
Comparison - Compare, contrast.
Method - Means, technique.
Timing - Suitable time.
Squaring - Multiplying the same number, square, square root.
Honorific - Title to call someone.
Responsibility - Person in charge.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
堅 means "hard, firm, solid." Details are below.
Strong - Able to withstand pressure or force without breaking or yielding.
Firm - Solidly in place and difficult to move or remove.
Stable - Not easily changed or disturbed.
Resilient - Able to recover quickly from difficulties.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
嘉 means "praise, auspicious, excellent." Details are below.
Good - Having a positive quality or being of a high standard.
Excellent - Having a very high quality or being of an exceptionally high standard.
Splendid - Impressive and grand in appearance.
Fortunate - Having good luck or being blessed with good fortune.
Praise - To express admiration or approval of someone or something.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
Praise/Honor - To express admiration or approval of someone or something.
Gratitude - Feeling of appreciation or thanks.
Truly/Exactly/Simply - Used to emphasize that something is true or exact.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
花 means "flower." Details are below.
Flower - A general term for flowers of plants and trees.
Something shaped like a flower - Something shaped like a flower.
Beauty like a flower - Something beautiful like a flower.
Flower blooming - The act of a flower blooming.
Blurring of the eyes - A feeling of being dazed or confused.
Glare - A feeling of being dazzled.
Cherry blossoms - The flowers of cherry trees.
Plum blossoms - The flowers of plum trees.
Popular things - Things that are popular.
Splendid things - Things that are splendid and glamorous.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
Praise/Honor - To express admiration or approval of someone or something.
Gratitude - Feeling of appreciation or thanks.
Truly/Exactly/Simply - Used to emphasize that something is true or exact.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
潟 means "lagoon, inlet, bay." Details are below.
Lagoon - A body of water separated from the sea by sandbanks or sand dunes.
Salt Marsh - A land area with high salt content.
Estuary - A body of water where the tide comes in and out, appearing and disappearing.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
加 means "add, include, augment." Details are below.
To add/Append - To add something to an existing situation or group.
To join/Participate - To become part of a group or situation.
To influence - To have an effect on something or someone.
In addition/On top of that - To add something extra to an existing situation.
Addition/Sum - A mathematical operation in which two or more numbers are added together.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Last names that have the same initial of K.
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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