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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 Kawai, 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
河 means "river, stream, watercourse." Details are below.
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.
合 means "unite, join, fit together." Details are below.
To match or unite - To become the same, to become one, to join together, to combine, to make consistent.
To gather - To collect, to assemble.
To fit - To fit in, to insert.
A couple - Husband and wife, spouses.
A unit of measurement - One-tenth of a liter, one-tenth of a tsubo (a unit of area), one-tenth of the height of a mountain from its base to its peak.
川 means "river, stream, brook." Details are below.
River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.
合 means "unite, join, fit together." Details are below.
To match or unite - To become the same, to become one, to join together, to combine, to make consistent.
To gather - To collect, to assemble.
To fit - To fit in, to insert.
A couple - Husband and wife, spouses.
A unit of measurement - One-tenth of a liter, one-tenth of a tsubo (a unit of area), one-tenth of the height of a mountain from its base to its peak.
河 means "river, stream, watercourse." Details are below.
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.
相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other." Details are below.
To See - To look closely and examine in detail.
To Foretell - To use divination to predict the future.
Form - The shape or appearance of something.
To Help - To assist or provide support.
Mutual - To be in a relationship with each other.
Friends - To be close with someone.
Alternating - To take turns with each other.
Companions - To be in a group with others.
川 means "river, stream, brook." Details are below.
River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.
相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other." Details are below.
To See - To look closely and examine in detail.
To Foretell - To use divination to predict the future.
Form - The shape or appearance of something.
To Help - To assist or provide support.
Mutual - To be in a relationship with each other.
Friends - To be close with someone.
Alternating - To take turns with each other.
Companions - To be in a group with others.
河 means "river, stream, watercourse." Details are below.
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.
生 means "life, birth, raw, uncooked." Details are below.
To live - Alive, Living, Life, Living things, Life force
To dwell - Dwelling, Living, Life
To give birth - Give birth, Born, Produce, Create, Occur
Innate - Innate, Inborn, Natural
To grow - Grow, Sprout, Cultivate
Unprocessed - Unprocessed, Unripe, Unskilled
Pure - Pure, Unmixed, Unadulterated
Scholar - Scholar, Intellectual, Teacher
Student - Student, Pupil, Disciple
河 means "river, stream, watercourse." Details are below.
River - A large river, such as the Yellow River in China.
Milky Way - The celestial river in the night sky.
会 means "meeting, gathering, association." Details are below.
Understand/Realize - To comprehend or to come to an understanding.
Certainly/Definitely - Without a doubt.
可 means "allowable, permissible, acceptable." Details are below.
Good. Suitable. - Used to express approval or agreement.
Listen. Accept. - Used to indicate that one should listen and accept what is being said.
Possible. - Used to express the possibility of something being done.
Allowed. - Used to express that something is allowed or permissible.
Should. - Used to express that something should be done.
Speculation. - Used to express a guess or assumption.
Degree. - Used to express the degree or extent of something.
愛 means "love, affection, fondness." Details are below.
To love - To feel deep affection and care for someone or something.
To cherish - To hold someone or something in high regard and treat them with great care.
To adore - To feel great admiration and fondness for someone or something.
To be fond of - To have a strong liking for someone or something.
To be devoted to - To be dedicated and loyal to someone or something.
川 means "river, stream, brook." Details are below.
River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
Stream - A small, narrow river or a body of flowing water.
会 means "meeting, gathering, association." Details are below.
Understand/Realize - To comprehend or to come to an understanding.
Certainly/Definitely - Without a doubt.
皮 means "skin, hide, leather." Details are below.
Skin - The outer layer of the body or an object that covers the surface.
Surface - The top part or outer layer of something.
Leather - A material made from the skin of an animal, usually tanned and treated to make it soft and flexible.
Drum - A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched over one or both ends.
居 means "to be present, to reside, to stay." Details are below.
何 means "what, how many, something." Details are below.
A pronoun used to refer to an unspecified thing.
A word used to ask about something that is not clear.
A word used to refer to things or people without specifying them.
Not even one. Not even a little.
Why. How come.
A word used when asking strongly.
合 means "unite, join, fit together." Details are below.
To match or unite - To become the same, to become one, to join together, to combine, to make consistent.
To gather - To collect, to assemble.
To fit - To fit in, to insert.
A couple - Husband and wife, spouses.
A unit of measurement - One-tenth of a liter, one-tenth of a tsubo (a unit of area), one-tenth of the height of a mountain from its base to its peak.
合 means "unite, join, fit together." Details are below.
To match or unite - To become the same, to become one, to join together, to combine, to make consistent.
To gather - To collect, to assemble.
To fit - To fit in, to insert.
A couple - Husband and wife, spouses.
A unit of measurement - One-tenth of a liter, one-tenth of a tsubo (a unit of area), one-tenth of the height of a mountain from its base to its peak.
羽 means "feather, wing." Details are below.
Feathers - The feathers of a bird or insect.
Bird - A bird or other avian species.
Ornament - An ornament held in the hand when dancing.
Help - Something that provides assistance. An assistant.
Numeral - A numeral used to count birds or rabbits.
井 means "well, water hole, pit." 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