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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 Kimoto, 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
木 means "tree, wood."
Tree - A large plant with a trunk and branches, typically providing shade and shelter.
Lumber - Wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for use in construction.
Material - Wood used as a material for making things.
Element - One of the five elements in Chinese philosophy, representing the east and the color blue.
Plain - Unadorned and without decoration.
Numb - Losing sensation or feeling.
Musical Instrument - An instrument made of wood, one of the eight tones (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, gourd, earth, leather, and wood).
Thursday - One of the seven days of the week.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
木 means "tree, wood."
Tree - A large plant with a trunk and branches, typically providing shade and shelter.
Lumber - Wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for use in construction.
Material - Wood used as a material for making things.
Element - One of the five elements in Chinese philosophy, representing the east and the color blue.
Plain - Unadorned and without decoration.
Numb - Losing sensation or feeling.
Musical Instrument - An instrument made of wood, one of the eight tones (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, gourd, earth, leather, and wood).
Thursday - One of the seven days of the week.
元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."
木 means "tree, wood."
Tree - A large plant with a trunk and branches, typically providing shade and shelter.
Lumber - Wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for use in construction.
Material - Wood used as a material for making things.
Element - One of the five elements in Chinese philosophy, representing the east and the color blue.
Plain - Unadorned and without decoration.
Numb - Losing sensation or feeling.
Musical Instrument - An instrument made of wood, one of the eight tones (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, gourd, earth, leather, and wood).
Thursday - One of the seven days of the week.
下 means "below, down, under."
木 means "tree, wood."
Tree - A large plant with a trunk and branches, typically providing shade and shelter.
Lumber - Wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for use in construction.
Material - Wood used as a material for making things.
Element - One of the five elements in Chinese philosophy, representing the east and the color blue.
Plain - Unadorned and without decoration.
Numb - Losing sensation or feeling.
Musical Instrument - An instrument made of wood, one of the eight tones (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, gourd, earth, leather, and wood).
Thursday - One of the seven days of the week.
許 means "permit, allow, forgive."
To Allow, Permit - To give permission or consent to do something.
To Accept, Acknowledge - To recognize or acknowledge the truth or validity of something.
To Approve, Endorse - To express approval or support of something.
Approximately, Roughly - Used to indicate an approximate amount or degree.
Origin, Source - The point from which something begins or is derived.
喜 means "joy, rejoice, pleasure."
Preference - To like, to prefer, to enjoy.
Celebration - To be festive, to celebrate.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
記 means "record, chronicle, account."
To record or write down - To make a written record of something.
To mark or symbolize - To use a mark or symbol to represent something.
Kojiki - An abbreviation for the ancient Japanese chronicle "古事記(kojiki)".
本 means "book, main, true, real."
大 means "big, large, great."
Big - Large in size, degree, or amount.
Excellent - Outstanding or of superior quality.
Greatly - To a great extent.
Arrogant - Having an attitude of superiority or haughtiness.
Approximately - Generally or roughly.
Respectful - Showing respect or reverence for someone or something.
Grand - Of great size, scope, or extent.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
黄 means "yellow."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
城 means "castle, fortress."
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.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
騎 means "cavalry, horseback riding."
Ride - To ride on a horse.
Mount - To get on a horse.
Straddle - To straddle something.
Cavalry - Soldiers riding on horses.
Counting Cavalry - A term used to count the number of soldiers riding on horses.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
岐 means "fork, branch, divergence."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
驥 means "a horse that can run 1,000 miles in a day. a person of great talent."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
鬼 means "demon, ogre, evil spirit."
Ghost - The soul of a deceased person, a spirit, a supernatural being with immense power and mysterious abilities.
Yokai - A creature from folklore, usually with human form and two horns.
Powerful - Possessing great strength and courage.
Imaginative - A creature of the imagination.
Cruel - Ruthless and merciless.
Huge - Exceptionally large.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
祈 means "pray."
Pray - To make a request or plea to a higher power, such as a god or deity.
Wish - To express a desire for something to happen.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
来 means "come, arrive."
This person - Someone who has been present from a certain point in time until now.
Particle - A particle placed in the middle or end of a sentence to give it a certain tone. It is usually not read in the kunyomi reading.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
喜 means "joy, rejoice, pleasure."
Preference - To like, to prefer, to enjoy.
Celebration - To be festive, to celebrate.
元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."
奇 means "strange, odd, peculiar."
Outstanding, Exceptional - Something that is superior or extraordinary.
Suspicious, Mysterious - Something that is strange or mysterious.
Unexpected, Unforeseen - Something that is not expected or anticipated.
Unfortunate, Unlucky - Something that is not blessed with luck or fortune.
本 means "book, main, true, real."
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.
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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