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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 Koyama, 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
小 means "small, little, tiny." Details are below.
Small - Refers to something that is of a small size or amount.
Insignificant - Refers to something that is not important or of little value.
Young - Refers to someone who is young in age.
Humble - Refers to someone who speaks of themselves in a humble manner.
Prefix - Used as a prefix to modify the meaning of a word or phrase.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
児 means "child, young of animals." Details are below.
Child - A young child or infant. Used to count the number of children a person has. E.g. 3児の母 (Mother of 3 children).
Young man - A young adult male.
Self-reference - A word used by a child to refer to themselves when speaking to their parents.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
古 means "old, ancient, antique." Details are below.
Old - Describes something that is from the past or has been around for a long time.
Ancient - Describes something that is very old or from a distant past.
Antiquated - Describes something that is old-fashioned or out of date.
Former - Describes something that was once in use but is no longer.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
湖 means "lake." Details are below.
Lake - A large body of water surrounded by land, usually fresh water.
Dongting Lake - A large lake in China, located in the middle of the Yangtze River basin.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
木 means "tree, wood." Details are below.
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.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
固 means "firm, hard, solid." Details are below.
OriginallyOriginallyOriginally - Naturally, without saying.
Stubborn/Unwavering - Unmovable and unshakeable.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
越 means "to cross over, to exceed, to surpass." Details are below.
To cross over or pass through - To go beyond a certain point or boundary.
To exceed - To go beyond a certain limit or degree.
To overcome - To surmount or get over an obstacle or difficulty.
To move away - To become distant or separate.
Far away - To be distant or remote.
Wordy - To be overly long or complicated.
To fall - To stumble or trip.
To scatter - To disperse or break up into pieces.
A country name from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period.
An old name for the Hokuriku region of Japan.
A country name - An abbreviation of “Vietnam”.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
故 means "reason, cause, circumstances, deceased, late." Details are below.
Old/Ancient - Describes something that has been around for a long time.
Origin/Originally - Describes something that has been around since the beginning.
Therefore/Consequently - Describes the result of something.
Intentionally/Deliberately - Describes something done on purpose.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
粉 means "powder, flour, dust." Details are below.
Powder - Finely ground grains. To grind into a powder. To reduce to powder.
White Powder - Applying white powder. White in color.
Lime - Decorating or coloring.
Decimeter - A unit of length. Ten centimeters.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
子 means "child, offspring, young, junior, small thing." Details are below.
Child - A child born from parents.
Female Name - Used as a female name.
Boy - For usage with "子" for boys and "女" for girls.
Respectful Address - A respectful address for teachers, masters, and people of knowledge and status.
Thinker - A person knowledgeable in scholarship and philosophy, as well as their writings and thoughts.
Seed - A fruit or a biological egg.
Small Thing - A small or fine thing.
Rank - The fourth rank of the five-rank peerage system (公・侯・伯・子・男).
Direction - The first of the twelve directions, representing the north.
Time - The twelfth hour of the night, and the two hours before and after it.
Rat - The first of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
込 means "crowded, included, mixed in." Details are below.
To become crowded or filled - This refers to a situation where a place or space is filled with people or things.
To gather - This refers to a situation where people or things come together in one place.
To include or incorporate - This refers to a situation where something is included or incorporated into something else.
To pack or cram - This refers to a situation where something is packed or crammed into a space.
To confine or enclose - This refers to a situation where something is confined or enclosed in a space.
Intricate or complex - This refers to a situation where something is intricate or complex in nature.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
黄 means "yellow." Details are below.
Yellow - A color that is bright and cheerful.
To become yellow - To take on a yellow hue.
Child - A young person or infant.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
兒 means "child, son, young animal." Details are below.
Child - A young child or infant.
Young Man - A young adult male.
Youth - A young person, typically between the ages of 15 and 24.
Self-reference - A term used by a child when referring to themselves to their parents.
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