Kanji Names & Meanings - 6 variations
In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. Even surnames with the same pronunciation can have different meanings based on the kanji used. Below are the kanji choices for "Murakami," sorted by the number of households in Japan that use each variation.
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村 means "village, hamlet."
Village - A small rural community, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Countryside - A rural area with a peaceful atmosphere, often characterized by farmland and small towns.
Rural - Of or relating to the countryside, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Rustic - Characterized by a simple, rural lifestyle, often with a traditional or old-fashioned feel.
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上 means "up, above, top."
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.
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Households : aprx. 90,000
邑 means "village, hamlet, small town."
Country - A sovereign state or nation.
Village - A small settlement, typically one smaller than a town.
Town - A large settlement, typically one larger than a village.
Territory - The land or area controlled by a ruler, such as a king, emperor, or lord.
Worry - To feel anxious or troubled about something.
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上 means "up, above, top."
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.
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Households : aprx. 100
邨 means "village. countryside."
上 means "up, above, top."
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.
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Households : aprx. 20
村 means "village, hamlet."
Village - A small rural community, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Countryside - A rural area with a peaceful atmosphere, often characterized by farmland and small towns.
Rural - Of or relating to the countryside, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Rustic - Characterized by a simple, rural lifestyle, often with a traditional or old-fashioned feel.
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神 means "god, deity."
God - The divine being, the creator of all things.
Mysterious Work - Unfathomable and spiritual work.
Soul - The spiritual essence of a person.
Heart - The innermost part of a person.
Excellence - The highest level of achievement.
Preciousness - Something of great value.
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Households : aprx. 20
村 means "village, hamlet."
Village - A small rural community, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Countryside - A rural area with a peaceful atmosphere, often characterized by farmland and small towns.
Rural - Of or relating to the countryside, typically with a population of fewer than 300 people.
Rustic - Characterized by a simple, rural lifestyle, often with a traditional or old-fashioned feel.
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頭 means "head."
Head - The upper part of the body from the neck up, including the hair.
Top - The highest point or peak.
Beginning - The start or the first.
Leader - The one in charge.
Counting Word - A word used to count animals such as cows.
Chief - The highest ranking official in a dormitory.
Boss - The head of a group.
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Households : under 10
邑 means "village, hamlet, small town."
Country - A sovereign state or nation.
Village - A small settlement, typically one smaller than a town.
Town - A large settlement, typically one larger than a village.
Territory - The land or area controlled by a ruler, such as a king, emperor, or lord.
Worry - To feel anxious or troubled about something.
View Kanji '邑' Details
神 means "god, deity."
God - The divine being, the creator of all things.
Mysterious Work - Unfathomable and spiritual work.
Soul - The spiritual essence of a person.
Heart - The innermost part of a person.
Excellence - The highest level of achievement.
Preciousness - Something of great value.
View Kanji '神' Details
Households : under 10
Real Persons
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村上 Murakami 俊亮 Shunsuke Japanese educational theorist (1901-1977) JP
村上 Murakami 勇 Isamu Japanese politician (1902-1991) JP
村上 Murakami 春蔵 Haruzō Japanese politician (1905-1995) JP
村上 Murakami 朝一 Tomokazu Chief Justice of Japan (1906-1987) JP
村上 Murakami 実 Minoru Japanese baseball manager (1906-1999) JP
村上 Murakami 清信 Kiyonobu Japanese boxer (1907-1951) JP
村上 Murakami 信彦 Nobuhiko Japanese novelist (1909-1983) JP
村上 Murakami 仁 Masashi Japanese psychiatrist (1910-2000) JP
村上 Murakami 元三 Kenzō Japanese writer (1910-2006) JP
村上 Murakami 菊一郎 Kikuichirō Japanese translator (1910-1982) JP
村上 Murakami 冬樹 Fuyuki Japanese actor (1911-2007) JP
村上 Murakami 正 Tadashi Japanese athletics competitor (1912- ) JP
村上 Murakami 重夫 Shigeo Japanese baseball player (1913-1945) JP
村上 Murakami 寅次 Toraji Japanese teacher (1913-1996) JP
村上 Murakami 幸雄 Yukio (1914-2007) JP
村上 Murakami 孝太郎 Kōtarō Japanese candidate (1916-1971) JP
村上 Murakami 一治 Kazuharu Japanese baseball player (1917-1965) JP
村上 Murakami 信二郎 Shinjirō Japanese politician (1918-1972) JP
村上 Murakami 茂利 Shigetoshi Japanese politician (1918-1989) JP
村上 Murakami 七郎 Shichirō Japanese businessperson (1919-2007) JP
村上 Murakami 一郎 Ichirō (1920-1975) JP
村上 Murakami 信夫 Nobuo Japanese chef (1921-2005) JP
村上 Murakami 弘 Hiromu Japanese politician (1921-2007) JP
村上 Murakami 一平 Ippei (1922- ) JP
村上 Murakami 芳正 Yoshimasa Japanese illustrator (1922-2022) JP
村上 Murakami 国治 Kuniji (1923-1994) JP
村上 Murakami 允英 Nobuhide (1923-1994) JP
村上 Murakami 直 Tadashi Japanese historian (1925-2014) JP
村上 Murakami 三郎 Saburō Japanese artist (1925-1996) JP
村上 Murakami 令 Rei Japanese rugby union player (1926-2012) JP
村上 Murakami 清 Kiyoshi Japanese critic about pension system (1926-2008) JP
村上 Murakami 雄藏 Yūzō Japanese military personnel (1926-1986) JP
村上 Murakami 昭夫 Akio Japanese poet (1927-1968) JP
村上 Murakami 昭子 Akiko (1927-2004) JP
村上 Murakami 哲次 Tetsuji Japanese karate master and teacher (1927-1987) JP
村上 Murakami 信吾 Shingo Japanese mathematician (1927-1999) JP
村上 Murakami 不二夫 Fujio Japanese actor (1928- ) JP
村上 Murakami 重良 Shigeyoshi Japanese scholar of religious studies (1928-1991) JP
村上 Murakami 允俊 Masatoshi Japanese actor (1929- ) JP
村上 Murakami 尚文 Naofumi (1929-2000) JP
村上 Murakami 光彦 Mitsuhiko Japanese translator (1929-2014) JP
村上 Murakami 伸 Hiroshi Japanese theologian (1930-2017) JP
村上 Murakami 嘉隆 Yoshitaka (1931- ) JP
村上 Murakami 利夫 Toshio Japanese politician (1932- ) JP
村上 Murakami 正邦 Masakuni Japanese politician (1932-2020) JP
村上 Murakami 善男 Yoshio Japanese painter (1933-2006) JP
村上 Murakami 益子 Masuko (1933- ) JP
村上 Murakami 敦 Atsushi Japanese economist (1933-2018) JP
村上 Murakami 淳一 Jun'ichi Japanese historian and jurist-consultant (1933-2017) JP
村上 Murakami 宣道 Nobumichi (1933- ) JP
村上 Murakami 肥出夫 Hideo Japanese artist (1933-2018) JP
村上 Murakami 義雄 Yoshio Japanese journalist (1934- ) JP
村上 Murakami 處直 Suminao Japanese urban planner (1935-2024) JP
村上 Murakami 政敏 Masatoshi (1935-2015) JP
村上 Murakami 和雄 Kazuo Japanese geneticist (1936-2021) JP
村上 Murakami 孝雄 Takao Japanese baseball player (1936-2016) JP
村上 Murakami 恭一 Kyōichi Japanese philosopher (1936- ) JP
村上 Murakami 司 Mamoru (1936-2005) JP
村上 Murakami 博基 Hiroki Japanese translator (1936-2016) JP
村上 Murakami 学 Manabu Japanese scholar specializing in medieval Japanese literature (1936- ) JP
村上 Murakami 豊 Yutaka Japanese painter (1936-2022) JP
村上 Murakami 陽一郎 Yōichirō Japanese philosopher (1936- ) JP
村上 Murakami 春樹 Haruki scholar of Japanese literature born 1937 (1937- ) JP
村上 Murakami 輝夫 Teruo Japanese table tennis player (1938-2013) JP
村上 Murakami 隆太 Ryūta (1938- ) JP
村上 Murakami 龍男 Tatsuo (1939- ) JP
村上 Murakami 好伸 Yoshinobu Japanese pastor (1939- ) JP
村上 Murakami 光鵄 Kōshi Japanese legal scholar (1940- ) JP
村上 Murakami 敬一 Keiichi Japanese judge and jurist-consultant (1940- ) JP
村上 Murakami 光一 Kōichi Japanese film producer (1940- ) JP
村上 Murakami 保壽 Yasutoshi (1941- ) JP
村上 Murakami 仁志 Hitoshi Japanese business manager (1941- ) JP
村上 Murakami 護 Mamoru Japanese literary critic and poet (1941-2013) JP
村上 Murakami 勝彦 Katsuhiko Japanese economist (1942- ) JP
村上 Murakami 周三 Shūzō (1942- ) JP
村上 Murakami 祥子 Sachiko Japanese culinary researcher (1942- ) JP
村上 Murakami 香住子 Kasumiko Japanese translator (1942- ) JP
村上 Murakami 克司 Katsushi Japanese designer (1942- ) JP
村上 Murakami 勉 Tsutomu Japanese illustrator (1943- ) JP
村上 Murakami 文男 Fumio Japanese lawyer (1943- ) JP
村上 Murakami 達也 Tatsuya politician (1943- ) JP
村上 Murakami 喜代子 Kiyoko (1943- ) JP
村上 Murakami 光昭 Mitsuteru Japanese rikishi (1943-2018) JP
村上 Murakami 勝三 Katsuzō (1944- ) JP
村上 Murakami 雅則 Masanori Japanese baseball player (1944- ) JP
村上 Murakami 隆 Takashi Japanese professional golfer (1944- ) JP
村上 Murakami 武則 Takenori (1944- ) JP
村上 Murakami 正弘 Masahiro (1944- ) JP
村上 Murakami 一平 Ippei Japanese businessman (1945- ) JP
村上 Murakami 公康 Kimiyasu Japanese baseball player (1945- ) JP
村上 Murakami 隆興 Takaoki Japanese politician (1946- ) JP
村上 Murakami 憲郎 Norio (1947- ) JP
村上 Murakami 信夫 Nobuo (1947- ) JP
村上 Murakami 健治 Kenji Japanese businessman (1947- ) JP
村上 Murakami 隆夫 Takao Japanese philosopher (1947- ) JP
村上 Murakami 公久 Kimihisa Japanese forestry academic (1948- ) JP
村上 Murakami 信一郎 Shin'ichirō Japanese political scientist (1948- ) JP
村上 Murakami 寛 Hiroshi Japanese jazz drummer, composer, music producer (1948- ) JP
村上 Murakami 春樹 Haruki Japanese writer (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 一郎 Ichirō Japanese activist (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 政博 Masahiro Japanese lawyer (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 玄一 Gen'ichi (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 忠則 Tadanori Japanese baseball player (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 徹 Tōru Japanese architect (1949- ) JP
村上 Murakami 久勝 Hisakatsu actor (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 宣寛 Yoshihiro Japanese psychologist (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 悦雄 Etsuo Japanese baseball player (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 義則 Yoshinori Japanese baseball player (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 保 Tamotsu Japanese sculptor (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 清 Kiyoshi Japanese judoka (1950- ) JP
村上 Murakami 秀一 Shūichi Japanese drummer (1951-2021) JP
村上 Murakami 美登志 Mitoshi (1951- ) JP
村上 Murakami 秀徳 Hidenori Japanese diplomat (1951- ) JP
村上 Murakami 教行 Noriyuki Japanese businessman (1951- ) JP
村上 Murakami 知彦 Tomohiko (1951-2024) JP
村上 Murakami 達朗 Tatsurō (1952-2024) JP
村上 Murakami 龍一 Ryūichi Japanese writer (1952- ) JP
村上 Murakami 龍 Ryū Japanese writer and filmmaker (1952- ) JP
村上 Murakami 誠一郎 Seiichiro Japanese politician (1952- ) JP
村上 Murakami 史好 Fumiyoshi Japanese politician (1952- ) JP
村上 Murakami 英三 Eizō Japanese businessman (1953-2024) JP
村上 Murakami 信夫 Nobuo Japanese announcer (1953- ) JP
村上 Murakami 弘 Hiroshi (1954- ) JP
村上 Murakami 博行 Hiroyuki (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami 雅人 Masato Japanese engineer (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami 圭子 Keiko Japanese local government officer (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami ショージ Shōji (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami 啓介 Keisuke (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami 康成 Yasunari Japanese novelist (1955- ) JP
村上 Murakami 章 Akira (1956- ) JP
村上 Murakami 之宏 Yukihiro Japanese baseball player (1956- ) JP
村上 Murakami 弘明 Hiroaki Japanese actor (1956- ) JP
村上 Murakami 潤 Jun (1956- ) JP
村上 Murakami 情次 Jōji (1957- ) JP
邑上 Murakami 守正 Morimasa Japanese politician and architect (1957- ) JP
村上 Murakami 恭和 Yasukazu Japanese table tennis player (1957- ) JP
村上 Murakami 洋一 Yōichi Japanese physicist (1957- ) JP
村上 Murakami 広史 Hiroshi (1958- ) JP
村上 Murakami 雅洋 Masahiro Japanese businessman (1958- ) JP
村上 Murakami はるみ Harumi Japanese voice actress (1958- ) JP
村上 Murakami 政彦 Masahiko Japanese novelist (1958- ) JP
村上 Murakami 幸子 Sachiko Japanese singer (1958-1990) JP
村上 Murakami 世彰 Yoshiaki Japanese investor (1959- ) JP
村上 Murakami 裕章 Hiroaki Japanese jurist (1959- ) JP
村上 Murakami さなえ Sanae Japanese astrologer (1960- ) JP
村上 Murakami 心 Shin Japanese photographer (1960- ) JP
村上 Murakami 智彦 Tomohiko Japanese physician and pharmacist (1961-2017) JP
村上 Murakami 和久 Kazuhisa Japanese translator (1962- ) JP
村上 Murakami 恭通 Yasuyuki Japanese archaeologist (1962- ) JP
村上 Murakami 晴彦 Haruhiko Japanese playwright (1962- ) JP
村上 Murakami 浩司 Kōji Japanese politician (1962- ) JP
村上 Murakami かず Kazu Japanese actor (1963- ) JP
村上 Murakami 知子 Tomoko (1963- ) JP
村上 Murakami 眞一 Shin'ichi Japanese baseball player (1963- ) JP
村上 Murakami 由泰 Yoshihiro Japanese businessperson (1963- ) JP
村上 Murakami 正典 Shōsuke Japanese film director (1963- ) JP
村上 Murakami 勇介 Yūsuke (1964- ) JP
村上 Murakami 竜司 Ryūji (1964- ) JP
村上 Murakami 英樹 Hideki Japanese economist (1964-2015) JP
村上 Murakami 健 Takeshi Reversi player (1964- ) JP
村上 Murakami 由美子 Yumiko (1965- ) JP
村上 Murakami 晃一 Kōichi Japanese journalist (1965- ) JP
村上 Murakami 武資 Takeshi Japanese tennis player (1965- ) JP
村上 Murakami たかし Takashi Japanese mangaka (1965- ) JP
村上 Murakami 隆行 Takayuki Japanese baseball player (1965- ) JP
村上 Murakami 聖 Kiyoshi Japanese musician (1966- ) JP
村上 Murakami 亜希子 Akiko Japanese announcer (1966- ) JP
村上 Murakami 卓史 Takafumi Japanese broadcast writer (1966- ) JP
村上 Murakami 敬亮 Keisuke Japanese government official (1967- ) JP
村上 Murakami 聡美 Satomi actor (1967- ) JP
村上 Murakami 吉文 Yoshifumi (1967- ) JP
村上 Murakami まゆこ Mayuko Japanese announcer (1967- ) JP
村上 Murakami 和宏 Kazuhiro (1967- ) JP
村上 Murakami 健司 Kenji Japanese writer (1968- ) JP
村上 Murakami 和幸 Kazuyuki baseball player (1968- ) JP
村上 Murakami 正子 Masako Japanese legal scholar (1968- ) JP
村上 Murakami 力 Chikara (1968- ) JP
村上 Murakami 和巳 Kazumi Japanese journalist (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 伸次 Nobutsugu Japanese association football player (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 竜太郎 Ryūtarō baseball player (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami ☆健 Takeshi (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 順子 Junko (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 智信 Tomonobu Japanese politician (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 利恵 Rie Japanese actress (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 遙 Haruka Japanese singer (1969- ) JP
村上 Murakami 靖彦 Yasuhiko Japanese philosopher (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 雄信 Yūji Japanese singer and impresario (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 賢司 Kenji Japanese film director (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 誠一 Seiichi Japanese baseball player (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 隆二 Ryūji Japanese announcer (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 睦子 Chikako Japanese basketball player (1970- ) JP
村上 Murakami 裕幸 Hiroyuki Japanese ice hockey player (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami ゆみえ Yumie (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 尚己 Naoki (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 康二郎 Yasujirō Japanese jurist-consultant (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 航 Wataru Japanese actor (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 敦 Atsushi Japanese journalist (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 真吾 Shingo announcer (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami てつや Tetsuya Japanese singer, composer, lyricist (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 美香 Mika Japanese announcer (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami ヨウ Yō actor (1971- ) JP
村上 Murakami 敏明 Toshiaki Japanese singer (1972- ) JP
村上 Murakami 修一 Shūichi Japanese sculptor (1972- ) JP
村上 Murakami 雅俊 Masatoshi Japanese actor (1972- ) JP
村上 Murakami 由利子 Yuriko Japanese announcer (1972- ) JP
村上 Murakami 淳 Jun Japanese actor (1973- ) JP
村上 Murakami 大樹 Hiroki Japanese actor and screenwriter (1973- ) JP
村上 Murakami 和成 Kazunari Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist (1973- ) JP
村上 Murakami あかね Akane (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami ゆみ子 Yumiko Japanese mangaka and illustrator (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 知奈美 Chinami (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 鉄也 Tetsuya Japanese baseball player (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 寿昭 Toshiaki Japanese conductor (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 正泰 Masayasu (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami ユカ Yuka Japanese singer (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 新悟 Shingo Japanese actor (1974- ) JP
村上 Murakami 真由美 Mayumi (1975- ) JP
村上 Murakami 淳 Jun (1975- ) JP
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Last names that have the same initial of M.
村田 村 means "village, hamlet."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
6 more vars Households : aprx. 50,000
松村 松 means "pine tree."
村 means "village, hamlet."
4 more vars Households : aprx. 30,000
村山 村 means "village, hamlet."
山 means "mountain."
3 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
武藤 武 means "warrior, military, martial arts."
藤 means "wisteria, fuji (Japanese plant with purple or white flowers)."
8 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
村松 村 means "village, hamlet."
松 means "pine tree."
3 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
村井 村 means "village, hamlet."
井 means "well, water hole, pit."
3 more vars Households : aprx. 20,000
向井 向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
井 means "well, water hole, pit."
8 more vars Households : aprx. 10,000
村瀬 村 means "village, hamlet."
瀬 means "rapids, shallows, shoal."
3 more vars Households : aprx. 10,000
三村 三 means "three, third, threefold."
村 means "village, hamlet."
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本村 本 means "book, main, true, real."
村 means "village, hamlet."
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