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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 Nakauchi, 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
中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.
Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.
内 means "inside, within." Details are below.
Inside - Refers to the inside of a certain range.
Internal - Refers to the inside of something.
During a period of time - Refers to a certain period of time.
Within the palace - Refers to the inside of a palace.
Within the family - Refers to the inside of a family, such as a wife.
Enter - Refers to entering something.
Secretly - Refers to doing something secretly.
Cherish - Refers to cherishing something.
Put in - Refers to putting something inside something else.
Store - Refers to storing something.
仲 means "relationship, friendship, harmony." Details are below.
Middle - In the middle, the second of siblings in terms of age.
Relationship - The relationship between people.
内 means "inside, within." Details are below.
Inside - Refers to the inside of a certain range.
Internal - Refers to the inside of something.
During a period of time - Refers to a certain period of time.
Within the palace - Refers to the inside of a palace.
Within the family - Refers to the inside of a family, such as a wife.
Enter - Refers to entering something.
Secretly - Refers to doing something secretly.
Cherish - Refers to cherishing something.
Put in - Refers to putting something inside something else.
Store - Refers to storing something.
中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.
Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.
家 means "house, home, family." Details are below.
名 means "name, family name, given name." Details are below.
Name - A name given to someone or something.
Reputation - A good reputation or honor.
Achievement - Accomplishments or successes.
Notable - Being well-known or famous.
Formal - The outward appearance or surface.
Counting - A word used to count people.
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.
内 means "inside, within." Details are below.
Inside - Refers to the inside of a certain range.
Internal - Refers to the inside of something.
During a period of time - Refers to a certain period of time.
Within the palace - Refers to the inside of a palace.
Within the family - Refers to the inside of a family, such as a wife.
Enter - Refers to entering something.
Secretly - Refers to doing something secretly.
Cherish - Refers to cherishing something.
Put in - Refers to putting something inside something else.
Store - Refers to storing something.
中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.
Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.
打 means "hit, strike, beat, knock, tap." Details are below.
中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.
Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.
納 means "payment, supply, acceptance." Details are below.
Receive - To accept or take in something.
Insert - To place something inside.
Draw in - To bring something in.
Adopt - To take something in and make it part of something.
Store - To put something away for safekeeping.
Accommodate - To make room for something.
Conclude - To bring something to an end.
Offer - To present something for consideration.
Pay - To give money in exchange for something.
Settle - To pay a debt or obligation.
金 means "gold, money, metal." Details are below.
Metal - A general term for metals, such as gold.
Money - Currency, coins, and other forms of payment.
Color - Golden or golden-colored.
Hardness - A metaphor for something hard.
Beauty - A metaphor for something beautiful and precious, like gold.
Metal in Five Elements - One of the five elements,
West - West in eight directions.
Star - The name of a star, Venus.
Shogi Piece - One of the pieces in shogi, the gold general(金将).
Friday - One of the seven days of the week.
内 means "inside, within." Details are below.
Inside - Refers to the inside of a certain range.
Internal - Refers to the inside of something.
During a period of time - Refers to a certain period of time.
Within the palace - Refers to the inside of a palace.
Within the family - Refers to the inside of a family, such as a wife.
Enter - Refers to entering something.
Secretly - Refers to doing something secretly.
Cherish - Refers to cherishing something.
Put in - Refers to putting something inside something else.
Store - Refers to storing something.
中 means "in, inside, middle, center." Details are below.
Inside/Interior - Refers to the inside or interior of something.
Middle - Refers to the middle or middle point of something.
Neutral - Refers to not being biased towards either side.
Halfway - Refers to being in the middle of a process.
Between - Refers to the space between two things.
Whole - Refers to the entire period or range.
Hit - Refers to hitting or striking something.
China - Refers to the abbreviation of the country name “China”.
宇 means "space, universe." Details are below.
Roof/House - A roof or house, representing a home and shelter.
Universe - The universe, representing the world and all that is in it.
Spirit/Intelligence - Spirit or intelligence, representing a person's capacity for thought and understanding.
地 means "ground, earth, land." Details are below.
Last names that have the same initial of N.
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e.g. UNICEF, Red CrossSort by Most Kanji Variation?
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