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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 Okada, 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
岡 means "hill, knoll."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
尾 means "tail, end, suffix."
形 means "shape, form, appearance."
Shape - The appearance of something when viewed from the outside.
Body - The physical body of a human being.
Form - The basic shape or form of something.
Manifestation - The appearance of a shape.
岳 means "mountain peak, tall mountain."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
丘 means "hill, knoll, rise."
Hill - A small mountain or a slightly elevated terrain.
Mound - A grave or a burial mound made of earth.
Village - A village or a settlement.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
小 means "small, little, tiny."
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.
方 means "direction, way, side."
Direction - Facing, orientation, direction, angle.
Destination - Place to go.
Region - Countryside, area, certain region.
Shape - Square, rectangle, square shape.
Righteousness - Being honest, being proper.
Arrangement - Line up, line up in a row.
Comparison - Compare, contrast.
Method - Means, technique.
Timing - Suitable time.
Squaring - Multiplying the same number, square, square root.
Honorific - Title to call someone.
Responsibility - Person in charge.
丘 means "hill, knoll, rise."
Hill - A small mountain or a slightly elevated terrain.
Mound - A grave or a burial mound made of earth.
Village - A village or a settlement.
太 means "thick, fat, big."
陸 means "land, ground, earth."
Land higher than the water surface and flat - This refers to land that is higher than the water surface and is flat.
Jumping and leaping - This refers to the action of jumping and leaping.
Used as a substitute for "六" - This refers to the use of the kanji 陸 as a substitute for the kanji 六(six) in documents such as contracts in order to prevent rewriting.
Flat and horizontal - This refers to something that is flat and horizontal.
Straight and correct - This refers to something that is straight and correct.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
岡 means "hill, knoll."
太 means "thick, fat, big."
円 means "circle, yen."
Circle - A shape that is round and has no corners.
Round - Having a circular shape.
Circular - Having a curved line that forms a circle.
Smooth - Without any sharp edges or angles.
Cute - Having a round and attractive shape.
Perfect - Without any gaps or missing parts.
Currency - The unit of currency in Japan.
Area - A region or area around a certain point.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Field - A general term for cultivated land.
Tillage - To cultivate the land.
Place of Production - A metaphor for a place that produces something.
Countryside - A rural area.
Hunting - To hunt or go hunting.
Last names that have the same initial of O.
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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