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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 Takeda, 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
武 means "warrior, military, martial arts." Details are below.
Strong and fierce - Refers to strength and courage.
War - Refers to battle, warfare, and conflict.
Warrior - Refers to a strong person, a soldier, or a fighter.
Trace - Refers to the footprints of a predecessor or the legacy of a past endeavor.
To Succeed - Refers to taking up the mantle of a predecessor.
Unit of Measurement - Refers to half the length of a step.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
竹 means "bamboo." Details are below.
Bamboo - A perennial grass plant of the rice family.
Musical Instrument - A wind instrument made of bamboo.
One of the Eight Sounds - One of the eight sounds (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, pottery, earth, leather, and wood).
Bamboo Tag - A tag made of bamboo.
Book - A written work.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
竹 means "bamboo." Details are below.
Bamboo - A perennial grass plant of the rice family.
Musical Instrument - A wind instrument made of bamboo.
One of the Eight Sounds - One of the eight sounds (gold, stone, thread, bamboo, pottery, earth, leather, and wood).
Bamboo Tag - A tag made of bamboo.
Book - A written work.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
嵩 means "bulk, volume, height." Details are below.
High - Used to describe a mountain that is tall and majestic.
Name of a mountain - Used in the name of a mountain, such as "Souzan".
Volume - Used to describe the volume or capacity of something.
Increase - Used to describe something that is growing or increasing in size.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
丈 means "height, length, stature." Details are below.
Length - A unit of length in Japan, approximately 303 centimeters.
Measurement - To measure something, such as land.
Respect - A term used to show respect for elderly people or elders.
Honorific - A title used for kabuki actors.
Particle - Used to represent the particles "take" and "dake".
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
武 means "warrior, military, martial arts." Details are below.
Strong and fierce - Refers to strength and courage.
War - Refers to battle, warfare, and conflict.
Warrior - Refers to a strong person, a soldier, or a fighter.
Trace - Refers to the footprints of a predecessor or the legacy of a past endeavor.
To Succeed - Refers to taking up the mantle of a predecessor.
Unit of Measurement - Refers to half the length of a step.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
建 means "build, construct." Details are below.
To build - To construct a building or structure.
To establish - To set up or create something.
To initiate - To start or begin something.
To state - To express an opinion or make a claim.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
多 means "many, numerous, much." Details are below.
Praise/Honor - To express admiration or approval of someone or something.
Gratitude - Feeling of appreciation or thanks.
Truly/Exactly/Simply - Used to emphasize that something is true or exact.
気 means "spirit, energy, mood, air, atmosphere." Details are below.
Air - The atmosphere, the natural phenomena that occur between heaven and earth.
Mood - Vitality, the source of human activity.
Aura - The aura that is said to be possessed by great people.
Feeling - A feeling that can be felt somehow, a state of mind.
Scent - Smell, to smell a scent, to have a scent.
Appearance - Atmosphere, taste, feeling.
Vapor - One of the three states of matter, steam.
Breath - Breath, to blow breath, to breathe.
Period - One of the 24 divisions of a year in the lunar calendar.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
岳 means "mountain peak, tall mountain." Details are below.
Mountain Peak - The top of a mountain.
Mountain - A large, high mountain.
Peak - A high point or summit.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
猛 means "fierce, violent, intense." Details are below.
Fierce - Intensely strong or powerful.
Wild - Unrestrained and violent.
Intense - Extremely strong or powerful.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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.
建 means "build, construct." Details are below.
To build - To construct a building or structure.
To establish - To set up or create something.
To initiate - To start or begin something.
To state - To express an opinion or make a claim.
田 means "rice field, rice paddy." Details are below.
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 T.
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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