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Tanegashima
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  • Hiraganatip:たねがしま
  • Katakanatip:タネガシマ
  • Householdstip:aprx. 100
  • English transcriptiontip:Tanegashima

Kanji Names & Meanings - 4 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 variations for "Tanegashima," listed in order of popularity based on household usage in Japan.

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種子島- Tanegashima -

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means "seed, kind, variety."

  • Seed - A seed of a plant, grain, or grass.

  • Bloodline - A line of descent, ancestry, or lineage.

  • Race - A group of people sharing common ancestry or characteristics.

  • Kind - A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

  • Fellow - A person who shares the same interests, beliefs, or activities.

  • Planting - To put or set in the ground for growth.

  • Sowing - To scatter seed over land for growth.

means "child, offspring, young, junior, small thing."

  • 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.

means "island."

  • Island - A piece of land surrounded by sea or lake on all sides.

  • Householdstip: aprx. 100

種ケ島- Tanegashima -

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means "seed, kind, variety."

  • Seed - A seed of a plant, grain, or grass.

  • Bloodline - A line of descent, ancestry, or lineage.

  • Race - A group of people sharing common ancestry or characteristics.

  • Kind - A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

  • Fellow - A person who shares the same interests, beliefs, or activities.

  • Planting - To put or set in the ground for growth.

  • Sowing - To scatter seed over land for growth.

is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.

means "island."

  • Island - A piece of land surrounded by sea or lake on all sides.

  • Householdstip: aprx. 10

種ケ嶋- Tanegashima -

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means "seed, kind, variety."

  • Seed - A seed of a plant, grain, or grass.

  • Bloodline - A line of descent, ancestry, or lineage.

  • Race - A group of people sharing common ancestry or characteristics.

  • Kind - A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

  • Fellow - A person who shares the same interests, beliefs, or activities.

  • Planting - To put or set in the ground for growth.

  • Sowing - To scatter seed over land for growth.

is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.

means "island, peak."

  • Island - A piece of land surrounded by sea or lake on all sides.

  • Householdstip: under 10

種子嶋- Tanegashima -

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means "seed, kind, variety."

  • Seed - A seed of a plant, grain, or grass.

  • Bloodline - A line of descent, ancestry, or lineage.

  • Race - A group of people sharing common ancestry or characteristics.

  • Kind - A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

  • Fellow - A person who shares the same interests, beliefs, or activities.

  • Planting - To put or set in the ground for growth.

  • Sowing - To scatter seed over land for growth.

means "child, offspring, young, junior, small thing."

  • 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.

means "island, peak."

  • Island - A piece of land surrounded by sea or lake on all sides.

  • Householdstip: under 10

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