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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 Ushio, 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
潮 means "tide, current, salt water." Details are below.
Tide - The rise and fall of the ocean's water.
Flow - The movement of the ocean's water.
Moisture - Wetness, dampness, humidity.
Opportunity - A time or chance.
Salt-Preserved Fish - Fish preserved in salt for flavor.
生 means "life, birth, raw, uncooked." Details are below.
To live - Alive, Living, Life, Living things, Life force
To dwell - Dwelling, Living, Life
To give birth - Give birth, Born, Produce, Create, Occur
Innate - Innate, Inborn, Natural
To grow - Grow, Sprout, Cultivate
Unprocessed - Unprocessed, Unripe, Unskilled
Pure - Pure, Unmixed, Unadulterated
Scholar - Scholar, Intellectual, Teacher
Student - Student, Pupil, Disciple
塩 means "salt." Details are below.
Salt - A white crystalline substance used to season food, consisting of sodium chloride or a mixture of sodium and other chloride salts.
Chlorine - An element found in nature as a gas, and used in bleaching and disinfecting.
Pickling - The process of preserving food by soaking it in a brine solution.
To season - To add flavor to food by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients.
丑 means "ox." Details are below.
Ox - The second of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals.
Direction - The direction of North-Northeast.
Time - The time of 2am, and the two hours before and after.
尾 means "tail, end, suffix." Details are below.
Tail - The end part of an animal's body.
Mating - When animals mate.
Counting Fish - A word used to count fish.
潮 means "tide, current, salt water." Details are below.
Tide - The rise and fall of the ocean's water.
Flow - The movement of the ocean's water.
Moisture - Wetness, dampness, humidity.
Opportunity - A time or chance.
Salt-Preserved Fish - Fish preserved in salt for flavor.
汐 means "tide, ebb and flow." Details are below.
Tide - The rise and fall of the ocean's water level due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
Ebb Tide - The outgoing tide, when the water level is receding.
Flood Tide - The incoming tide, when the water level is rising.
Low Tide - The lowest point of the tide, when the water level is at its lowest.
High Tide - The highest point of the tide, when the water level is at its highest.
海 means "ocean, sea." Details are below.
Sea - A large body of water, usually salty, that covers much of the Earth's surface.
Sea God - A deity associated with the sea, often depicted as a powerful and benevolent figure.
Lake or Pond - A large body of fresh water, usually surrounded by land.
Wide and Large - Describing something that is very broad and expansive.
Gathering Place - A place where many people or things come together.
塩 means "salt." Details are below.
Salt - A white crystalline substance used to season food, consisting of sodium chloride or a mixture of sodium and other chloride salts.
Chlorine - An element found in nature as a gas, and used in bleaching and disinfecting.
Pickling - The process of preserving food by soaking it in a brine solution.
To season - To add flavor to food by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients.
Last names that have the same initial of U.
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The only power that can change the reality in Ukraine is for the Russian people to speak out. Please touch the world media outside of Russia to see how your government is causing the tragic situation. Thank you for a peaceful world!
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