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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 Yamagata, 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
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
形 means "shape, form, appearance." Details are below.
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.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
県 means "prefecture, province." Details are below.
Prefecture - One of the local administrative divisions of Japan, on the same level as a city, prefecture, or prefecture.
Hang - To hang, suspend, or attach something.
Connect - To connect or link something.
Suspended Instruments - A general term for instruments that are hung and played.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
縣 means "county, prefecture, district." Details are below.
Old form of the kanji 県, which is used to refer to a prefecture in Japan. A local administrative division in Japan, on the same level as a city, prefecture, or district.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
方 means "direction, way, side." Details are below.
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.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
肩 means "shoulder." Details are below.
Shoulder - The part of the body connecting the arm and torso. Also, the upper part of the indirect area.
Bear - To carry or bear a burden. To endure or withstand.
Three-year-old beast - A mythical creature.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
懸 means "suspension, hanging, depend on, worry about." Details are below.
Float - To be suspended in the air.
Unresolved - To remain unresolved.
Separate - To be separated or distant from something.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
潟 means "lagoon, inlet, bay." Details are below.
Lagoon - A body of water separated from the sea by sandbanks or sand dunes.
Salt Marsh - A land area with high salt content.
Estuary - A body of water where the tide comes in and out, appearing and disappearing.
山 means "mountain." Details are below.
Mountain - A high and elevated place or terrain. Also, something with such a shape.
Temple - A word used in the name of a temple.
Grave - A mound of earth used to create a tomb.
Peak - The place where interest in a matter is highest. The highest point.
片 means "one side, one piece, one portion." Details are below.
Last names that have the same initial of Y.
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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.
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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