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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 Zama, 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
座 means "seat, base, stand." Details are below.
Seat - A place to sit.
Platform - A place to put things.
Rank - A position or status.
Constellation - A gathering of stars, a place where stars rest, or a constellation.
Sitting - To lower one's waist and sit. To take a seat.
Counting words - Used to count statues, buildings, mountains, etc.
Guild - An association of same-trade people in the past.
Name - Used under the name of a theater or theater company.
Institution - A public institution that produced currency in the Edo period.
間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause." Details are below.
Between two things - The space between two things.
Inside - The interior of something.
Time - A period of time.
Recently - Recently.
A while - For a short period of time.
Gap - A gap or separation.
To separate - To create a space between two things.
To spy - To take advantage of a gap to spy.
Secretly - Secretly.
To switch - To switch places.
To mix - To mix together.
To heal - To get better from an illness.
Unit of length - A unit of length equal to six shaku (approximately 1.8 meters).
Between pillars - The space between pillars in a building.
Relationship - A connection between two things.
Condition - The state of something.
坐 means "to sit." Details are below.
Sit down - To lower one's body and sit down.
Seat - A place to sit down. A seat.
Without doing anything - Without effort.
Loosely - Without a specific purpose.
間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause." Details are below.
Between two things - The space between two things.
Inside - The interior of something.
Time - A period of time.
Recently - Recently.
A while - For a short period of time.
Gap - A gap or separation.
To separate - To create a space between two things.
To spy - To take advantage of a gap to spy.
Secretly - Secretly.
To switch - To switch places.
To mix - To mix together.
To heal - To get better from an illness.
Unit of length - A unit of length equal to six shaku (approximately 1.8 meters).
Between pillars - The space between pillars in a building.
Relationship - A connection between two things.
Condition - The state of something.
残 means "remain, leftover, remainders." Details are below.
Remain - To stay or remain in a place or condition.
Leave - To go away from a place or situation.
Excess - An amount that is more than necessary or expected.
Damage - To cause physical harm or injury to something.
Hurt - To cause physical or emotional pain or suffering.
Destroy - To cause the complete destruction of something.
Cruel - Showing no mercy or kindness.
Harsh - Unpleasantly severe or stern.
間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause." Details are below.
Between two things - The space between two things.
Inside - The interior of something.
Time - A period of time.
Recently - Recently.
A while - For a short period of time.
Gap - A gap or separation.
To separate - To create a space between two things.
To spy - To take advantage of a gap to spy.
Secretly - Secretly.
To switch - To switch places.
To mix - To mix together.
To heal - To get better from an illness.
Unit of length - A unit of length equal to six shaku (approximately 1.8 meters).
Between pillars - The space between pillars in a building.
Relationship - A connection between two things.
Condition - The state of something.
在 means "exist, be present." Details are below.
To be present or exist in a certain place.
To stay in a certain place.
To be in a rural area or countryside.
間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause." Details are below.
Between two things - The space between two things.
Inside - The interior of something.
Time - A period of time.
Recently - Recently.
A while - For a short period of time.
Gap - A gap or separation.
To separate - To create a space between two things.
To spy - To take advantage of a gap to spy.
Secretly - Secretly.
To switch - To switch places.
To mix - To mix together.
To heal - To get better from an illness.
Unit of length - A unit of length equal to six shaku (approximately 1.8 meters).
Between pillars - The space between pillars in a building.
Relationship - A connection between two things.
Condition - The state of something.
座 means "seat, base, stand." Details are below.
Seat - A place to sit.
Platform - A place to put things.
Rank - A position or status.
Constellation - A gathering of stars, a place where stars rest, or a constellation.
Sitting - To lower one's waist and sit. To take a seat.
Counting words - Used to count statues, buildings, mountains, etc.
Guild - An association of same-trade people in the past.
Name - Used under the name of a theater or theater company.
Institution - A public institution that produced currency in the Edo period.
馬 means "horse." Details are below.
Horse - A hoofed mammal of the family Equidae, kept as a domesticated animal.
Metaphor - A large animal used as a metaphor.
Chess Piece - The pieces in the game of shogi, such as the "dragon horse(竜馬)" and the "keima(桂馬)".
Last names that have the same initial of Z.
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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