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Japanese Last Names Starting with M Sorted A-Z
6,578 Last Names 猿爪 猿 means "monkey, ape."
爪 means "nail, claw."
Households under 10
増和 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
和 means "harmony, peace, concord."
1 more vars Households under 10
増山 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
山 means "mountain."
Households aprx. 100
益頭 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
頭 means "head."
1 more vars Households under 10
摩志塚 摩 means "friction, rub, chafe."
志 means "aspiration, ambition, goal."
塚 means "mound, hillock, tumulus."
Households under 10
猿爪 猿 means "monkey, ape."
爪 means "nail, claw."
Households under 10
間正 間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause."
正 means "correct, right, proper."
3 more vars Households under 10
真秀 真 means "truth, reality, genuine."
秀 means "excellent, outstanding, superior."
Households aprx. 30
間曽 間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause."
曽 means "ancestor, formerly, once, before, ever."
1 more vars Households aprx. 30
真草嶺 真 means "truth, reality, genuine."
草 means "grass, weeds."
嶺 means "ridge, peak, summit."
1 more vars Households under 10
麻生 麻 means "hemp, flax, linen."
生 means "life, birth, raw, uncooked."
Households under 10
先崎 先 means "ahead, first, previous."
崎 means "cape, promontory."
5 more vars Households aprx. 300
升明 升 means "measuring box, square wooden box for measuring grain."
明 means "bright, clear, obvious."
Households under 10
増羽 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
羽 means "feather, wing."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
増林 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
林 means "woods, forest."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
増部 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
部 means "section, department, category."
Households under 10
増淵 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
淵 means "abyss, deep pool, profound, deep end."
10 more vars Households aprx. 3,000
増渕 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
渕 means "edge, deep pool, quiet."
Households under 10
増地 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
地 means "ground, earth, land."
1 more vars Households aprx. 100
増田 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
8 more vars Households aprx. 50,000
益田原 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
原 means "origin, source, foundation."
Households under 10
舛館 舛 means "deviate, mix, measure."
館 means "mansion, hall, building."
3 more vars Households aprx. 30
増田屋 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
屋 means "house, shop, building."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
増出 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
出 means "exit, leave, go out."
Households under 10
増戸 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
戸 means "door, household, family, counter for houses."
1 more vars Households aprx. 100
益留 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
留 means "detain, stop, remain."
1 more vars Households aprx. 100
益富 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
富 means "wealth, riches, abundance."
1 more vars Households under 10
増栄 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
栄 means "prosperity, flourish, glory."
6 more vars Households aprx. 30
益枝 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
枝 means "branch, twig."
Households under 10
増渕 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
渕 means "edge, deep pool, quiet."
Households under 10
増藤 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
藤 means "wisteria, fuji (Japanese plant with purple or white flowers)."
Households under 10
曽我 曽 means "ancestor, formerly, once, before, ever."
我 means "ego, self, i."
4 more vars Households aprx. 70
増垣 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
垣 means "fence, hedge, partition."
Households under 10
桝上 桝 means "masu, square container, theater box."
上 means "up, above, top."
5 more vars Households aprx. 20
増金 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
金 means "gold, money, metal."
1 more vars Households under 10
増形 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
形 means "shape, form, appearance."
14 more vars Households aprx. 50
増川 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
川 means "river, stream, brook."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
馬杉 馬 means "horse."
杉 means "cedar, Japanese cedar."
5 more vars Households under 10
益子 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
子 means "child, offspring, young, junior, small thing."
Households aprx. 50
桝郷 桝 means "masu, square container, theater box."
郷 means "village, hometown, rural area."
Households under 10
益口 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
口 means "mouth, opening, entrance."
2 more vars Households aprx. 40
増羽 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
羽 means "feather, wing."
Households under 10
増浜 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
浜 means "beach, seashore."
1 more vars Households under 10
舛花 舛 means "deviate, mix, measure."
花 means "flower."
Households under 10
増原 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
原 means "origin, source, foundation."
5 more vars Households aprx. 700
増治 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
治 means "govern, manage, cure."
Households under 10
増春 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
春 means "spring, season of growth and renewal."
Households under 10
増橋 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
橋 means "bridge, span, arch."
Households under 10
増畠 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
畠 means "cultivated field, farm land."
Households under 10
桝平 桝 means "masu, square container, theater box."
平 means "flat, even, level."
2 more vars Households aprx. 30
益弘 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
弘 means "vast, wide, broad."
8 more vars Households aprx. 20
舛久 舛 means "deviate, mix, measure."
久 means "long time, old, long-cherished."
Households aprx. 20
増保 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
保 means "preserve, protect, guarantee."
1 more vars Households aprx. 60
増井 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
井 means "well, water hole, pit."
19 more vars Households aprx. 5,000
増市 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
市 means "city, market, fair."
5 more vars Households aprx. 10
増家 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
家 means "house, home, family."
1 more vars Households under 10
益池 益 means "benefit, profit, gain."
池 means "pond, pool."
1 more vars Households aprx. 50
増石 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
石 means "stone, rock."
2 more vars Households aprx. 20
増泉 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
泉 means "spring, fountain, well."
Households aprx. 10
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What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is one of the two Japanese syllabaries. Each character represents a sound (mora), not a meaning. It is used for native words, grammatical particles, verb/adjective endings (okurigana), and to show pronunciation above kanji (furigana). It developed from cursive forms of kanji.
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Katakana is one of the two Japanese syllabaries. Each character represents a sound (mora), not a meaning. It is mainly used to write foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, and for emphasis.
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Japanese-Style Nicknames
In Japan, nicknames are used to express familiarity and affection. Typical features include:
Shortened forms : Names are often shortened for closeness, e.g., “Yuki” from “Yukiko” or “Taka” from “Takashi”.
Suffixes : Terms like “-chan” (often for girls, also for young children) and “-kun” (often for boys) are used among family and close friends. Among very close adults, “-chan” may still be used. More details
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Long vowels : The long vowel mark “chōonpu” (ー) extends the preceding vowel. For example, “あーちゃん” (A-chan) lengthens the “あ” sound.
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