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Japanese Last Names Starting with S Sorted A-Z
8,712 Last Names 酒匂 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
匂 means "scent, smell."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
酒匂 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
匂 means "scent, smell."
Households under 10
坂久保 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
久 means "long time, old, long-cherished."
保 means "preserve, protect, guarantee."
Households aprx. 20
尺一 尺 means "shaku, a unit of length equal to approximately 30.3 centimeters."
一 means "one, single, alone."
Households under 10
坂倉 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
倉 means "warehouse, storehouse."
4 more vars Households aprx. 200
坂京 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
京 means "kyoto, capital city of Japan during the heian period (794-1185)."
Households under 10
坂間 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
間 means "interval, space, time, room, pause."
3 more vars Households aprx. 500
反町 反 means "opposite, anti, against."
町 means "town, city, street, block."
2 more vars Households aprx. 10
坂前 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
前 means "front, before."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
坂巻 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
巻 means "roll, volume, scroll, bookbinding."
8 more vars Households aprx. 2,000
坂巻 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
巻 means "roll, volume, scroll, bookbinding."
Households aprx. 70
坂丸 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
丸 means "circle, round, perfection."
Households aprx. 20
坂又 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
又 means "again, or, also."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
坂松 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
松 means "pine tree."
2 more vars Households aprx. 40
坂廻 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
廻 means "revolve, turn, rotate."
Households under 10
坂本 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
Households aprx. 3,000
坂見 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
見 means "see, look at."
3 more vars Households aprx. 30
坂道 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
道 means "road, path, way."
1 more vars Households aprx. 30
坂峯 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
峯 means "peak, summit."
2 more vars Households aprx. 10
坂光 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
光 means "light, radiance."
1 more vars Households aprx. 30
坂宮 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
宮 means "palace, shrine, temple."
Households aprx. 20
坂水 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
水 means "water, fluid, liquid."
1 more vars Households aprx. 40
坂森 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
森 means "forest, woods."
4 more vars Households aprx. 200
坂本 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
8 more vars Households aprx. 80,000
阪本谷 阪 means "slope, hill."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
Households under 10
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
坂向 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
1 more vars Households under 10
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
坂宗 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
Households under 10
坂村 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
村 means "village, hamlet."
2 more vars Households aprx. 500
坂室 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
室 means "room, chamber, apartment."
Households aprx. 20
坂牟田 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
牟 means "grazing, pasturing, breed."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Households under 10
左官 左 means "left, left-hand side."
官 means "government, official, bureaucracy."
5 more vars Households under 10
坂名 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
名 means "name, family name, given name."
2 more vars Households aprx. 10
肴場 肴 means "appetizer, side dish."
場 means "place, location, scene, setting."
Households aprx. 10
魚田 魚 means "fish, seafood."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Households under 10
坂苗 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
苗 means "seedling, sapling."
Households under 10
坂永 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
永 means "eternity, permanence."
3 more vars Households aprx. 30
肴倉 肴 means "appetizer, side dish."
倉 means "warehouse, storehouse."
Households under 10
坂内 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
内 means "inside, within."
1 more vars Households aprx. 30
坂中 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
中 means "in, inside, middle, center."
2 more vars Households aprx. 700
肴倉 肴 means "appetizer, side dish."
倉 means "warehouse, storehouse."
Households aprx. 70
坂浪 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
浪 means "wave, wandering, roaming."
Households under 10
坂成 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
成 means "to become, to accomplish, to succeed."
1 more vars Households aprx. 20
坂梨 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
梨 means "pear."
4 more vars Households aprx. 800
酒向 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
向 means "direction, orientation, to face, to turn towards."
Households under 10
肴屋 肴 means "appetizer, side dish."
屋 means "house, shop, building."
Households under 10
坂根 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
根 means "root, basis, foundation."
6 more vars Households aprx. 3,000
酒匂 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
匂 means "scent, smell."
Households under 10
酒匂 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
匂 means "scent, smell."
Households under 10
酒匂 酒 means "alcohol, sake, liquor."
匂 means "scent, smell."
Households under 10
坂西 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
西 means "west, western."
1 more vars Households aprx. 800
坂庭 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
庭 means "garden, yard."
3 more vars Households aprx. 400
坂野 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
野 means "field, plain, wilderness."
7 more vars Households aprx. 6,000
坂廼辺 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
廼 means "namely. thou. first time."
辺 means "edge, side, vicinity."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
坂ノ坊 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
ノ is katakana, which is phonetic but without meaning.
坊 means "boy, monk, son."
Households under 10
坂之上 坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
之 means "of, this, that."
上 means "up, above, top."
1 more vars Households under 10
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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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