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Japanese Last Names Starting with S Sorted A-Z
8,712 Last Names 左右木 左 means "left, left-hand side."
右 means "right, correct, right-hand side."
木 means "tree, wood."
4 more vars Households aprx. 30
相古 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
古 means "old, ancient, antique."
Households under 10
忽滑谷 忽 means "suddenly, instantly."
滑 means "slip, slide, glide."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
Households under 10
曽光 曽 means "ancestor, formerly, once, before, ever."
光 means "light, radiance."
Households under 10
総麹 総 means "total, overall, general."
麹 means "rice or wheat on which mold is grown. an ingredient in sake, soy sauce, etc."
Households under 10
惣蔵 惣 means "overall, general, total."
蔵 means "warehouse, storehouse."
2 more vars Households aprx. 30
早栗 早 means "early, fast."
栗 means "chestnut."
Households under 10
相馬 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
馬 means "horse."
5 more vars Households aprx. 10,000
惣前 惣 means "overall, general, total."
前 means "front, before."
1 more vars Households under 10
相米 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
米 means "rice, grain."
Households aprx. 30
相馬森 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
馬 means "horse."
森 means "forest, woods."
Households under 10
惣万 惣 means "overall, general, total."
万 means "ten thousand."
2 more vars Households aprx. 100
相馬谷 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
馬 means "horse."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
Households under 10
相馬谷 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
馬 means "horse."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
Households under 10
曽明 曽 means "ancestor, formerly, once, before, ever."
明 means "bright, clear, obvious."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
素麺 素 means "plain, unadorned, simple."
麺 means "noodles, pasta, wheat flour products."
Households under 10
沢海 沢 means "stream, swamp, marsh."
海 means "ocean, sea."
5 more vars Households under 10
灌峰 灌 means "pouring. water pouring in."
峰 means "peak, summit."
Households under 10
荘光 荘 means "villa, manor, country house."
光 means "light, radiance."
1 more vars Households under 10
宗宮 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
宮 means "palace, shrine, temple."
Households aprx. 300
惣門 惣 means "overall, general, total."
門 means "gate, doorway, entrance."
Households aprx. 50
宗森 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
森 means "forest, woods."
1 more vars Households under 10
相本 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
本 means "book, main, true, real."
3 more vars Households aprx. 20
宗村 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
村 means "village, hamlet."
5 more vars Households aprx. 20
草牟田 草 means "grass, weeds."
牟 means "grazing, pasturing, breed."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
Households under 10
惣明 惣 means "overall, general, total."
明 means "bright, clear, obvious."
2 more vars Households aprx. 50
忽那 忽 means "suddenly, instantly."
那 means "that, that one."
1 more vars Households under 10
惣内 惣 means "overall, general, total."
内 means "inside, within."
2 more vars Households under 10
惣中 惣 means "overall, general, total."
中 means "in, inside, middle, center."
Households aprx. 20
総根 総 means "total, overall, general."
根 means "root, basis, foundation."
Households under 10
相庭 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
庭 means "garden, yard."
Households under 10
宗野 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
野 means "field, plain, wilderness."
12 more vars Households aprx. 300
惣野代 惣 means "overall, general, total."
野 means "field, plain, wilderness."
代 means "substitute, generation, era."
3 more vars Households aprx. 10
沢原 沢 means "stream, swamp, marsh."
原 means "origin, source, foundation."
1 more vars Households under 10
惣則 惣 means "overall, general, total."
則 means "rule, regulation, principle."
Households under 10
祖浦 祖 means "ancestor."
浦 means "bay, inlet, cove."
2 more vars Households under 10
惣楽 惣 means "overall, general, total."
楽 means "fun, comfort, ease."
2 more vars Households under 10
惣宇利 惣 means "overall, general, total."
宇 means "space, universe."
利 means "profit, benefit, advantage."
2 more vars Households aprx. 20
惣林坊 惣 means "overall, general, total."
林 means "woods, forest."
坊 means "boy, monk, son."
Households under 10
宗林 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
林 means "woods, forest."
Households aprx. 20
草露 草 means "grass, weeds."
露 means "dew, russia."
Households under 10
惣領 惣 means "overall, general, total."
領 means "territory, dominion, jurisdiction."
2 more vars Households under 10
宗佐 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
佐 means "assistant, help, aid."
4 more vars Households aprx. 40
相坂 相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."
坂 means "slope, hill, incline."
Households under 10
早崎 早 means "early, fast."
崎 means "cape, promontory."
Households aprx. 20
早迫 早 means "early, fast."
迫 means "to approach, to press, to urge."
Households under 10
蒼生 蒼 means "blue, pale, unripe."
生 means "life, birth, raw, uncooked."
Households under 10
宗石 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
石 means "stone, rock."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
荘子 荘 means "villa, manor, country house."
子 means "child, offspring, young, junior, small thing."
4 more vars Households aprx. 10
惣島 惣 means "overall, general, total."
島 means "island."
2 more vars Households under 10
宗心 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
心 means "heart, mind, spirit."
2 more vars Households under 10
荘所 荘 means "villa, manor, country house."
所 means "place, location, spot."
Households under 10
宗村 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
村 means "village, hamlet."
Households under 10
惣角 惣 means "overall, general, total."
角 means "horn, corner."
1 more vars Households aprx. 50
増田 増 means "increase, growth, expansion."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
11 more vars Households aprx. 200
惣田畑 惣 means "overall, general, total."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
畑 means "field, farm, cultivated land."
Households under 10
惣谷 惣 means "overall, general, total."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
2 more vars Households under 10
惣田谷 惣 means "overall, general, total."
田 means "rice field, rice paddy."
谷 means "valley, ravine."
Households under 10
宗亭 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
亭 means "pavilion, teahouse, inn."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
宗徳 宗 means "religion, sect, denomination."
徳 means "virtue, morality, goodness."
1 more vars Households aprx. 10
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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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