Japanese Last Names Meaning 'Beginning'

Below are kanjis with the meaning of "Beginning," followed by names that include them. The earlier a kanji appears in the list, the closer it is to the exact meaning.

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4,268 Last Names

Fujiwara
709 views
藤原藤 means "wisteria, fuji (Japanese plant with purple or white flowers)."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　6 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 70,000
Harada
275 views
原田原 means "origin, source, foundation."　田 means "rice field, rice paddy."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 70,000
Hara
256 views
原原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 60,000
Sugawara
258 views
菅原菅 means "sedge, rush, reed."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　6 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 50,000
Ishihara
289 views
石原石 means "stone, rock."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 30,000
Shinohara
(Sinohara)
328 views
篠原篠 means "bamboo, slender bamboo, bamboo shoot."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　9 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 30,000
Hagiwara
238 views
萩原萩 means "bush clover."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　2 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 30,000
Kurihara
262 views
栗原栗 means "chestnut."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　3 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 30,000
Matsubara
173 views
松原松 means "pine tree."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　2 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 30,000
Kuwahara
189 views
桑原桑 means "mulberry, kuwa."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　3 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Uehara
209 views
上原上 means "up, above, top."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Ogasawara
309 views
小笠原小 means "small, little, tiny."　笠 means "hat, bamboo hat."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　Households:aprx. 20,000
Obara
100 views
小原小 means "small, little, tiny."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Nakahara
161 views
中原中 means "in, inside, middle, center."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　3 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Kai
(Kay)
433 views
甲斐甲 means "armor, first, a (in a sequence of items)."　斐 means "elegance, beauty, grace."　17 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Kasahara
223 views
笠原笠 means "hat, bamboo hat."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 20,000
Kajiwara
95 views
梶原梶 means "tree branch."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Sakakibara
203 views
榊原榊 means "sakaki tree, sacred tree used in shinto rituals."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　2 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Kawahara
131 views
川原川 means "river, stream, brook."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Yoshihara
216 views
吉原吉 means "good luck, fortune, auspiciousness."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　11 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Ogata
111 views
緒方緒 means "beginning, end, thread, cord, strap."　方 means "direction, way, side."　31 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Miyahara
289 views
宮原宮 means "palace, shrine, temple."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　Households:aprx. 10,000
Tahara
75 views
田原田 means "rice field, rice paddy."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Oohara
(Ohara, Oh-hara)
90 views
大原大 means "big, large, great."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Kitahara
142 views
北原北 means "north, direction, pole."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Fukuhara
157 views
福原福 means "good fortune."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Nishihara
145 views
西原西 means "west, western."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Sugihara
146 views
杉原杉 means "cedar, Japanese cedar."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Kawahara
73 views
河原河 means "river, stream, watercourse."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Akimoto
198 views
秋元秋 means "autumn, fall."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　11 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Haraguchi
91 views
原口原 means "origin, source, foundation."　口 means "mouth, opening, entrance."　Households:aprx. 10,000
Kihara
136 views
木原木 means "tree, wood."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　15 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 10,000
Ogihara
32 views
荻原荻 means "reed, rush."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 9,000
Aihara
168 views
相原相 means "mutual, reciprocal, each other."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　12 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 9,000
Mihara
92 views
三原三 means "three, third, threefold."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　9 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 8,000
Takahara
94 views
高原高 means "high, tall."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 8,000
Ichihara
93 views
市原市 means "city, market, fair."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 8,000
Tsukahara
89 views
塚原塚 means "mound, hillock, tumulus."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 7,000
Maehara
84 views
前原前 means "front, before."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　Households:aprx. 7,000
Sakamoto
46 views
坂元坂 means "slope, hill, incline."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　8 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 7,000
Matsumoto
39 views
松元松 means "pine tree."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 7,000
Umehara
232 views
梅原梅 means "plum."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　2 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 7,000
Yamamoto
54 views
山元山 means "mountain."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Ebihara
301 views
海老原海 means "ocean, sea."　老 means "old, aged, senior."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Nohara
110 views
野原野 means "field, plain, wilderness."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Yanagihara
132 views
柳原柳 means "willow, a type of tree."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　Households:aprx. 6,000
Takehara
80 views
竹原竹 means "bamboo."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Ihara
42 views
井原井 means "well, water hole, pit."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　8 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Kashihara
58 views
柏原柏 means "oak tree."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　4 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 6,000
Ehara
76 views
江原江 means "river."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　10 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 5,000
Sasahara
44 views
笹原笹 means "bamboo grass, bamboo leaves."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　3 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 5,000
Kambara
183 views
神原神 means "god, deity."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　17 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Hirahara
43 views
平原平 means "flat, even, level."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Yasuhara
60 views
安原安 means "peace, cheap, low-priced."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　3 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Kimpara
64 views
金原金 means "gold, money, metal."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　Households:aprx. 4,000
Fukumoto
44 views
福元福 means "good fortune."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　6 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Ookawara
(Ōkawara)
44 views
大河原大 means "big, large, great."　河 means "river, stream, watercourse."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Iwamoto
16 views
岩元岩 means "rock, boulder."　元 means "origin, beginning, former, ex."　5 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Kiyohara
157 views
清原清 means "pure, clear, clean."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　2 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 4,000
Shiohara
36 views
塩原塩 means "salt."　原 means "origin, source, foundation."　1 more varsHouseholds:aprx. 3,000

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Japanese Last Names Meaning 'Beginning'

4,268 Last Names

Fujiwara

Harada

Hara

Sugawara

Ishihara

Shinohara

Hagiwara

Kurihara

Matsubara

Kuwahara

Uehara

Ogasawara

Obara

Nakahara

Kai

Kasahara

Kajiwara

Sakakibara

Kawahara

Yoshihara

Ogata

Miyahara

Tahara

Oohara

Kitahara

Fukuhara

Nishihara

Sugihara

Kawahara

Akimoto

Haraguchi

Kihara

Ogihara

Aihara

Mihara

Takahara

Ichihara

Tsukahara

Maehara

Sakamoto

Matsumoto

Umehara

Yamamoto

Ebihara

Nohara

Yanagihara

Takehara

Ihara

Kashihara

Ehara

Sasahara

Kambara

Hirahara

Yasuhara

Kimpara

Fukumoto

Ookawara

Iwamoto

Kiyohara

Shiohara

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