Tips for search

Here are some tips for better results experience. 🙂

Allowed characters

Free word searches are available in Japanese (hiragana, katakana, and kanji) and English alphabet.
Please note that searches using special characters, non-English characters, and English words are not possible.

Multiple String Search

If multiple character strings are entered with single-byte spaces, an AND search will be performed.

e.g.
Search by “aya” + “愛”
Search by “月” + “夜”

Exact Match Search

If you check the “Exact Match” box, the search will be performed as an exact match.

e.g.
Search Result with “悠”, exact match
Search Result with “悠”, non exact match

Unfamiliar initial letters

The initial letters L, Q, V, and X are not familiar with Japanese names. You may find the name by replacing them as follows.

L → R
Q → K
V → B
X → K

Long vowels as they are

On this site, Long vowels are registered as they are. Many Japanese names use the “u” and “o” long sounds. In the Japanese sense of the language, “Ichiro” and “Ichirou” are distinctly different words.

e.g.

Ichirou
https://japanese-names.info/first-name/ichirou/

Ichiro
https://japanese-names.info/first-name/ichiro/

Taro
https://japanese-names.info/first-name/taro/

Tarou
https://japanese-names.info/first-name/tarou/

If the name has a Long vowel, you may get better results if you convert it as follows.

a → aa
i → ii
u → uu
e → ee, ei
o → oo, ou

e.g.
Shohei 　→　Shouhei
Yoko 　→　Youko

This site endorses Glomaji(Global Romaji), which is faithful to the Japanese pronunciation.
Glomaji is a concept developed by Hiragana Times. Glomaji is the form of romaji used when inputting Japanese into a PC with the English alphabet.

Reference:
About Hiragana Times Magazine
SuperJ’s article

Make the last letter look like a Japanese name

You may get results by changing the last letter of the name as follows.

y → i
w → u
h → none

e.g. Emy → Emi, Show → shou, Sarah → Sara

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