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  2. Ki (kana) - Wikipedia

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    Both represent [ki] and are derived from a simplification of the 幾 kanji. The hiragana character き, like さ , is drawn with the lower line either connected or disconnected. A dakuten may be added to the character; this transforms it into ぎ in hiragana, ギ in katakana, and gi in Hepburn romanization .

  3. List of Japanese prefectural name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Kanji origin and meaning of name Aichi: 愛知県: Aichi-ken (愛知県) means "love knowledge". In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry".

  4. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    Also, Japanese parents tend to give their children a name in kanji, hiragana, or katakana, particularly if it is a Japanese name. Even individuals born in Japan, with a Japanese name, might be referred to using katakana if they have established residency or a career overseas.

  5. Kei (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Kei Cozzolino (born 1987), Japanese-born Italian racing driver; Kei Enue (えぬえ けい), Japanese manga artist; Kei Fujiwara (不二稿 京, born 1957), Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director; Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, born 1995), Japanese footballer; Kei Homma (本間 圭, born 1985), Japanese football manager ...

  6. List of jōyō kanji - Wikipedia

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    The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi in katakana, then kun'yomi in hiragana), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table. This list does not include characters that were present in older versions of the list but have since been removed ( 勺 , 銑 , 脹 , 錘 , 匁 ).

  7. Japanese writing system - Wikipedia

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    The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.

  8. Category:Japanese masculine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,428 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Kiyoshi - Wikipedia

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    Kiyoshi, from Hanazuki: Full of Treasures; Kiyoshi Minamoto (皆本 清), from Battle Royale II: Requiem; Kiyoshi Tani, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee; Roy Kiyoshi [], from the Indonesian program television show in Menembus Mata Bathin [] and Karma