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  2. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    In some names, Japanese characters phonetically "spell" a name and have no intended meaning behind them. Many Japanese personal names use puns. [16] Although usually written in kanji, Japanese names have distinct differences from Chinese names through the selection of characters in a name and the pronunciation of them. A Japanese person can ...

  3. Bryan (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The given name Bryan is a variant of the given name Brian. [1] Its spelling is influenced by the surname Bryan. [2] The given name Brian is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". [3]

  4. Jinmeiyō kanji - Wikipedia

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    They are a supplementary list of characters that can legally be used in registered personal names in Japan, despite not being in the official list of "commonly used characters" (jōyō kanji). " Jinmeiyō kanji" is sometimes used to refer to the characters in both the jinmeiyō and jōyō lists because some Japanese names do not require the ...

  5. Brian - Wikipedia

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    Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, [1] as well as a surname of Occitan origin. [2] It is common in the English-speaking world . It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". [ 1 ]

  6. 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 1,426 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. 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 ).

  8. List of Yo-kai Watch characters - Wikipedia

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    A local idol group who dress up as catgirls and are Jibanyan's favorite group. Some members have the ability to see Yo-kai. Their Japanese name is a parody of the idol group AKB48 and they are voiced by members of AKB48, SKE48, and HKT48, while their English name is a parody of Fifth Harmony. Agents Blunder and Folly/ Agents Mulder and Kacully

  9. 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.