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Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign words.
Nanori (Japanese: 名乗り, "to say or give one's own name") are the often non-standard kanji character readings (pronunciations) found almost exclusively in Japanese names. In the Japanese language, many Japanese names are constructed from common characters with standard pronunciations. However, names may also contain rare characters which ...
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 .
The sound no, indicating possession (like the Saxon genitive in English), and corresponding to the character の, is often included in names but not written as a separate character, as in the common name i-no-ue (井上, well-(possessive)-top/above, top of the well), or historical figures such as Sen no Rikyū.
Kae; Kaede; Kagami; Kagome; Kagura; Kaguya; Kaho; Kahoko; Kahori; Kahoru; Kai; Kaito; Kaiyo; Kakashi; Kako; Kama; Kame; Kameko; Kameyo; Kami; Kana; Kanade; Kanae ...
Actor Andrew Koji, who is half Japanese and was born and raised in England, said he’s always felt out of place. But in the new action-comedy film “Bullet Train,” Koji plays a Japanese ...
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
Name. Meaning. Taiyaki. Fish-shaped pastry stuffed with red bean paste or custard. Senbei. Round Japanese rice cracker. Futomaki. A thick sushi stuffed with various fillings, literally "fat sushi ...