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  2. Names of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The word Japan is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by many languages.The Japanese names for Japan are Nihon (にほん ⓘ) and Nippon (にっぽん ⓘ).They are both written in Japanese using the kanji 日本.

  3. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...

  4. List of common Japanese surnames - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. 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 1,418 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Category:Japanese given names - Wikipedia

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    Japanese unisex given names (168 P) Pages in category "Japanese given names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  7. Category:Japanese unisex given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese unisex given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aguri;

  8. Kira kira name - Wikipedia

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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

  9. List of Japanese prefectural name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    After exploration, Takeshiro Matsuura chose the name, and in 1869, the northern Japanese island became known as Hokkaido. Hyōgo: 兵庫県: Hyōgo-ken (兵庫県) – This was the location of the government arsenal, in Japanese shako, changed to kyo no ko, and finally to Hyogo (兵庫)→military-storehouse. Ibaraki: 茨城県