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Tanino 谷野 Japanese
From 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Tanita Japanese

Tanobe Japanese

Tanose 田野瀬 Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness", and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".

Tanoue Japanese
Ta means "field, rice paddy", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "above".

Tanuma 田沼, たぬま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Tarabe Japanese

Tasaka 田坂, 田阪, たさか Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Tasaki 田崎, たさき Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Tasawa 田澤, 田沢, 多澤, 多沢 Japanese
Variant of Tazawa.

Tatami Japanese

Tatara たたら, 多々良 Japanese
From 多 (ta) meaning "many", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Tatebe 立部 Japanese
From 立 (tate) meaning "stand, set up, establish" and 部 (be) meaning "section, department, category".

Tateno 立野, たての Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tawada Japanese

Tawata Japanese
Variant of Tawada.

Tayama 田山, たやま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tazawa 田澤, 田沢, 多澤, 多沢 Japanese
From the Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta) meaning "various, many" combined with 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "wetland, marsh, swamp."

Tejima 手島, 手嶋 Japanese
Variant of Teshima.

Tekiji 適時 Japanese
適(Teki) means suitable, and 時(toki,ji) means Time, together 適時 (tekiji) means timely, the surname was borne from Oku Tekiji, a character from an upcoming fanganronpa, Danganronpa Twin Fates

Temmyo Japanese

Tenryo Japanese

Tenryu Japanese

Terada 寺田 Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Teraji Japanese
Tera means "temple" and ji means "road".

Terata Japanese

Teraya Japanese

Tezuka 手塚, テヅカ Japanese
From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".

Tobida Japanese

Tobita Japanese

Todome Japanese

Togami 十神 Japanese
From Japanese 十神 (togami) meaning "ten gods".

Togata 通形 Japanese
From Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"

Toguri 戸栗, とくり Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Tohkin 頭巾, 頭金, とうきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).

Tokaji Japanese

Tokami Japanese

Tokiai 伽藍, ときあい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 伽藍 (see Garan).

Tokida Japanese

Tokino 時野 Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time, moment" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Tokita Japanese

Tokiwa 管和 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.

Tokoro Japanese
As a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".

Tokuda 徳田, とくだ Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tokuma 徳間 Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause".

Tokumi Japanese

Tokuta Japanese

Tokuyo Japanese

Tomasu Japanese

Tomida Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and da comes from ta meaning "field, wilderness, plain".

Tomiie Japanese (Rare)
Tomi means "wealth, abundance, fortune" and ie means "house, home, building, family, dwelling, residence, habitation".

Tomino Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and no means "field, plain".

Tomita 富田, 冨田 Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, fortune" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Tomobe Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and be means "section, division".

Tomoki 友木 Japanese
From 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and meaning 木 (ki) "tree, wood".

Tomono 伴野, 友野 Japanese
From 伴 or 友 (tomo) meaning "companion, friend" meaning and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tomose Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and se means "ripple, current".

Tomoto Japanese

Tomoya Japanese
Variant of Tomotani.

Tomura Japanese

Torazu Japanese

Torino Japanese
Tori means "bird" and no means "field, rice paddy".

Torisu Japanese

Tosaki Japanese

Totaka 戸高, とたか Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Totani 戸谷 Japanese
From 戸 (do) meaning "door", and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Totoki 十時, ととき Japanese
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "ten" and 時 (toki) meaning "time".

Toudou Japanese

Toujou 東條, 東条 Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tou) meaning "east" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".

Toukin 頭巾, 頭金, とうきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).

Toyama 当山, とうやま Japanese
From 当 (tou) meaning "this, correct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Toyota 豊田 Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tozaki Japanese
Variant of Tosaki.

Tozawa 戸沢, 戸澤, とざわ Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Tozuka Japanese
Variant of Totsuka.

Tsuboi 坪井, 壺井, 壷井 Japanese
From Japanese 坪 (tsubo) referring to a traditional unit of length or 壺 or 壷 (tsubo) meaning "container, pot, jar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine".

Tsugue Japanese
Tsu means "harbor, seaport", gu comes from ku meaning "longevity, long time ago", and e means "family, house, residence".

Tsujii 辻井 Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 井 (i) "well."

Tsukii Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."

Tsunoi 角井 Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."

Tsuryu 釣流, 鉤流, つりゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).

Tsuryū 釣流, 鉤流, つりゅう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 釣 (tsu), from 釣り (tsuri) meaning "fishing; angling" and 流 (ryū) meaning "flow of water, style", referring to a fisher.... [more]

Tsuuki Japanese

Uchiai Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and ai means "together, join", "indigo" or "love, affection".

Uchida 内田 Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Uchide 内出 Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Uchiha Japanese
This is the last name of the anime character, Uchiha Sasuke.

Uchima 内間 Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Uchino 内野 Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Uchita Japanese

Uebara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]

Uegami Japanese
Variant of Uekami.

Uegawa Japanese
Variant of Uekawa.

Uehira Japanese

Uekawa 上川, うえかわ Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Uekusa 植草 Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herb".

Uemori Japanese

Uemoto 上本, うえもと Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Uemura 上村, 植村 Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" or 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Uesaka Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and saka means "hill, slope".... [more]

Uesato Japanese

Uewara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]

Ueyama 上山, うえやま Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Uezaka Japanese
Variant of Uesaka.

Uezato Japanese
Variant of Uesato.

Uezuka Japanese
Variant of Uetsuka.

Uigawa Japanese
Variant of Uikawa.

Uikawa Japanese

Uisawa Japanese

Uizawa Japanese
Variant of Uisawa.

Ujigai Japanese

Umetsu Japanese

Uomizu Japanese

Uozumi Japanese

Uraoka Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Ushida 牛田, うしだ Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ushito Japanese

Utsugi 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木 Japanese
Utsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [more]

Utsumi Japanese

Wajima Japanese
A variant of Washima.... [more]

Wakada Japanese

Wakaki 若木 Japanese
若 (Waka) means "young" and 木 (ki) means "wood, tree".... [more]

Wakami Japanese

Wakasa 若狭, 輪笠 Japanese
Comes from an old province in Japan.

Wakata 若田, 若多 Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."

Wakaya Japanese
Variant of Wakatani.

Wakazu Japanese
Variant of Wakatsu.

Wakebe 別部, わけべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別部 (see Beppu).

Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".

Wakita 脇田, わきた Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "side" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Wakuni 和国, ワクニ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]

Wakuri 和久利, 和久理, 和久里, 和栗, ワクリ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]

Wakuzu Japanese

Warabi 蕨, わらび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (warabi) meaning "Japanese bracken fern". There are multiple places in Japan with this name.

Watabe 渡部 Japanese
From Japanese 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Watari Japanese (Rare)
Watari means "ferry, import, deliver". Watari is also a first name and a place name.... [more]

Watase Japanese
Wata means "boat, ferry" and se means "ripple".

Watayo 済陽, 濟陽, わたよう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 済陽 or 濟陽 (see Watayō).

Watayō 済陽, 濟陽, わたよう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]

Wosame 納, をさめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Yabuki 矢吹, 藪亀, やぶき Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]

Yabuno 薮野 Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..

Yabuta Japanese

Yagami 八神, やがみ Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".

Yagino Japanese
Variant of Yanagino.

Yagira 柳楽 Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".

Yahaba 矢幅, 矢羽々, 矢羽羽, やはば Japanese
From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]

Yahagi Japanese

Yahaha 矢羽々, やはは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 矢羽々 (see Yahaba).

Yahata 八幡 Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 幡 (hata) meaning "banner, flag".

Yahata 八田, やはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Yajima 矢島, 矢嶋, 谷島, やじま Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]

Yakeno やけの, 焼野 Japanese
From 焼 (yake) meaning "grill, burn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plan".

Yakumo 八雲, 耶雲, 家雲, ヤクモ Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]

Yamaba Japanese

Yamabe 山部 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Yamabi 山火, 山日, やまび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]

Yamaga Japanese

Yamaha 山葉 Japanese (Rare)
This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).

Yamahi 山火, 山日, やまひ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 or 山日 (see Yamabi).

Yamaji Japanese

Yamaka 山火, やまか Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 (see Yamabi).

Yamana Japanese

Yamane 山根 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 根 (ne) meaning "root".

Yamano 山野, ヤマノ Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".

Yamata Japanese

Yamato 大和, やまと Japanese
From the given name Yamato.

Yamato 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Yamaya Japanese
Variant of Yamatani.

Yamaya 山谷, やまや Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Yamura Japanese
From 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Yanabu 柳父 Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".

Yanada Japanese

Yanagi 柳, やなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Yanaka Japanese

Yanami Japanese

Yanase 柳瀬, やなせ, 簗瀬 Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" or 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" combines with 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current".... [more]

Yanata Japanese
Variant of Yanada.

Yasaka Japanese

Yasaki Japanese

Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.

Yasumi 安己 Japanese
Yasu meaning 安 (yasu) meaning "rest, peace, cheap, relax" and 己 (mi) meaning "oneself".

Yasura Japanese
Yasu means "cheap, relax, peace" and ra means "good".

Yasura 安良, やすら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 安良 (Yasura) meaning "Yasura", a former village in the former district of Izushi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Yasuta Japanese

Yataba 八田羽, やたば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).

Yatabe 谷田部, 矢田部 Japanese
From 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field", and 部 (be) meaning "section, bureau, division".

Yatani Japanese

Yatano 八田野, やたの Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plains".

Yatsue Japanese

Yatsui Japanese

Yauchi 矢内, やうち Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Yayama 八山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Hachiyama.

Yazaka Japanese

Yazaki Japanese
A variant of Yasaki.... [more]

Yazawa 谷沢, 谷澤, やざわ Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yazawa 矢沢, 矢澤, やざわ Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yoichi 与市, ヨイチ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Yokobe 横部, よこべ Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Yokono Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".

Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".

Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Yokoya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yonaga 夜長 Japanese
From Japanese 夜長 (yonaga) meaning "a long night".

Yonago Japanese

Yoneda 米田, 米多, よねだ Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) meaning "many."

Yonega Japanese

Yoneta Japanese

Yonezu Japanese

Yonoda Japanese

Yonota Japanese

Yorita 依田, 寄田, よりた Japanese
From Japanese 依 (yori) meaning "reliant" or 寄 (yori) meaning "bring near", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field".

Yoruno 夜野 Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yoshii 吉井 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good fortune" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yotsui 四井 Japanese

Yukawa 湯川, ユカワ Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yukida 雪田 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "雪" meaning "Snow", and "田" meaning "Rice Field".

Yukino Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Yukita Japanese

Yukitō 雪藤 Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Yumeno 夢野 Japanese
yumeno means "dream field" the kanji used for this name are 夢 (yume) meaning " dream" and 野 (no) meaning "field".

Yumiba Japanese

Yumibe 弓部, ゆみべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).

Yumori Japanese

Yunaka Japanese

Yuzuki 柚木, ゆずき Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Zaizen 財前 Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".

Zakuro 柘榴, ざくろ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柘榴 (Zakuro) meaning "Zakuro", an area in the town of Seika in the district of Sōraku in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.

Zayasu 座安, ざやす Japanese
From Japanese 座 (Za) meaning "squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit" and 安 (Yasu) meaning "relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful".

Zemosa 善茂砂, ぜもさ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).