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Aba 安波 Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.

Aba 阿波, あば Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).

Abara 空原 Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".

Abi 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Abo 安保, 阿保 Japanese (Rare)
From 安 (a) meaning "peaceful, relax, cheap, inexpensive, low" or 阿 (a) meaning "corner, nook" and 保 (bo) meaning for "guard, protect".

Abu 阿武, あぶ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Achi Japanese
Achi means "distant, remote".

Adachi 安達, 足立, 足達 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".

Aga 何, あが Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Ai 阿井, あい Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Aida 合田 Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".

Aida 相田, あいだ Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aida 会田, あいだ Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aihara 相原, あいはら Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.

Aizawa 相沢, 相澤, あいざわ Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Aizawa 阿久沢, 阿久澤, あいざわ Japanese
Variant reading of 阿久沢 or 阿久澤 (see Akuzawa 2).

Akagi あかぎ Japanese
Means "red tree" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 木 (tree).

Akahoshi 赤星, あかほし Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".

Akamine 赤嶺, あかみね Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".

Akana Japanese (Rare)

Akao Japanese
Aka means "red" and o means "tail".

Akashi 明石 Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".

Aki Japanese
Aki commonly means "Autumn" and "Bright,Luminous" as a first name and surname,but there's also "Rising Sun", "Crystal (Ball)" ,"Brightness,Luster" or "Obvious,Clear". First name Aki has far more kanji possibilities.

Akiba 秋葉 Japanese
From the Japanese 秋 (aki) "autumn" and 葉 (ha) "leaf."

Akimoto 秋元, 秋本, あきもと Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Akita 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田, 阿北 Japanese
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."... [more]

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Akutagawa 芥川 Japanese
Akuta (芥) means "mustard", kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Notable bearers of this surname are Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介), a Japanese writer and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa from Bungou Stray dogs who shares the same name.

Ama 阿万, 阿萬, あま Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]

Amada 天田, あまだ Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Amada 阿万田, あまだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Aman 阿万, 阿萬, あまん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万 or 阿萬 (see Ama).

Amanda 阿万田, あまんだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Amano 阿万野, あまの Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".

Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".

Amari 甘利 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".

Amata 阿万田, あまた Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".

Amaya 天谷 Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Ambe Japanese

Ambo Japanese

Amemiya 雨宮, あめみや Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).

Ando 安藤 Japanese
From the Japanese 安 (an or yasu) "relax," "inexpensive," "low," and 藤 (to or fuji) "wisteria." The second character may indicate historical or familial links to the formerly powerful Fujiwara (藤原) clan.

Andoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.

Anno 庵野, 安野 Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).

Anno 阿武, 安野, 安武, 庵野, 案野 Japanese
From Japanese 阿武 (Anno) meaning "Anno", a district in the former Japanese province of Nagatono in parts of present-day Yamaguchi, Japan.... [more]

Annō 阿武, あんのう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Ano 阿武, あの Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Anzai 安西, 安斎, 安済 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Aono 青野, あおの Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Aoyagi 青柳, あおやぎ Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow".

Ara 荒 Japanese
From the Japanese 荒 (ara) "primitive," "rude," "crude."

Ara 安良, 荒, あら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura) or a form of Yasura but written 荒.

Arabe 新部, あらべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Aragaki 新垣, 荒垣 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arai 新井, 荒井 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Arakaki 新垣, 荒垣 Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Arakawa 荒川, 荒河, 新川, 新河, アラカワ Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Araki 荒木 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Araki 蘭, あらき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".

Aran 亜蘭, あらん Japanese
From 亜 (a), a phonetic character, and 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid."

Arano 荒野, あらの Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Arao Japanese
Ara means "wild" and o means "tail".

Arao 荒尾, あらお Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Arashiro Japanese (Rare)
A Japanese surname. A bearer of this surname is Yukiya Arashiro (Born 1984-) He is a Japanese cyclist.

Arata 荒田, 新田 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Arata 畭, あらた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畭 (see Hari).

Aratani 荒谷 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Araya 荒谷 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Are 荒, あれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Arimoto 有元, 有本 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 元 (moto) meaning "foundation, basis, origin" or 本 (moto) meaning "source, root, base, origin".

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Arita 有田 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ariyoshi 有吉 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Ariza 有座 Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".

Asa Japanese
Variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.

Asada 浅田, 麻田 Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Asai Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "shallow well".

Asai 浅井, あさい Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Asakawa 浅川, 朝河 Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura 朝倉, 浅倉, 麻倉 Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asao Japanese
Asa can mean "morning", "shallow" or "hemp" and o means "tail".

Asari 浅利, あさり Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage".

Asato Japanese (Rare)
There are several readings for the name but 2 are Asa:"Morning",and To:"Door,Asa:"Safe" and To:"Village". There are multiple places in the Ryukyu's (where the name originates and mostly stays) that have that name;that could've been the influence... [more]

Ashida 芦田, 蘆田 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").

Aso 阿蘇 Japanese
From Japanese 阿蘇 (Aso) meaning "Aso", a former district in the former Japanese province of Higo in parts of present-day Kumamoto, Japan.... [more]

Asō 麻生 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).

Asō 阿蘇 Japanese
Variant reading of Aso.

Awa 阿波, あわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Awa 阿波, あわ Japanese
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.

Awada Japanese

Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Awaya 粟谷 あわや Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".

Azami Japanese

Azami 薊, あざみ Japanese
From Japanese 薊 (azami) meaning "thistle".

Azuma 東, あずま Japanese
From Japanese 東 (azuma) meaning "east".

Azuma 安室 Japanese

Azuma 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Azuma 阿萬, あずま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿萬 (see Ama).

Baba 馬場 Japanese
From Japanese 馬場 (baba) meaning "riding ground".

Babe 馬部 Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.

Ban 播, ばん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).

Bando Japanese
It means "east of the slope", referring to eastern provinces of Osaka. The surname originates from there, and that is where it is most common.

Banno Japanese

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), the name of several Japanese towns and divisions. In some cases these places names are normally read Byū or Befu. In other cases Beppu is a clipping of longer names such as 別府門 (Beppumon), 西別府 (Nishibeppu) or 上別府 (Kamibeppu).

Bito 美藤, 尾藤 Japanese
From 美 (bi) meaning "beauty" or 尾 (bi) meaning "end, tail, foot of a mountain" combined with 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria".

Bushi Japanese
Bushi means "warrior, smaurai".

Chaya Japanese

Chinen 知念 Japanese, Okinawan
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge" and 念 (nen) meaning "feeling, sense".

Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").

Chino 千野, ちの Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Chu 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Chū 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).

Chuma 忠馬 Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."

Date 伊達 Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (da) meaning "this" and 達 (te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".

Deguchi 出口 Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Doan Japanese

Dobashi Japanese

Dobashi 土橋, どばし Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.

Doi 土井, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Doi 土居, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 居 (i) meaning "being, sitting".

Doi 土肥, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 肥 (i) meaning "manure, fertilizer".

Dota 土田 Japanese
From 土 (do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ebe Japanese

Eda 江田, えだ Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Edo Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and to means "wisteria".

Egami 江上 Japanese
Variant of Ekami.

Eguchi 江口 Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "inlet, bay" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Eigen 永源 Japanese

Emoto 柄本, 江本, 恵本 Japanese
From 柄 (e) meaning "pattern, hilt, stalk", 恵 (e) meaning "blessing", or 江 (e) meaning "inlet bay" combined with 本 (moto) meaning "origin, root".... [more]

En 燕, えん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 燕 (see Tsubame).

Endo 遠藤, えんどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Endō.

Endō 遠藤, えんどう Japanese
From Japanese 遠 (en) meaning "distant, far" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Enno Japanese
En means "garden" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."

Eno Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and no means "field, plain, wilderness "

Enomoto 榎本 Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Esaki Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saki means "cape, peninsula".

Eto 江藤 Japanese
江 (E) means "River, Inlet" and 藤 (To) means "Wisteria".

Eto 江藤, えとう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 江藤 (see Etō).

Etō 江藤, えとう Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Etō 衛藤, えとう Japanese
From Japanese 衛 (e) meaning "guard, protect" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Ezaki 江崎, えざき Japanese
A variant of Esaki. From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Fuji 藤 Japanese
From 藤 (fuji, tou) meaning "wisteria".

Fujihara 藤原 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Fujii 藤井 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fujikawa 藤川 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Fujiki 藤木 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Fujinaga 藤永 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity".

Fujinaka 藤中 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Fujinami Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and nami means "wave".

Fujino 藤野 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Fujisaki 藤崎 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Fujitani 藤谷, ふじたに Japanese
From 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley."

Fujiyama 藤山 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Fuka Japanese

Fukada Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and da means "rice paddy, field."

Fukai 深井, ふかい Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fukano Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Fukuchi 福地, ふくち Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".

Fukuda 福田, ふくだ Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Fukuhara 福原, ふくはら Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".

Fukumoto 福本, ふくもと Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Fukunaga 福永, ふくなが Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Fukuoka 福岡, ふくおか Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Fukushima 福島, ふくしま Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Fukuyama 福山, ふくやま Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Funai Japanese

Funaki 船木, ふなき Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Funakoshi Japanese

Furusho 古荘 Japanese
From 古 (furu) meaning "ancient, old" and 荘 (sho) meaning "villa, solemn".

Furuta 古田, ふるた Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".

Furuya 古谷, 古屋, ふるや Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house".

Furuyama 古山, ふるやま Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Fuse Japanese

Fuse 布施, ふせ Japanese
From Japanese 布 (fu) meaning "cloth" and 施 (se) meaning "give, bestow".

Fushimi Japanese

Futa Japanese

Ga 何, が Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Gabe Japanese

Gamo Japanese
From 蒲 (ga) meaning "reed, bulrush" and 生 (mo) meaning "raw, fresh, unprocessed, natural".

Garan 伽藍, 加覧, 加欄, がらん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伽藍 (garan) meaning "sangharama".

Gato Japanese
See Goto.

Genda 源田 Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ginoza Japanese

Gōda 合田, ごうだ Japanese
From Japanese 合 (gō) meaning "connect, join" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Goda 合田, 郷田 Japanese (Rare)
Go ("Connected to") + Da ("Rice Paddy"). This is mostly on Shikoku Island.

Goda 合田, ごうだ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 合田 (see Gōda).

Gonda 権田 Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Gono Japanese

Goto 後藤, ごとう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Gotō.

Gotō 後藤, ごとう Japanese
From Japanese 後 (go) meaning "behind, back" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".

Gumma 群馬, 郡馬, ぐんま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 群馬 (Gumma) meaning "Gumma", a former district in the former Japanese province of Kōzuke in present-day Gumma, Japan.... [more]

Gushiken 具志堅 Okinawan, Japanese
Means "strong-willed" from Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, will", and 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, resolute, unyielding".

Ha 何, は Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Ha 播, は Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).

Hachiya 蜂谷, はちや Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.

Hae 生, はえ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).

Haga 芳賀, はが Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.

Hagiwara 萩原 Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".

Haise Japanese

Hakin 何, はきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Hama Japanese
Hama means "Beach, Seashore".

Hamada 浜田 Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hamamoto 濱本, 浜本, ハマモト Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hamamura 浜村, 濱村 Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Hamanaka Japanese
Hama means "beach" and naka means "middle".

Hamano 浜野, 濱野 Japanese
From Japanese 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Han Japanese
Notable bearers are Megumi and Keiko Han, actresses.

Han 潘 Japanese
From Japanese 潘 (ban), of uncertain meaning. Notable bearers of this surname are Megumi and Keiko Han, actresses.

Hana 花 Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.

Hanada 花田 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hanaoka 花岡, 華岡, はなおか Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Handa 半田 Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Hane Japanese

Hanzawa 半沢, 半澤, はんざわ Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Hara 原 Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Harada 原田 Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Haramoto Japanese
Hara means "plain, wilderness, field" and moto means "origin".

Harano Japanese
Hara means "plain, field" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Hari 播, 畭, 羽里, 波里, 針 Japanese
From Japanese 播 (hari) meaning "scatter; spread; disseminate", referring to cultivated land.... [more]

Haruna 春名 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 名 (na) meaning "name, fame, renown".

Haruta 春田 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Hasan 波山, はさん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

Hase 長谷, はせ Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) referring to a place in Sakurai, Japan.

Hase Japanese

Hasebe Japanese

Hasebe 長谷部, はせべ Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Hashi Japanese
Hashi means "bridge".

Hashi 破斯 Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
Alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", ultimately from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).... [more]

Hashi 破斯 Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Japanese "破斯" (Hashi), an alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), ultimately from Old Persian "𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" (Pārsa).... [more]

Hashizume 橋爪, はしづめ Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 爪 (zume) meaning "end, edge".

Hassan 八山 Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.

Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.

Hata Japanese
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Hata 泰, はた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).

Hata 八田, 八多, はた Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).

Hatake Japanese
Means "Field" in Japanese

Hatake 畠, はたけ Japanese
From Japanese 畠 (hatake) meaning "field".

Hatakeyama 畑山, 畠山 Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatakeyama 畠山, はたけやま Japanese
From Japanese 畠 (hatake) meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatanaka Japanese

Hatanaka 畑中, はたなか Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) meaning "field" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Hatano 波多野, 羽多野, 秦野, 畑野 Japanese
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing", 秦 (hata), a place name, or 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, field, garden" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Hatori Japanese

Hatta 八田, 八多, はった Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hatsu) meaning "eight" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". Hatsuta or Hatta is the name of various places in Japan.

Hattori 服部 Japanese
From Japanese 服 (hatsu) meaning "clothing" and 部 (tori) meaning "part, section".

Hayakawa 早川 Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "early, fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hayama 葉山 Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hayama 波山, はやま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".

Hayase 早瀬, はやせ Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Hayase 瀬, はやせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).

Hayashida 林田 Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hazama Japanese

Hida 日田 Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Higa 比嘉, ひが Okinawan, Japanese
Japanese borrowing of Okinawan 比嘉 (Fija), which is of uncertain meaning.

Higaki 檜垣 Japanese
From 檜 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".

Higashida 東田 Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Higuchi 樋口 Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter, trough" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Hikida 疋田, 匹田 Japanese
From 疋 or 匹 (hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Hime 姫, 比米, ひめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former large village in the former district of Muro in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama, Japan and Mie, Japan.... [more]

Hime 姫, 比米, ひめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [more]

Hime 姫, 比米, ひめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess".... [more]

Hira Japanese

Hirabayashi 平林, ヒラバヤシ Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Hiraga Japanese

Hiraga 平賀, ひらが Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Hirahara Japanese

Hirai 平井 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Hirakawa 平川 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiraki Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".

Hiramoto Japanese
Hira means "peace" and moto means "origin".

Hiramoto 平本, ひらもと Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hiranaka Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and naka means "middle".

Hirao 平尾, ひらお Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Hirao Japanese

Hiraoka Japanese

Hiraoka 平岡, ひらおか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Hirasawa 平沢, 平澤 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Hirashima 平島, 平嶋, 平嶌 Japanese
From the Japanese 平 (hira) "peace" and 島, 嶋 or 嶌 (shima) "island."

Hiratsuka 平塚, ひらつか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Hirayama 平山 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hirokawa 広川, 廣川, ヒロカワ Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hironaka Japanese

Hirose 広瀬, 廣瀬 Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Hirota 廣田, 広田, 弘田 Japanese
From Japanese 廣, 広 or 弘 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hisamoto 久本 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hita 日田 Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".

Hiyama 檜山, 桧山 Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ho 何, ほ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Homma 本間 Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".

Hongo Japanese