Japanese name
Tokyo birth certificate
A Japanese name traditionally places the family name first, followed by the given name—the reverse of Western order.
In international contexts, the order is often switched to match Western conventions, creating ambiguity about which name is which.
Japanese names are written in kanji characters, each carrying meaning: Her name uses the kanji for "beautiful" and "child".
Many Japanese people adopt Western-style nicknames or use romanized versions of their names abroad.
- kanjiChinese symbols in Japanese
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
- NipponJapan's native name
- familyRelated people together
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