Japanese Names In Hiragana
For example the surname written in kanji as 東海林 may be read either tōkairin or shōji conversely any one name may have several possible written forms and again only one will be correct for a given individual.
Japanese names in hiragana. Meanings vary depending on the kanji characters used and the kanji characters for names vary greatly. A very brief explanation. We have listed all the names in alphabetical order to make it easier to peruse. The vowel system is very irregular and some names are even ambiguous.
Since the royal family is popular and well respected in japan it has certain influences. We have mentioned one kanji variation of a name at most and the meanings are mentioned at random. Most names have two kanji characters some three some only one. To resolve such ambiguities the japanese use hiragana where the characters stand for syllables.
For instance is jaime pronounced jeɪmi jay mee or haɪmeɪ high may.