The name Saburō was traditionally given to the third son of the family. With smaller families, the traditional use of Saburō is rare today, but it’s significantly more common than names that mean ninth son or tenth son. 78. Shigeru Shigeru, written as 茂, means luxuriant, lush. Shigeru...
This app contains practice sounds for basic words used in daily life, such as dates, time, symbols, numbers, counts, units, place names, Japanese surnames, colors and positions. A search function is also included, so it can be used as a small dictionary. ...
many people I meet say that I should say namae but I was wondering . am I correct by saying "Na" means name and "Namae" means name before. if so, what is the literally meaning of this, as I know that the Japanese have their surnames before forename or something like that. ...
For commoners, there were no surnames as such until the Meiji period, so Martinho Hara would have been his name (原) plus his Christian name (マルティノ). languagehat says June 30, 2021 at 10:54 pm Ah, that makes sense, thanks. zyxt says June 30, 2021 at 11:58 pm Hara’...