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|ア
|ア
|a
|a
|ar, er, r
|''ar, er, r''
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|ああ
|アア
|aa
|a, ā
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|イ
|イ
|i
|i
|yi
|''yi''
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|いい
|イイ
|ii
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|ウ
|ウ
|u
|u
|wu
|''wu''
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|うう
|ウウ
|uu
|u, ū
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|e
|e
|ye
|ye
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|お
|オ
|o
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|エイ
|エイ
|ei, e'i
|ei, e'i
|e, ē, ee, eh
|e, ē
|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "e" sound
|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "e" sound
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|ええ
|エエ
|ee
|e, ē, ê, eh
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|お
|オ
|o
|''au, aw''
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|おう
|おう
|オウ
|オウ
|ou, o'u
|ou, o'u
|o, ō, oh, oo
|o, ō
|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "o" sound
|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "o" sound
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|おお
|オオ
|oo
|o, ō, ô, oh
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|か
|か
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|ク
|ク
|ku
|ku
|k
|''k''
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|グ
|グ
|gu
|gu
|g
|''g''
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|シ
|シ
|shi
|shi
|sh, si
|''sh, si, sy''
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|ス
|ス
|su
|su
|s
|''s''
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|ジ
|ジ
|ji
|ji
|zhi, zi
|''j'', zhi, zi
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|ズ
|ズ
|zu
|zu
|z
|''z''
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|ジャ
|ジャ
|ja
|ja
|zha, zya
|''jya, zha, zya''
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|ジュ
|ジュ
|ju
|ju
|zhu, zyu
|''jyu, zhu, zyu''
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|ジョ
|ジョ
|jo
|jo
|zho, zyo
|''jyo, zho, zyo''
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|チ
|チ
|chi
|chi
|ch, ti
|''ch, ti''
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|ツ
|ツ
|tsu
|tsu
|ts, tu
|''ts, tu''
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|ト
|ト
|to
|to
|t
|''t''
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|チャ
|チャ
|cha
|cha
|tya
|''tya''
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|チュ
|チュ
|chu
|chu
|tyu
|''tyu''
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|チョ
|チョ
|cho
|cho
|tyo
|''tyo''
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|ヂ
|ヂ
|dji
|dji
|di, ji
|''di, ji''
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|ヅ
|ヅ
|dzu
|dzu
|du
|''du, zu''
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|ド
|ド
|do
|do
|d
|''d''
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|ヂャ
|ヂャ
|dja
|dja
|dya, ja
|''dya, ja, jya''
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|ヂュ
|ヂュ
|dju
|dju
|dyu, ju
|''dyu, ju, jyu''
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|ヂョ
|ヂョ
|djo
|djo
|dyo, jo
|''dyo, jo, jyo''
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|ハ
|ハ
|ha, (wa)
|ha, (wa)
|h
|''h''
|Latinized/ pronounced wa as a particle.
|Latinized/ pronounced wa as a particle.
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|フ
|フ
|fu
|fu
|hu, f
|''f, hu''
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|ブ
|ブ
|bu
|bu
|b
|''b''
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|ラ
|ラ
|ra
|ra
|la
|''la''
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|リ
|リ
|ri
|ri
|li
|''li''
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|ル
|ル
|ru
|ru
|l, lu, r
|''l, lu, r''
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|レ
|レ
|re
|re
|le
|''le''
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|ロ
|ロ
|ro
|ro
|lo
|''lo''
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|リャ
|リャ
|rya
|rya
|lya
|''lya''
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|リュ
|リュ
|ryu
|ryu
|lyu
|''lyu''
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|リョ
|リョ
|ryo
|ryo
|lyo
|''lyo''
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|ン
|ン
|n, n'
|n, n'
|m
|''m''
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== Kanji ==
== See also ==


* [[Japanese native names]] (for names written with Kanji)
=== Regular readings ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Regular given name readings
!Radical
!Kanji
!Latinization
!Gender
!Meaning
!Notes
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|一
|一
|ichi, kazu
|Masculine
|1/ first
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|一
|三
|zabu, zou
|Masculine
|3/ third
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|二
|二
|ji
|Masculine
|2/ second
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|-
|二
|五
|go
|Masculine
|5/ fifth
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|-
|人
|介
| -suke/ -zuke
|Masculine
|help, aid
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|-
|口
|四
|shi
|Masculine
|4/ fourth
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|子
|子
| -ko
|Feminine
|daughter
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|干
|平
| -hei/ -bei/ -pei
|Masculine
|calm, gentle
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|彡
|彦
| -hiko
|Masculine
|prince, boy
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|欠
|次
|ji
|Masculine
|next, other, second
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|羊
|美
| -mi/ -e/ -yo
|Feminine
|beautiful, pretty
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|邑
|郎
| -rou
|Masculine
|son
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|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Regular family name readings
!Radical
!Kanji
!Latinization
!Meaning
!Notes
|-
|一
|上
|ue, kami
|above, higher, over
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|一
|下
|shita, shimo
|below, lower, under
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|-
|一
|丘
|oka
|hill
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|丨
|中
|naka
|middle, inside
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|-
|儿
|元
|moto
|near
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|冂
|内
|uchi
|inside, between
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|-
|刀
|前
|mae
|front
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|匕
|北
|kita
|north
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|-
|土
|坂
|saka
|slope
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|-
|土
|塚
|tsuka/ dzuka
|mound
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|山
|岩
|iwa
|rock
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|-
|山
|岡
|oka
|hill
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|山
|崎
|saki/ zaki
|cape, edge
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|-
|山
|島/ 嶋
|shima/ jima
|island
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|川
|川
|kawa/ gawa
|river
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|-
|木
|木
|ki
|tree
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|-
|木
|本
|moto
|near
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|-
|木
|村
|mura
|village
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|-
|木
|杉
|sugi
|cedar
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|-
|木
|林
|hayashi/ bayashi
|woods
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|-
|木
|板
|ita
|board
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|-
|木
|松
|matsu
|pine
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|-
|木
|森
|mori
|forest
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|-
|木
|横
|yoko
|side
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|-
|木
|橋
|hashi/ bashi
|bridge
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|水
|水
|mizu
|water
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|-
|水
|池
|ike
|pond
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|水
|沢
|sawa/ zawa
|swamp, creek
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|-
|水
|浅
|asa
|shallow
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|水
|沼
|numa
|marsh, lake
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|-
|水
|澤
|sawa/ zawa
|swamp, creek
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|田
|田
|ta/ da
|paddy, field
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|田
|畑
|hata/ bata
|field, crop
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|石
|石
|ishi
|stone
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|竹
|竹
|take
|bamboo
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|-
|米
|米
|yone
|rice
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|襾
|西
|nishi
|west
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|-
|谷
|谷
|tani
|valley
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|-
|里
|野
|no
|plain
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|黑
|黒
|kuro
|black
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|}


=== Irregular readings ===
Only documented or otherwise common irregular readings are shown.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Irregular given name readings
!Radical
!Kanji
!Latinization
!Gender
!Meaning
!Notes
|-
|
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|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Irregular family name readings
!Radical
!Kanji
!Latinization
!Meaning
!Notes
|-
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|}

== See also ==
<nowiki>https://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/names-for-people.html</nowiki>
[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Guides]]
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