sTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE NAMES, JAPANESE PRONUNCIATION AND JAPANESE WEBSISTES

By Miss-Nina

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Address of Attending in Japanese:

-Chan: Chan is used after baby first names, children’s first names and your close friend’s first names.

-San: The most common suffix. It can be used after either the first name, the last name, or the entire name. Some examples are Keiko-san, Watanabe-san, and Watanabe Keiko-san.

-Tachi: Tachi is used to talk about a group of people. One example is Ai Tachi, referring to Ai and all of her party of people.

-Sama: Used only on formal occasions, Sama is used to show a person great respect. One example is Ryuji Sama.

-Sensei: Sensei would be used after the name of a teacher, like Takahashi Sensei.

-Kun: Kun used after a boy’s name, though sometimes girls, too. It is used after the first or last name. An example is Miroku Kun.

-Dono: Dono is used after the full name of a woman or man, (formal occasions). An example is Reiko Takeuchi Dono

Guide to Japanese Pronunciation

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A- Pronounced like father

E- Pronounced like echo

I- Pronounced like Macaroni

O- Pronounced like Ocean

U- Pronounced like Truce

And other letters are the same as in English

Girls Japanese Names:

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-Ai (love)

-Aya (woven silk)

-Ayame (iris)

-Chika (wisdom)

-Cho (butterfly)

-Daiki (great valuable)

-Daisuke (great help)

-Emi (blessed with beauty)

-Etsuko (delightful child)

-Gina (silvery)

-Hana (flower) or (favorite)

-Haruko (spring child)

-Hikaru (light)

-Hoshi (star)

-Hotaru (firefly)

-Izumi (fountain spring)

-Junko (pure child)

-Kaede (maple)

-Kimiko (noble child)

-Kyo (ginger)

-Michi (pathway)

-Minako (beautiful child)

-Nanashi (without name)

-Nori (law)

-Ryo (excellent)

-Rin (cold)

-Sachiko (child of bliss)

-Sakura (cherry blossom)

-Sango (Coral)

-Shizuka (quiet)

-Sora (sky)

-Takako (lofty child)

-Tomiko (child of wealth)

-Ume (plum blossom)

-Yasu (calm)

-Yuki (snow or luck)

-Yukiko (snow child)

-Yuri (luck)

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Suffixes - Any of these suffixes can be added to the Female names below.

Ka: Fragrance

Ko: Child

Mi: Beautiful

No: Of, Myself

Ye: Various meanings

Yo: Generation

Suffixes - Any of these suffixes can be added to the Male names below.

Ichi: One

Ji: Two

Zo: Three

Ro: Male

O: Male or Husband

Hito: Person

Yo: Generation

Hiko: Prince

A Little Dialogue:

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Arigatou- Thanks

Dou-itashimashite- Your Welcome

Gomen-nasai- I’m sorry

Watashi no namae wa... desu- My name is...

O-namae wa nan-desu ka- What is your name?

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