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  2. 75 of the Most Common Japanese Last Names and Their Meanings

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    Means "middle river." Related: Surnames From Around the World, Near and Tsar—Here's a List of 100 Russian Last Names! 45. Nakajima. Means "middle island." 46. Nishikawa. Means "western river ...

  3. List of common Japanese surnames - Wikipedia

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    The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. [3] This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, [3] which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities.

  4. Category:Japanese-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Japanese-language surnames of Chinese origin (1 P) Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,010 total.

  5. Lists of East Asian surnames - Wikipedia

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    Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names. List of common Chinese surnames; List of common Japanese surnames;

  6. Ikigai - Wikipedia

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    The term compounds two Japanese words: iki (生き, meaning 'life; alive') and kai (甲斐, meaning 'effect'),which , when combined and sequentially voiced as gai, result in the meaning 'a reason for living [being alive]; a meaning for [to] life; what [something that] makes life worth living; a 'raison d'être'.

  7. Katō (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the 10th most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable people with the surname

  8. Harada - Wikipedia

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    Harada (written: 原田) is the 52nd most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable personalities with this surname include: Atsushi Harada (原田 篤, born 1978), Japanese actor; Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔, born 1986), Japanese professional wrestler; Harada Daiun Sogaku (原田 大雲祖岳, 1871–1961), Japanese Zen Buddhist monk

  9. Endō - Wikipedia

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    Endō, Endo, Endou or Endoh (written: 遠藤, literally 'far-off wisteria' and short for 'Fujiwara in Enshu') is the 38th most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Ado Endoh ( 遠藤 あど , born 1973) , Japanese actress