Japanese Names

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This article contains Japanese characters.
by William Hall
TABLE 1: 52 CHARACTER COMBINATIONS USED FOR THE NO.1 BOY'S NAME YUUKI
—DŠó —EŽ÷ —DŠì —S‹M
—S‹P —DŽ÷ —E‹C —R‹P
—D‹P —IŽ÷ —D‹I —RŽ÷
—IŠó —SŽ÷ —E‹M —R—ˆ
—E‹P —T‹I —FŠì —TŠ²
—F‹M —T‹H —F‹I —TŠó
—SŠó —TŽ÷ —F‹P —T‹P
—T‹M ˜Ð¶ —FŽ÷ —YŽ÷
Œ‹é Œ‹¶ —Fô —YŠî
—CŽ÷ Ž¬‹P —I‹H —Y‹M
—EŠó —CŠî —I‹M —Yô
—E‹I —CŠó —I‹P ˜Ð‹P
—D‹M —C‹N —N‹H ˜ÐŒÈ

TABLE 2: 1912-1914: TOP NAMES FOR BOYS MATCH THE KANJI FOR EMPEROR TAISHO
1912 1913 1914
³ˆê ³“ñ ³ŽO
´ –Î ´
³—Y ³—Y ³—Y

TABLE 3: 1942-1945: TOP NAMES FOR BOYS MATCH THE WORLD WAT II MOOD
1942 1943 1944 1945
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
—E —E —E —E
i i Ÿ—˜ i

TABLE 4: 1998-2000: TOP THREE CHARACTERS FOR BOY'S NAMES
1998 1999 2000
‘å‹P ‘å‹P ãÄ
ŠC“l ŠC“l ãÄ‘¾
ãÄ ŠC“l ‘å‹P


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