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| Immortal | fumetsu |    |
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| Increase | zouka |    |
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| Indestructible | fumetsu | |
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| India | indo |    |
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| Industrious | kinben |   |
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| Infinite Love | mugen ai |    |
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| Innocent | keppaku |     |
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| Instinct | honnou |   |
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| Intellect | richi |   |
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| Intelligent | soumei |  |
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| Invasion | shinkou |   |
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| Invincible | muteki |  |
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| Ireland | airan |  |
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| Iris | kousai |  |
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| Islam | kaikyou |  |
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| Islander | toujin |   |
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| Ivory (2) [lit. "elephant tooth"] | zouge | |
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| Ivy | tsuta |  |
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Notes:
(1) Indicates a word created for its meaning. These will not be found in the dictionary but intended for use a literal translations of names and used in Names in Japanese.
(2) The kanji for some common Japanese words are strange. These exceptions are now often written in katakana rather than in kanji. For example, Fern is shida which has the kanji
(3) Indicates a Japanese name.which literally reads "sheep teeth". Dolphin is another example which is iruka and has the kanji
which literally reads as "ocean pig".
Select the first letter of the name:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Recommended Books/CD:
Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6 by Eri Takase Learn Japanese Calligraphy by Eri Takase is a unique Japanese Calligraphy course on CD-ROM. With these CD's you can learn Japanese Calligraphy by actually seeing the characters being brushed by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese Calligraphy is all about movement and you simply cannot learn the proper movement from a book. These CD lessons actually shows videos of Master Takase brushing the characters - and you can learn proper technique by seeing it over and over again. We also show videos of common student errors and how to correct them. Along with the videos are samples with stroke order that can be printed as well as detailed step by step instructions. Learn Japanese Calligraphy is a great learning tool by itself or to complement your current studies. The first CD includes
topics on tool selection, posture, how to hold the brush as well as the basic strokes of
the block font. Each lesson covers the stroke
order with examples that can be printed. Combined with our
Japanese Calligraphy Sets you will have all you need to begin your study of
Japanese Calligraphy. |
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Kanji
& Kana : A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System
by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn
This is an excellent reference and is perfect for learning the stroke order of kana and kanji. |
 The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
by John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson
For more advanced needs this is the Japanese-English kanji dictionary. |
References:
| United
States Census -
1990 - The
top 2400 male and female names from this US government publication are covered in
our list. BabyNamer - Produced
by Oxygen Media this is a good source for the
meaning of names. StockKanji - Names in Japanese Calligraphy Over 4000 first names translated to Japanese. This is a searchable site giving much more information about each name than we show here. Many names also have original, hand-lettered designs for personal use like a tattoo and for professional use such as for wedding invitations or as part of a logo design. Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server - An on-line dictionary that does not require Japanese fonts. This dictionary is terse so it is easy to misinterpret. Its value for name translations is limited as it does not give the pronunciation. Goo Jiten - A good on-line English/Japanese dictionary. Japanese fonts are required. |
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