Off topic: Japanese names Thread poster: Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
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Hello everyone!
I was wondering if there is a way of knowing the gender of Japanese first names, i.e. a masculine or feminine?
Thanks in advance.
Mafalda
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Owen Davies
Japan
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Hi Mafalda,
There's no sure fire way of knowing, but if the name ends in a KO, it's probably a woman, but that's not a guarantee!
If you tell me the name I can probably tell you if it's a man or a woman.
All the best,
Owen
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Owen Davies
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Owen Davies
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Thank you Owen.
What about Miho?
Could you help?
Thank you again
Mafalda
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casey 
United States
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Mafalda d'Orey de Faria wrote:
Thank you Owen.
What about Miho?
Could you help?
Thank you again
Mafalda
I have a friend named Miho. Her kanji is 美保.
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casey
United States
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Too bad it doesn't come with kanji.
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Owen Davies
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| Kanji indeed! | Jun 14, 2007 |
That was my first thought! Now that would be a very useful list.
Mind you, people are forever using new combinations of kanji for their kids, give them that individuality. It's a nice thing, but the risk of writing names wrong is always a worry. Friend of mine had a son a few years back and called him Jo - and used the Kanji from Matsumoto-jo! Nice.
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| Man or woman? | Jun 14, 2007 |
casey wrote: Too bad it doesn't come with kanji.
Yes, I agree with Casey. Kanji would help us a lot. Owen, please note that there are some Japanese first names both Japanese men and women use. Take for an example, "Kaoru." I know some Japanese women whose first name are "Kaoru" while one of my male calssmates' name is "Kaoru." He resembles New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui...;)
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michiko tsum (X)
Canada
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| Don't forget, | Jun 14, 2007 |
Owen Davies wrote:
Hi Mafalda,
There's no sure fire way of knowing, but if the name ends in a KO, it's probably a woman, but that's not a guarantee!
If you tell me the name I can probably tell you if it's a man or a woman.
All the best,
Owen
There is "-hiko" for male name, as you said, nothing is a guarantee.
I've recently noticed that English names end with "a" are usually girl names. Am I right?
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Momoka (X)
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Owen Davies
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Hi Momoka,
That's a great list, found my wifes name (美愛), she'll be happy!
Now I wonder is there a way to combine the English with the Japanese...
All the best
Owen
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I'm learning new things on Oriental languages. Thanks.
Rob
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I was wondering if kanjis can be written vertically too. I'm a bit ignorant on the matter
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Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
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lingomania wrote: I was wondering if kanjis can be written vertically too. I'm a bit ignorant on the matter
Yes, kanji can be written vertically.
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