Typical Endings of Japanese Names Male names typically end in the following sounds aki, fumi, go, haru, hei, hiko, hisa, hide, hiro, ichi, ji, kazu, ki, ma, masa, michi, mitsu, nari, nori, o, rou, shi, shige, suke, ta, taka, to, toshi, tomo, ya, zou Female names typically end in the following sounds a, chi, e, ho, i, ka, ki, ko, mi, na, no, o, ri, sa, ya, yo Let's test this out. Here are the names of the members of Japanese pop group "Morning Musume" Look at their first names and see how many of the 12 members have a typical ending to their name. |
Let's check on some boy names. How many of Japan's national soccer team players have names ending in the most popular boy name sounds? Check out these goals by midfielder Keisuke Honda - he's often called the Japanese Ronaldo! He plays for Japan and Melbourne.
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Click on the Name Translator button to find out how to write your name in Katakana. Download this page and copy and paste the katakana name from the Name Translator website onto it. Then practice handwriting your name in Katakana. |