Why are Japanese names so "weird"
Japanese surnames have become a miracle in the world. A country with an eloquence of more than 100 million people. There are hundreds of thousands of surnames. There are only a few hundred people in a surname on average. Japanese surnames are strange. The name is also very strange. The origin behind this is inseparable from the naming history of Japan.
Such as China society. Japanese surnames have also experienced a top-down popularization process. That is, the process of popularization from aristocrats to civilians. But ... until 1875. In Japan, only the royal family, nobles, big shots, samurai and other people with certain status and power are qualified to have surnames. Most ordinary people have no last names. Only nicknames and nicknames.
By the end of the 4th century. The Yamato court unified the southern part of the Japanese archipelago. And began to establish their own family rule system through the surname system. Generally speaking. Every big family has a surname.
Some surnames come from official positions. Some place names come from places of residence and rule. Some come from the name of God. The rest comes from skill. For example. Those who live in Izumo are called Izumo. Those who do sacrificial work are called "the home of monsters". At that time, the most powerful surname was the great royal family who held the highest power in the Yamato court.
Generally speaking. Descendants of the royal family cannot inherit the ordinary flow of the throne. He was appointed as Beijing Post or appointed to the local government. We'll talk about it later. The royal family treats many families according to their closeness, blood relationship and contribution. Give "surnames" respectively. This "surname" is just a title indicating identity, family background and status. Similar to a title.
There were about 30 surnames at that time. Among them, "minister", "king" and "straight" were given to the royal family and prominent nobles. Is the most powerful surname.
But ... if it's common for generations. Then it is very likely that you will lose your royal status. Become a local Lord. Become a branch of the extended family. These branches gave themselves the word "Miao", which means bud and branch. That is, the branch from the family. We can infer where our home is from these Miao characters. For example. Fujiwara is a big surname. After the branch appeared. Living in Fujiwara near the founding of the People's Republic of China. Think of it as Kondo. Fujiwara, who lives in Yi Shi, Yuanjiang and Kaga, is called Ito, Endo and Kato.
Miss Wu Tenglan, a famous Japanese movie star, is also a member of Fujiwara family.
You could say that. In ancient Japan, surnames could express the blood relationship of some families. Surnames indicate family status. Miao indicates a new branch. Of course. At this time, surnames, surnames and Miao characters were only available to nobles.
Monks are people who abandon common surnames. Often called the temple number. For example, Honganji, ankokuji and Manjuin. Not a last name. But the public usually take the temple name of the temple built as the permanent tomb of the clan as their surname. For example, saionji, Kaju Temple. People who live in the territory of a temple take the name of the temple where they live as their surname. It's also related to temples. But they are all real names.
Although this temple was hosted by a temple, it has become a famous name in the Warring States Period through some efforts.
When emperor meiji. The government thinks there is no surname. It is inconvenient to fabricate household registration and tax. In order to thoroughly implement the household registration system. It was ordered in the eighth year of Meiji (1875). Please say your names.
However, due to people's long-standing habits. Nobody wants to use a last name. At this time. I'm in a hurry to find a surname. There is a craze for taking surnames all over the country. Result. Everyone who lives in Aoki Village is surnamed Aoki. Those who live by the bridge are named "Bridge". The name of the person who planted a pine tree in front of his house is Matsushita. There is a mountain in front of the door. Last name is Yamaguchi.
Some literate people will choose beautiful words such as "Fushou", "Longevity", "Millennium", "Matsuzaka" and "Asahi" as surnames. Longevity symbols such as "pine", "crane" and "turtle" also became surnames. "Bai", "Qian" and "Wan" have also become surnames. Some want to touch the light of aristocratic surnames. Just use the words in the old aristocratic surname. For example, many people use the word "rattan". Fujita, Fujimoto, Fujii, Fujiyama, Fujikawa and other surnames were born.
There are also some uneducated people who "panic and choose their surnames" with fish, vegetables, temples and occupations as surnames. Even against any one. My grandson, pig hand, dog, ghost head and eggplant Sichuan are all here.
Because the Japanese surname came suddenly. Very special. Its connotation is also different. Most surnames in the world are related by blood. Japanese surnames rarely have this meaning. A surname is not necessarily related by blood. It's not a surname, maybe it's an uncle or grandfather.
1898. The government promulgated the household registration law. Every family's surname is fixed. But it also makes Japanese surnames a miracle of the world. A country with an eloquence of more than 100 million people. There are hundreds of thousands of surnames. There are only a few hundred people in a surname on average. Japanese surnames are strange. The name is also very strange. Most male names end with the words "lang", "husband", "male" and "male". Show strength, handsomeness and loyalty. And there are many signs of ranking. The eldest son is called "Taro". The second son's name is Jiro Kazujiro. The eleventh place is called "Yuichiro". Some have removed the word "lang". Direct is too, one, two. Use "rules" to represent 2. Use "select" and "hide" to represent 3. Use "gang" to represent the youngest son. Therefore, Kobayashi Hiroichi is definitely the eldest son. Torajiro must be the second son.
In the past, Japanese men often added "Bing Wei", "Saemon" and "Saemon" to their names. This is the name changed by the military post. There are also some to show the martial spirit.
Most Japanese women's names end with "Zi", "Jiang", "Dai" and "Zhi". For example. Kawashima Yoshiko, Daguan Hangjiang, Yuno Chiyo, Ohara Rattan. Sounds elegant and soft. Now about 90% of young women are named after "Zi". According to custom. A woman should change her husband's surname after marriage. For example, after Ryoko Nakano married Kawasaki Yamahiro. Renamed Kawasaki Ryoko.
Noriko Sakai, a famous movie star.
Use numbers in names. This is another feature of Japanese names. Blindly, there are people named Yidan, Erjing, Miki, Shikjima and JII. People with hexagons, seven stripes, eight horses, nine ghosts and ten stones. There are also people with surnames of forty-five, Isuzu, Hundred Yuan, Six Hundred Fields and Thousand. There are even EMI and Long Live. It is more common to use numbers in names to indicate rankings. But there are also dates of birth. Like Isoroku Yamamoto. Not ranked 56 th. But because when he was born. My father is 56 years old.
Commander of the Grand Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto.
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Japanese have no surnames: the earliest surnames in Japan are similar to those in China, and they are also divided into surnames and surnames. Generally speaking, surname is a branch of surname, with surname first and surname later. The history of Japanese clans can be traced back to the period when Yamato Imperial Court unified Japan at the end of the 4th century. The so-called Yamato court in Japan is somewhat similar in nature to the more advanced tribal alliance. These tribal alliances began to adopt the clan system in order to distinguish each other-of course, it is also more convenient to divide their spheres of influence. For example, we all know that the real name of Shizuka in the robot cat is Shizuka Shuiben, and this famous "Genji" originated from this period and is a very old and noble Japanese surname. (In the other picture, Genji originated from the illegitimate son of the Emperor.) It seems that Shinfu Shinfu has a good eye.
Later, with the increasing population, more surnames began to split under surnames. At this time, surnames are mostly confined to bureaucrats or nobles, and ordinary people still have no surnames. At this time, surnames were mostly based on place names and official names. For example, in a smart rest, there are some silly warriors, Niigata and Shimonoseki. In fact, his prototype official name is Niigata Kindang, and he got this surname because his ancestors lived in this place. New Uemon is his post, and Nichuanjia has held this position for generations in the shogunate. Literally, the original intention of this position is the one on the right side of the general's office. Just because the gatekeeper of the general's office must be the general and the person he trusts, this position has gradually become the confidant of the general's trust, and many important affairs often have their responsibilities.
Until the Meiji Restoration, in order to facilitate household registration management, the Japanese government issued an order that the name must be Miao Wen, so that ordinary people also had surnames by compulsory means, and Japanese surnames became something owned by everyone. In fact, before the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government had allowed ordinary people to find their own surnames, but the Japanese people didn't seem to buy it, and finally they had to make mandatory laws. Many people's surnames are hastily made up. As a result, strange surnames such as "dog keeper", "mitarai" (toilet), "my wife", "my grandson" and "wild toe" (wild donkey) appeared. )