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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_masculine_given_names '''List of Japanese masculine given names'''] in Wikipedia | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_masculine_given_names '''List of Japanese masculine given names'''] in Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Japanese_surnames '''List of most common Japanese family names'''] in Wikipedia | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Japanese_surnames '''List of most common Japanese family names'''] in Wikipedia | ||
==Surnames== | |||
*Japanese names in modern times consist of a family name (surname), followed by a given name, in that order. | |||
*Japanese names are usually written in '''kanji''', which are characters usually Chinese in origin but Japanese in pronunciation. | |||
*Some names use '''hiragana or even katakana, or a mixture of kanji and kana. ''' | |||