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名称. Names in Japanese, including how to use them and how to write them.

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How does last name-kun/chan compare to 1st name-san?

Let's say the person is John Smith, first name John, last Smith. Comparing the following pairs is easy. The latter is more formal than the former. John-kun vs John-san Smith-kun vs Smith-san John-kun …
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What's up with males named Miyuki?

Apparently, the names of some of the characters in the anime/manga come from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter where there's a male character there named 'Miyuki', namely Ōtomo no Miyuki (大納言大伴御行). …
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Frozen: Idina Menzel pronounces "Sayaka" ( 沙也加 )?

2021 Update: RIP :'( In this video, Idina Menzel says "My friend, Sayaka." (referring to Sayaka Kanda, Japanese voice of Anna from Frozen) She gives emphasis to the YA which seems to be similar to th …
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What's up with males named Miyuki?

Oh wait a new chapter of Kaguya-sama Chapter 264 was released on May 26, 2022 (last month and about 2 months after my post).
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Frozen - Why is Anna transliterated as アナ not アンナ?

Frozen's Japanese name is more similar to what Frozen's original name was supposed to be: アナと雪の女王 but not アンナと雪の女王. I tried looking up about アナ vs アンナ for Frozen, and there are a lot posts, but of cou …
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Is this really a joke about initials F.U. ? Wait...do Japanese names have 'initials'?

Note: The names Fuutarou, Raiha, Isanari and Uesugi are chosen for very specific reasons, so all the more probably not. Eh. … However...season 2 spoiler Edit: Oh wait wait I just realised...since Japanese names often begin with last names then the initials are actually うふ or ウフ ... or UF....soooo eh? …
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