What is your Japanese name?

How to Say “What is your name?” in Japanese. In Japanese to ask someone their name, you can say these: お名前は何ですか? Onamae wa nan desu ka?
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What's your name in Japanese?

Anata no onamae wa? And that's how to ask, "What is your name?" in Japanese.
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How do you get a Japanese name?

Naming
  1. Japanese naming conventions arrange names as follows: [FAMILY NAME] [given name]. ...
  2. The family name (known as 'myouji' or 'ue no namae') is inherited patrilineally from one's father and shared with other siblings. ...
  3. The given name (known as 'shita no namae') is chosen at birth as the individual's personal identifier.
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What was the old name for Japan?

The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon ( にっぽん) and Nihon ( にほん). They are both written in Japanese using the kanji 日本. During the third-century Three Kingdoms period, before the name of Dai Nippon Teikoku (literally "Great Japan(ese) Empire") came into use, Japan was known as Wa (倭) or Wakoku (倭國).
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Is your name Japanese?

Your Name (Japanese: 君の名は。, Hepburn: Kimi no Na wa.) is a 2016 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho.
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What Is Your Japanese Name?



Can foreigners get a kanji name?

Some foreigners can have kanji names, but those are special cases. Since the Chinese and Korean both use kanji in their languages in some way or another, some Chinese and Korean names are able to use kanji.
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Is Japan safe?

Japan is generally safe and is rated among the safest countries in the world. Reports of crime such as theft are very low and travellers are often stunned by the fact that locals leave belongings unaccompanied in cafes and bars (though we certainly don't recommend it!).
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Why does Japan have 2 flags?

Both the Rising San Flag and Hinomaru were adopted in 1870 by the new Meiji government, which overthrew the feudal government in 1868 and ushered Japan into modernity. The former became the official flag of the Japanese Army (and later Navy, as well), and the latter the national flag.
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Is Japan a poor country?

Japan has held the title of the one of world's largest economies for over 40 years and although seemingly prosperous, an “invisible” problem has emerged. CNN reports “an astonishing one in six [people in Japan], or more than 21 million people in a country of 128 million” are living below the poverty line.
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Can I adopt a Japanese name?

Re: Can foreigners adopt native Japanese name

You need to obtain Japanese citizenship as you want to use Japanese name(Surname). Once you became Japanese citizen then you can choose your Japanese surname under registered Kanji.
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Can U Get a Japanese name?

Most people change their name to a Japanese one upon naturalizing. This is easy to do because it's built into the naturalization process. I, however, changed my name slightly before naturalizing, in my state of residence in the U.S. Changing your name beforehand is something that is not required for naturalizing.
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Do Japanese people watch anime?

So, yes, anime is popular in Japan. However, it wouldn't be so surprising if we were to find out that Japanese people often ask, why is Disney so popular in America? These would be good questions. Yet, we know, living here, that, really, not everyone likes or even watches Disney Shows.
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What does Kimi no Nawa means?

君の名は。 (kimi no na wa) = Your Name is? I've added a question mark because at the end of the film, this phrase is a question. It can be used to state a fact “Your name is David”. However, in the film, it is used as a casual way to ask someone's name.
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What does Kun Kun mean?

Kun くん This is a suffix seen as masculine, used for teenagers and young men. Sometimes, it is used to refer to young women, but only in very specific situations. It's usually used by people seen as superior, since this honorific is mostly used when one person of higher status is talking to a younger person.
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Are nan desu ka?

NAN means "what". It forms a predicate with DESU. KA is a particle. Adding it to the end of a sentence, and saying the sentence with a rising intonation, allows you to ask a question.
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How old is Japan?

Japan: 15 Million Years Old

Japan came into existence in 660 B.C. Buddhism impacted Japanese culture to a large extent, if we go by historical records.
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Is Japan allowed to go to war?

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第9条, Nihonkokukenpō dai kyū-jō) is a clause in the national Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state.
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Does Japan have a jail?

Fuchu Prison is the largest prison in Japan and contains both Japanese and foreign prisoners. The Japanese prisoners are generally male offenders 26 years old or over with prison terms of 10 years or longer, and who have past prison records. Most foreign men convicted in Japan are held at Fuchu Prison.
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Is Japan Rich?

The third-wealthiest country in Asia is Japan, with just over $5.3 trillion. Japan's great strength is its highly developed technology sector, which helps the "Land of the Rising Sun" rank as one of the most innovative countries in the entire world.
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Is Japanese hard to learn?

Japanese is ranked by the U.S. Foreign Services Institute as the most difficult language for native English speakers to learn. The institute uses the time it takes to learn a language to determine its difficulty 23-24 weeks for the easiest and 88 weeks for the hardest.
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Is Fuji a Japanese name?

Fuji is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ari Fuji, first woman pilot-in-command at a Japanese airliner. Keiko Fuji, Japanese singer of the 1960s and 1970s, and mother of Hikaru Utada.
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Should I use a Japanese name in Japan?

- there are also those who dread the idea of having to give up the name that ties them to their own family and ethnic heritage. The simple answer to this question is YES, you do need to take a Japanese name.
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How do I write my name in Japanese?

To write your name in Japanese, the easiest way is to find a Katakana letter that corresponds to the pronunciation of your Japanese name. For example, if your name is “Maria,” look for the Katakana character for Ma, which is マ, then the character for Ri, which is リ, and then character for A, which is ア.
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