Re: Male Japanese Names in Hiragana and Katakana
Kira Yamato wrote:
>As far as I know, all Japanese have their family names in Kanji. However,
>for first names, both Hiragana and Katakana are used too.
>
>Even so, most Japanese have Kanji first names, while some women (about
>5% according to my parents) have Hiragana first names. Foreign names are
>almost always in Katakana.
>
>What I'm asking here is this: How popular are first names given in
>Hiragana and Katakana for boys in Japan?
>
>Does anyone know?
>Thanks.
>
>-kira
Here in Tokyo I have seen first names in Hiragana of men,
which are on posters of candidates for election but those
are not their real names.
According to a girl friend of mine, it would be unpopular to
give first names in Hiragana and Katakana for boys because
those are just for girls.
MfG
Martin
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