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Japanese Last Names Starting with A
49 Japanese surnames begin with A, from Abe (้ฟ้จ) to Azuma (ๆฑ). Most describe a place, such as a field, river or hill. Each links to a page with its kanji, reading and meaning.
The most varied is Asami, and these names average 3.4 syllables.
| Surname | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe | ้ฟ้จ | ใใน | Africa + section |
| Adachi | ๆ็ซ | ใใ ใก | bright + stand up |
| Agata | ๅฎๆน | ใใใ | relax + direction |
| Agui | ๆฅๅค | ใใใ | day + outside |
| Aida | ไผ็ฐ | ใใใ | meeting + rice field |
| Aihara | ไผๅ | ใใใฏใ | meeting + meadow |
| Aijima | ไผๅณถ | ใใใใพ | meeting + island |
| Aikawa | ไผๅท | ใใใใ | meeting + stream |
| Ainoya | ไผ้่ฐท | ใใใฎใ | meeting + plains + valley |
| Aisaka | ๅ้ช | ใใใใ | fit + heights |
| Aisaki | ๅๅ | ใใใใ | four + ten |
| Aisawa | ็ธๅท | ใใใใ | inter- + stream |
| Aishima | ไผๅณถ | ใใใใพ | meeting + island |
| Aiso | ็ธๅฎ | ใใใใ | inter- + religion |
| Aiya | ไผ้ | ใใใ | meeting + plains |
| Aizawa | ็ธๆฒข | ใใใใ | inter- + swamp |
| Ajichi | ๅณๅฐ | ใใใก | flavor + ground |
| Akagami | ๆไธ | ใใใใฟ | bright + above |
| Akagi | ๆๆจ | ใใใ | bright + tree |
| Akahane | ๆ็พฝ | ใใใฏใญ | bright + feathers |
| Akai | ๆไบ | ใใใ | bright + well |
| Akaki | ๆๆจ | ใใใ | bright + tree |
| Akamine | ๆๅณฐ | ใใใฟใญ | bright + summit |
| Akasawa | ๆๆฒข | ใใใใ | bright + swamp |
| Akazawa | ๆๆฒข | ใใใใ | bright + swamp |
| Akimoto | ๆๅ | ใใใใจ | bright + beginning |
| Akina | ็ งๅๅ | ใใใช | illuminate + rejoice + name |
| Akio | ็งๅฐพ | ใใใ | autumn + tail |
| Akuzawa | ๆชๆฒข | ใใใใ | bad + swamp |
| Amagai | ๅคฉๆตท | ใใพใใ | heavens + sea |
| Amagi | ๅคฉๆจ | ใใพใ | heavens + tree |
| Amaki | ๅณๆจ | ใใพใ | flavor + tree |
| Amamiya | ๅคฉ้ฝ | ใใพใฟใ | heavens + metropolis |
| Amo | ๅคฉ็ | ใใใ | heavens + life |
| Ando | ๅฎๆฑ | ใใใฉ | relax + east |
| Anjo | ๅฎ็ | ใใใใใ | relax + life |
| Anzai | ๅฎๆธ | ใใใใ | relax + settle |
| Aoki | ้ๆจ | ใใใ | blue + tree |
| Arai | ๆฐไบ | ใใใ | new + well |
| Araki | ๆฐๆจ | ใใใ | new + tree |
| Araya | ๆฐๅฎถ | ใใใ | new + house |
| Asaba | ๆๅ ด | ใใใฐ | morning + location |
| Asahina | ๆญๅฅ | ใใใฒใช | rising sun + Nara |
| Asai | ๆ็ | ใใใ | morning + life |
| Asama | ๆ้ | ใใใพ | morning + interval |
| Asami | ๆต ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | shallow + see |
| Ato | ๅฎๆฑ | ใใจใ | relax + east |
| Azami | ็ๆ | ใใใฟ | life + bright |
| Azuma | ๆฑ | ใใใพ | east |
Kanji most used in A surnames
These characters appear most often in the surnames above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๆ | bright, light (taught in grade 2) | ใกใคใใใงใฆใใใณใใ | 8 | Akie, Akina, Akiko |
| ไผ | meeting, meet, party (taught in grade 2) | ใซใคใใจใใใใใค | 6 | Aiko, Eri, Hisae |
| ๆจ | tree, wood (taught in grade 1) | ใใฏใใขใฏใใใใ | 4 | Mizuki, Konomi, Toshiki |
| ๅฎ | relax, cheap, low (taught in grade 3) | ใขใณใใใ | 6 | Azumi, Yasuo, Yasunori |
| ๆฒข | swamp, marsh, brilliance (secondary school) | ใฟใฏใใใใใใใใใคใ | 7 | Takuo, Tsuyako, Aizawa |
| ๅคฉ | heavens, sky, imperial (taught in grade 1) | ใใณใใใพใคใใใใใใพ | 4 | Amane, Juria, Tiara |
Questions
What is the most common Japanese surname starting with A?
Asami (ๆต ่ฆ) can be written in the most ways of the A surnames here. It means: shallow + see.
How long are Japanese surnames starting with A?
They average 3.4 syllables.
What do surnames starting with A usually mean?
Most describe a place, such as a field, river, hill or village. The table lists the literal meaning of each.