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Long Japanese Names and the Famous Jugemu
Most Japanese names are two to four syllables, but longer ones exist. The most famous is Jugemu, a child in a rakugo comic story who is given an absurdly long name made of lucky phrases, which causes trouble when he needs help.
Longer names (five or more syllables)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koichiro boy | ๆตฉไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | wide expanse + one + son |
| Kojiro boy | ้ซ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | tall + pardon |
| Kosaburo boy | ้ซไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | tall + three + son |
| Kotaro boy | ๅนธๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | happiness + plump + son |
| Kyosaburo boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใใถใใ | capital + three + son |
| Seiichiro boy | ่ช ไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | sincerity + one + son |
| Kyonosuke boy | ้ฆๅณ | ใใใใฎใใ | incense + right |
| Sonosuke boy | ๅๆฏ | ใใใฎใใ | uncle + scenery |
| Seigoro boy | ๆฟไบ้ | ใใใใใ | politics + five + son |
| Shoichiro boy | ๆญฃไธ้ | ใใใใใกใใ | correct + one + son |
| Soichiro boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใกใใ | ten + one + son |
| Kyoichiro boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใใกใใ | capital + one + son |
| Kyojiro boy | ไบฌ่ตฆ | ใใใใใใ | capital + pardon |
| Keisaburo boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | capital + three + son |
| Jonosuke boy | ๅไป | ใใใใฎใใ | castle + jammed in |
| Shojiro boy | ๆญ้ | ใใใใใใ | shining + son |
| Shogoro boy | ๆญฃไบ้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + five + son |
| Shinnosuke boy | ๆ ไนไป | ใใใฎใใ | humility + of + jammed in |
| Kennosuke boy | ๅปบไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | build + of + help |
| Shotaro boy | ๆญฃๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + plump + son |
| Eisaburo boy | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | defense + three + son |
| Shonosuke boy | ็ฆๆฏ | ใใใใฎใใ | char + scenery |
| Seinosuke boy | ๆฟไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | politics + of + help |
| Kisaburo boy | ๆฅไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | come + three + son |
| Seitaro boy | ๅถๅค้ | ใใใใใ | system + many + son |
| Seijiro boy | ๆธ ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | pure + next + son |
| Sotaro boy | ๅฃฎๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | robust + plump + son |
| Kiichiro boy | ๆฐไธ้ | ใใใกใใ | spirit + one + son |
| Kinjiro boy | ้ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | gold + next + son |
| Keinosuke boy | ไบฌไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | capital + of + help |
| Junnosuke boy | ๆทณไป | ใใ ใใฎใใ | pure + jammed in |
| Sojiro boy | ๅ ้ | ใใใใใ | allot + son |
| Keijiro boy | ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | next + son |
| Kenjiro boy | ๅฅไบ้ | ใใใใใ | healthy + two + son |
| Shinjiro boy | ๆฐ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | new + pardon |
| Kinsaburo boy | ้ไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | gold + three + son |
| Usaburo boy | ๆไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | possess + three + son |
| Eijiro boy | ่ฑไบ้ | ใใใใใ | England + two + son |
| Kaiichiro boy | ไผไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | meeting + one + son |
| Kinnosuke boy | ้ไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | gold + of + help |
| Kentaro boy | ๅฅๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | healthy + plump + son |
| Jotaro boy | ไธๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | length + plump + son |
| Keitaro boy | ๅญๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | square jewel + plump + son |
| Waichiro boy | ๅไธ่ฏ | ใใใกใใ | harmony + one + good |
| Einosuke boy | ่กไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | defense + of + help |
| Genjiro boy | ๅ ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | beginning + pardon |
| Yujiro boy | ๅ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | friend + pardon |
| Kaijiro boy | ไผ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | meeting + pardon |
| Kingoro boy | ้ไบ้ | ใใใใใ | gold + five + son |
| Gensaburo boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | meadow + three + son |
| Shuichiro boy | ไธปไธ้ | ใใ ใใกใใ | lord + one + son |
| Wasaburo boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | harmony + three + son |
| Isaburo boy | ็ญๅฒ | ใใใถใใ | short + surround |
| Eiichiro boy | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | defense + one + son |
| Eitaro boy | ่กๅค้ | ใใใใใ | defense + many + son |
| Jugoro boy | ๅไบ้ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + five + son |
| Jojiro boy | ไธ่ตฆ | ใใใใใใ | above + pardon |
| Koshiro boy | ้ซๅ้ | ใใใใใ | tall + four + son |
| Gennosuke boy | ็พไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | present + of + help |
| Kozaburo boy | ๅ ฌไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | public + three + son |
Questions
What is the longest Japanese name?
The fictional name in the rakugo story Jugemu is famous for being enormously long. Real names are much shorter.
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