# Find out your Japanese name... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667 "2004-12-02T07:07:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/1 "2004-12-02T07:07:35Z")
[Just in case anyone’s interested](http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/969) Mine happens to be Pool of Radiance (given a little tweak). Thats a cool name. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/2 "2004-12-02T07:15:44Z")
**Tapioca Dextrin** becomes Yamashita Kaito (big dipper of the ocean under the mountain) IRL name becomes Ishimaru Kazuma (round stone one reality) I think I’ll stick with what I’ve got ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/3 "2004-12-02T07:17:44Z")
> [@](#): > > 山田 Yamada (mountain field) 大輝 Taiki (large radiance) …Eh? ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/4 "2004-12-02T07:19:42Z")
Hey… Mine was Yamada Miharu! ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/5 "2004-12-02T08:11:44Z")
Real Name (last name first, for authenticity): Yamashita (under the mountain) ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/6 "2004-12-02T08:14:36Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Real Name (last name first, for authenticity): Yamashita (under the mountain) d’oh… **Yamashita** (under the mountain) **Nanaho** (seventh sail) Username: same as above… very weird, since I only typed in one name! ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/7 "2004-12-02T08:17:16Z")
Doper name: **Inoue Taiki** - _Large radiance upon a well_ My real name: **Yamada Takumi** - _Mountain field, open sea_ Is that good? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/8 "2004-12-02T08:31:36Z")
Yeticus Rex becomes: 遠藤 Endoh (distant wisteria) 大輝 Taiki (large radiance) My real name becomes something amusing: 猿渡 Saruwatari (monkey on a crossing bridge) 茜 Akane (rosy sky) ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/9 "2004-12-02T09:34:50Z")
I dated a girl from Okinawa when I was in college. She called me Lawwy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/10 "2004-12-02T09:49:09Z")
猿渡 Saruwatari (monkey on a crossing bridge) 翼 Tsubasa (wing) /weak. ---
**Author:** ![aurelian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@aurelian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurelian)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/11 "2004-12-02T09:52:22Z")
RL: ?? Matsuo (tail of a pine tree) ??? Kumiko (eternal beautiful child) Yay! That site is hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/12 "2004-12-02T09:53:16Z")
“Eternal beautiful child?” I appreciate the sentiment, but have to dock points for accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/13 "2004-12-02T09:55:57Z")
川添 Kawazoe (riverside) 明 Akira (bright) for my real name 石丸 Ishimaru (round stone) 駿 Shun (fast person) for my doper name ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/14 "2004-12-02T09:59:16Z")
Miharu - beautiful clear sky. I quite like that. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/15 "2004-12-02T10:03:50Z")
Real name is Kurokawa (black river) Kazuma (one reality) Doper name is Inoue (upon a well) Taiki (large radiance) whatever… ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/16 "2004-12-02T10:08:35Z")
My Screen Japanese name is **秋本 Akimoto (autumn book) 海斗 Kaito (big dipper of the ocean)**. My Real Japanese name is **松尾 Matsuo (tail of a pine tree) 聖人 Masato (sacred person)**. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/17 "2004-12-02T10:12:13Z")
Under the Mountain Healthy & Plump Well, they got half of it right - and I ain’t saying which half… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/18 "2004-12-02T11:10:57Z")
hmm… \*\*Og \*\* - 小川 Ogawa (small river) 雄大 Masahiro (big hero) **1920s style death ray** - 三浦 Miura (three bays) 大輝 Taiki (large radiance) \*\*SDMB \*\* - 坂本 Sakamoto (book of the hill) 恵美 Emi (blessed with beauty) ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/19 "2004-12-02T11:27:02Z")
> [@Yeticus Rex](#): > > Yeticus Rex becomes: 遠藤 Endoh (distant wisteria) 大輝 Taiki (large radiance) > > My real name becomes something amusing: 猿渡 Saruwatari (monkey on a crossing bridge) 茜 Akane (rosy sky) Hey _my_ real name becomes Monkey on a crossing bridge, beautiful March Child. Do you have Irish heritage? My surname’s pretty Irish… 猿渡 Saruwatari , 美弥子 Miyako YoudNeverGuess becomes 吉国 Yoshikuni (good fortune country) 三千代 Michiyo (three thousand generations) I think I prefer that one. If only I could live to enjoy my good fortune country for that long… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667/20 "2004-12-02T12:44:46Z")
- Matsuo (tail of a pine tree) Ayumi (walk, deeper meaning: walk your own way)\* Tail of a pine tree??? No wonder I’m walking my own way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-your-japanese-name/277667.md?page=2)