Japanese names

the most powerful and important noble clan in the Japanese history

naming customs in Japanese culture

honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, after the person's death

name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name in East Asian cultures

any name a person gives oneself, originated from the Six Dynasties period; common to artists, poets, but not exclusively in East Asia

set of kanji allowed in people's names in addition to jōyō kanji

was a policy of pressuring Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names and identify as such. The primary reason for the policy was to forcibly assimilate Koreans, as was done with the Ainu and the Ryukyuans. The has been deemed by historians as one of the many aspects of cultural genocide that the Japanese attempted to impose on their non-Japanese territories.

are the often non-standard kanji character readings (pronunciations) found almost exclusively in Japanese names.

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thumb|right|upright=1.1|Japanese sumo wrestler Toshimitsu Obata was known by his Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, and he was generally referred to simply as Kitanoumi. A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The use of ring names in sumo dates back to the Muromachi period and developed further in the Edo period, when ring names were used to hide the identities of early , many of whom were masterless samurai called . By the 20th century, use of ring names became governed by customs within the Japan Sumo Association.

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