Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
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An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Ân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Ấn
Sino-Vietnamese word from 印.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Anh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 英. As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 英國 /英国 (Anh quốc, “United Kingdom”), from Chinese 英 (Anh) (as in Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, Anh Cát…
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- 1 syllable
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Ánh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Asu
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation: * Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”). *:…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends U
Bắc
Sino-Vietnamese word from 北 (“north”).
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends C
Bản
Sino-Vietnamese word from 本.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Bảo
Sino-Vietnamese word from 保, or Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends O
Bích
Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends H
Bình
Sino-Vietnamese word from 平.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Cầm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 琴.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends M
Cẩm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Châu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠 (“pearl”).
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Chi
Sino-Vietnamese word from 芝 or 枝.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Chien
From Chinese 簡／简 (Jiǎn), 檢／检 (Jiǎn), or 劍／剑 (Jiàn). Alternatively, from 錢／钱 (Qián), 千 (Qiān), or 乾／干 (Gān). As a given name, from 建 (Jiàn), 健 (Jiàn), or 謙／谦 (Qiān). Doublet of…
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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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Chiến
Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Công
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公. Sino-Vietnamese word from 功.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Cúc
Sino-Vietnamese word from 菊.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Cường
Sino-Vietnamese word from 強.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Đài
Sino-Vietnamese word from 台.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Dần
Sino-Vietnamese word from 寅. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lü ᦍᦲ (yii), Isan ยี่, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī).
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Đan
Sino-Vietnamese word from 丹.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Đào
Sino-Vietnamese word from 桃.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Dật
Sino-Vietnamese word from 逸.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Đạt
Sino-Vietnamese word from 達.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Diên
Sino-Vietnamese word from 延.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Điệp
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Diệu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 妙. Sino-Vietnamese word from 耀.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Định
Sino-Vietnamese word from 定.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Đoan
Sino-Vietnamese word from 端.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Đông
Sino-Vietnamese word from 東.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Du
Sino-Vietnamese word from 攸.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Đức
Sino-Vietnamese word from 德.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Dung
Borrowed from Vietnamese Dung. Borrowed from Vietnamese Dũng. Sino-Vietnamese word from 容.
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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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Dũng
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勇.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Duy
Sino-Vietnamese word from 維.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Duyên
Sino-Vietnamese word from 緣.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Fubuki
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 吹雪く (fubuku, “to blow violently (said of wind); to blow a snowstorm”). The kanji spelling is jukujikun…
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- feminine
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Gia
Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘉.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Hà
Sino-Vietnamese word from 河 and 荷.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Hạ
Sino-Vietnamese word from 夏.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends Ạ
Hải
Sino-Vietnamese word from 海.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Hân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 欣.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Hằng
Sino-Vietnamese word from 姮, from Hằng Nga (姮娥).
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Hạnh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 幸.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Hào
Sino-Vietnamese word from 豪.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Hảo
Sino-Vietnamese word from 好.
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- neutral
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Hạo
Sino-Vietnamese word from 昊, 顥 or 灝.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Hậu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 厚.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Hiền
Sino-Vietnamese word from 賢 (“virtuous”)
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Hiếu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孝.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Hiệu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 昊. Originally Hạo, but changed to Hiệu due to naming taboo, in order to avoid homophony with the name of Emperor Kiến Phúc's birth name Nguyễn Phúc…
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Himawari
From 日 (hi, “sun”) + 回り (mawari, “turning, rotation”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), from Chinese 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí, literally “to face + sun + type of plant”).…
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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- ends I
Hoa
Sino-Vietnamese word from 花.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends A
Hoà
Sino-Vietnamese word from 和.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Hoài
Sino-Vietnamese word from 懷.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Hợi
Sino-Vietnamese word from 亥. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦅᧉ (kay²), Isan ไค้, Lao ໄຄ້ (khai).
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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