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09-20-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudbone View Post
I though that might be the case but I wasn't sure because of the way the kanji was written with the english version in the first of the last two links. SO if Kaida is a last name what is its meaning and origin?
both kaida is the same kanji;甲斐田.
sorry, I don't know where it's from.
this literal meaning is below.

kai(甲斐) is one of the countries in old Japan.
da(田) is a rice field.
kaida(甲斐田) means a rice field of kai.
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