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02-01-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LaiJH View Post
hi, what's the meaning of 神崎 and 金崎, and how do you pronounce them?
That Japanese family names have meanings is mostly a myth. Most don't have a meaning that makes any sense. Each kanji used in a name, however, has a meaning.

神崎 is usually pronounced かんざき and there may be families where it's pronounced かみさき or かみざき.

金崎 is pronounced かねさき or かねざき.

Now meanings:
神 = God
崎 = a steep mountain path
金 = gold, money

This should explain my own first sentence above.

Last edited by masaegu : 08-24-2011 at 12:27 PM.