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Originally Posted by dosu
Thanks, what I ment was that there are multiple readings for a kanji, and is it hard to figure out how the name is pronounced correctly?
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It often is not only very difficult but also impossible even for us native speakers. There simply are too many exceptions in how names are pronounced, which is why when you write your name on any form, you also write how it is pronounced.
Under the Japanese Civil laws, you are allowed to read a kanji in any way you want to when you name a baby and go to city hall to register it. Not too many parents take advantage of this law, though, because if you do, your kid will have to spend a large portion oh his/her life explaining how his/her name is read.
Some parents do take full advantage of this and name their kids the way only they can read it. My old schoolmate's parents belonged in this group and named his son
大. Someone take a guess at how it's read!
And how about my neighbors' daughter's name
光 ?