japanese last names that begin with a r

gunblade007 · (#1 (**permalink**))

hey everyone,
it's me again. i have a question about japanese last names. i was curious if anyone know any japanese surnames that starts with a R? i can't seen to find any. or does anyone know the japanese name for richardson?
thank you for your time.
-Joe

Nagoyankee · (#2 (**permalink**))

I can't seem to think of any family names starting in an 'r'. I'll sleep on it.

Richardson = リチャードソン

fartyman · (#3 (**permalink**))

Male-

Ren Hulk
Rikiya
Rokkaku Seiji
Ryogoku Hiroshi
Ryu Raita

Female-

Reina
Renbutsu Misako
Ri Reisen
Ruby Moreno
Ryo

ref wiki.d-addicts.com

Nagoyankee · (#4 (**permalink**))

Ah.. gunblade007 wants Japanese last names...

Ri Reisen is Korean. Ruby Moreno is Filipina. Rikiya and Reina are given names, not last names.

All the other names are stage names 'created' for show business people, and therefore are not actually existing Japanese last names.

fartyman · (#5 (**permalink**))

Why with 'R' anyway?
'R' to Japanese people is like 'L' in effect.
I doubt there are any well known ones.
Ren and Rin are more first names. I doubt there will be many family names beginning with R.

gunblade007 · (#6 (**permalink**))

well fartyman
i have a character in this story i'm working on. she's japanese but her last name is richardson which i don't really fit her japanese ethnicity. i know there is a few japanese with american last names but they live in america she was born and raise in japan that's why i was looking for the japanese name for richardson. and plus i kind of hoping to have her name start with a r kind of like peter parker,etc.
-Joe

fartyman · (#7 (**permalink**))

Well, it is your story. Just in real life, it is very very rare to have Japanese family name beginning with R. That's why you can't find any.

Much the same as in the Western world, very rare to have a surname begin with 'X'.

Michigan90 · (#8 (**permalink**))

Myoji Kenbunroku lists family names starting with ra, ri, ru, re and ro.

Rikiishi (力石) ex.Tohru Rikiishi of Ashita no Joe

Rokkaku starts with roku or six. Other examples include:

Rokujo 六条 (Rokujo clan)
Rokutanda 六反田
Rokuhara　六波羅
Roppongi　六本木 as a family name

I like Reizei (冷泉 "cold fountain") descended from the Reizei clan in Kyoto. This is not Reisen but Reizei.

Kankichi Ryotsu (両津) is a well-known manga character.

These names start with Ryu. The Ryuzoji clan was a Sengoku daimyo based in Kyushu.

Ryuoh 龍王りゅうおう
Ryugu 蘢宮りゅうぐう
Ryujin 龍神りゅうじん
Ryusenji 龍泉寺りゅうせんじ
Ryumon 龍門りゅうもん

kokunin · (#9 (**permalink**))

can i ask a quesiton, how do you type using japanese?

Amnell · (#10 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by kokunin

can i ask a quesiton, how do you type using japanese?

I'm surprised you can be here for a year and not have learned this already... but oh well ^_^ .

This should explain it all fairly well: GMAN: Windows XP Japanese Input