Japanese Names and How to Read Them

H. Inada OF KIOTO, A. J. Koop OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, HONORARY EDITOR, JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON

• INTRODUCTION-Method of using the work. Arrangement of the Dictionary: Characters, Readings, Illustrative Examples, Orthography, Hyphe-nation, Pronunciation CHAPTER I.-How to count the strokes of a character. Variant Forms: Minor Script Variations CHAPTER 11.-The Kana. Analysis of Japanese Sounds; the Iroha-uta and Gojuon-dzu, Uses of the Kana.: Kalla Combinations, Tables of Katakana and Hiragana, Synoptical Tables of Katakana and Hiragana CHAPTER III.-The Nigori. Consonants and Vowel changes CHAPTER IV.-The Numerals: Cardinals, Ordinals: Numeral Suffixes. Numerals as used in Dates and Statements of Age, How to read Dates: Years, Nengo, Cycles, Months, Leap-years, Days, Seasons, Hours, Lists of the Emperors and Nengo, chronological, alphabetical, etc. Table of the Cycle Combinations, Japanese Weights and Measures CHAPTER V.-Personal Names and Titles: Clan and Family Names, Art and Semi-religious Names Zokumio: various Types and their Formation, Nanori: their Formation and Connotations, Women's Names and their Meanings Official Titles (Imperial Government) with Table or Officers CHAPTER Vl.-Typical Signatures, how to analyse~ and interpret them CHAPTER VlI.--Numerical Categories: Lists CHAPTER VIlI.-Words expressing Family Relationships CHAPTER IX.-List of the Radicals CHAPTER X.-Beginner's List of Common Characters used in Names, etc., with their usual Readings