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What is my Chinese name in proper Japanese?
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2015/1/18 12:37
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Konichiwa minna San! I'm curious as to how or what my surname would be in Japanese. My chinese name given at birth is 黄耀豪 . Surname is 黄(yellow) while 耀豪(hero or fighter or warrior based on my parents explanation!) is the second name.
I read up that kou/こう is yellow and kiiro/きいろ is yellow colour in Japanese but it doesn't seem to be a surname! Could someone help out here? Thanks 😁
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by Ethan (guest)
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Re: What is my Chinese name in proper Japanese?
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2015/1/18 13:27
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Hi :)
When people with Chinese-kanji names come to Japan, they would either (1) pronounce the name as it is in the original language, or (2) adopt the Japanese pronunciation of the same kanji.
So I know someone living in Japan whose family name is 黄, and he simply goes as ホアン (pronounced ho-a-n) in katakana. This is (1).
If you go (2), it would be "Ou." This is the reading of the kanji 黄 in Japanese as you found out. You would not change it to "ki-iro."
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by AK
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Re: What is my Chinese name in proper Japanese?
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2015/1/22 12:19
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Chinese pronunciation of 耀豪 is Yaohao. His name Japanese reading of is yougou. 黄 is possible to read also kou both ou.
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by haro1210
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