japanese names that begins with a r

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:)

i had a quick research on the internet, and found
"冷泉(reizen)"
"竜崎(ryuzaki)"
"陸野(rikudo)"
and some more.

i guess last names that start with R are few.

i had a quick search on the internet and found
「冷泉(reizei)」
「六田(rokuta)」
「竜崎(ryuzaki)」
and some more.

i guess last names that start with R are very few.

http://miyozi.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ragixyoumixyouzi.html

There is no "Japanese name for Richardson", non-Japanese surnames are written in phonetic script, so Richardson looks like this- リチャードャ�, and would be pronounced as "richaadoson".

http://www.pachi.ac/~multi/cgi-bin/familyname/display.cgi?mo...

Famous Last names begins with a "R"
力石(Rikiishi)-Boxer
竜崎(Ryuzaki)-Tennis player
六本木(Roppongi)
六波羅(Rokuhara)
笠(Ryu)-Actor
連城(Renjo)-Novelist
力武(Rikitake)-Scientist
龍円(Ryuen)-Announcer

ラモス(Ramosu)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_Ramos
呂比須(Ropesu)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Lopes

thanks everyone,
well the reason i ask about richardson is i have a character in my story who is full japanese. and she was born and raise in japan. but i don't think i can use the last richardson because it's american last name i know some japanese have american last names but their living in the u.s.a. plus i kind wanted to have her first and last name begin with a r kind of like peter parker.
-Joe:)

You might want to try another combination of letters maybe?

Richardson is an American last name? That's news to me- I'm sure I've met New Zealanders with the surname Richardson. I had thought of it as an English last name...

wow i didn't know it was hard finding japanese last names that begins with r. i through i could use richardson since i know alot of anime shows in america has characters with american names. but i couldn't use it if i wanted her family to be a ninja clan since the richardson clan wouldn't sound like a good ninja clan name. i was thinking i could maybe use the last name of goemon. since i was thinking of having goemon ishikawa be her ancestor.
-Joe:)

then why don't you use a hard consonant sound like Peter Parker? If your readers are English speakers I can easily imagine them using the "R" sound like a dog's "ruff" sound instead of the Japanese R sound.
For example "Risa Roppongi"?
I guess it depends on your character's personality. If she's sly and sexy then use an "s" name set. If she's brave and slightly masculine then use a very hard consonant sound like "K" or "J". (G in Japanese always sounds like "gate")

Anyways, that's my two cents. I like to write from time to time so I feel like I should share. Good luck on the naming.

Just to let you know your choices here's the consonant sounds in Japanese:
first, basic vowels
A- ah I- ee (as in "tree") U- u (as in "move") E- eh O - oh

K (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
G (ga, gi, gu, ge, go. always like "gate" and "gum")
S (sa, shi, su, se, so)
Z (za, zi, zu, ze, zo)
T (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
D (da, di, dsu, de, do)
N (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
H (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
B (ba, bi, bu, be, bo)
M (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
Y (Ya, yu, yo)
R (ra, ri, ru, re, ro. sounds like a short rolling of the tongue)
W (only Wa for names)

If you already knew this.. then great! if not, then here you are. good luck again.