The Japanese always add "jun" after calling a boy. What does it mean?

Japanese people do not necessarily add kun to their names. Jun actually means something like Mr. in Japan. For example, a person with the surname "Yamada" can be called Yamada-kun. Women usually add "子" ". Such as "Sakura", "Miko"....

1. The origin of surnames

The ancient Japanese did not have surnames, only first names. Later, with the development of production, especially after entering class society, surnames and surnames first appeared among the ruling class. The clan is a political organization in ancient Japan. Each clan has its own name, which is called "family name". Clan names were named based on the positions the clan held in the court or the place where the clan lived and governed. For example, the department in charge of sacrificial affairs in the imperial court was called the Jibu clan, and the clan that managed the Jibu clan was called the Jibu clan. The Izumo and Omi clans were the clans that ruled the Izumo and Omi areas. In ancient Japan, "sex" was a title given to a clan to express the social and political status of the clan. There are dozens of surnames, which are similar to titles and are hereditary. There is a clear hierarchy between the surnames. For example: Chen, Lian, Jun, Zhi, etc. In addition to family name and sex, a new title called Miao appeared in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. Miao means descendant or branch. Miao is the new surname of a family after it separates from the original clan. To put it simply, ancient Japanese surnames had three parts: surname, surname, and Miaoyu, each of which represented certain meanings. The name of an ancient nobleman is often very long, such as "Fujiwara Courtier Kujo Kanemi". Among them: Fujiwara is the family name, courtier is the surname, Kujo is the Miao character, and Kaneshi is the given name. Later, a large number of new Miao characters were added, and the surname, surname, and Miao characters gradually merged into one, collectively called Miao characters: In today's Japanese, Miao characters mean what we usually call surnames.

Among the aristocratic ruling class that has both clan, sex and Miao characters, the emperor is an exception. Historically, Japanese emperors did not have surnames, only first names. In ancient times, the emperor was considered to be a descendant of the gods and had supreme power, so there was no need for sex. Not only the emperor, but also the children of the empress and Tenlei have no surnames (the emperor's daughter can take her husband's surname when she grows up and gets married).

Family names, surnames and Miao characters are symbols of power, so using these titles in front of the first name was the privilege of the Japanese ruling class at that time. However, the vast majority of working people have never had a surname, only a first name. After the Meiji Restoration (1868)

After the Meiji Restoration (1868), Japan abolished the feudal hierarchy. By the third year of Meiji (1870), the Japanese government decided that all civilians could give themselves surnames. However, due to long-term habits, many people still dare not win by themselves. For this reason, the Japanese government stipulated again in the eighth year of Meiji (1875) that all citizens must have a surname. From then on, every household in Japan had a surname. The son inherited his father's nature, and the wife followed her nature. The family name was inherited from generation to generation, and this continues to this day.

2. The meaning of surnames

The Japanese are the nation with the most surnames in the world. According to statistics, there are currently about 110,000 surnames in Japan, of which more than 400 are the most common.

Japanese surnames all have certain meanings. Taking the name of a place as a surname is a major feature. For example: some people live at the foot of a mountain, so they use "山下" or "山本" as their surname; some people live next to paddy fields, so they call them "Tianbian". Many Japanese surnames end with the word "mura", such as Nishimura, Okamura, Moricai, Kimura, etc. These surnames were originally derived from place names or village names. In addition, there are many characters that represent natural phenomena and social life and ideologies. From the sun, moon, stars and people to flowers, birds, fish and insects, from occupation, residence to religious beliefs, almost everything can be used as a surname. For example: Takasaki means the protruding part of the island, Odai means the square in front of the palace, white birds and little bears are animals; Wakamatsu and Takasugi are plants; Takahashi and Uju represent buildings; Onodera and Saionji represent religious beliefs; Hattori and Qin are the surnames of naturalized people (i.e. immigrants) who settled in Japan from China via Korea in ancient times.

After a Japanese woman gets married, she must take her husband’s surname (a man who marries his wife will take his wife’s surname). The famous table tennis player Matsuzaki Kimiyo changed her husband's surname to "Kurimoto Kimiyo" after getting married. After the Second World War, Japan's new civil law

stipulates that the husband and wife can take the husband's surname or the wife's surname according to the decision made before marriage. However, most Japanese women still follow Japanese custom and take their husband's surname after marriage.

3. The meaning of names

Japanese names also have certain meanings. For example: loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trust, etc. in a person's name represent ethics and morals; Liang, Ji, Xi, Jia, etc. represent auspiciousness; turtle, crane, pine, Qiandai, etc. represent longevity; Jundai, etc. represent far away Jiu, Guang, Bo, Hao, Yang, etc. represent wisdom. Some words that mean death, disease, and evil, such as thin, hungry, skinny, bitter, weird, evil, etc., are taboo among people and are generally not used as names.

Some names have specific meanings, such as: Yamamoto Isoroku. "Fifty-six" was named because his father was fifty-six years old when he was born. Japanese men's names mostly express prowess, British aggression, loyalty, etc. Such as: Toshio Kuroda, Takahiro Okuno, Hidematsu Wada, etc. In addition, ranking as a name is also a characteristic of men's names. Such as: Uren Goro, Shiroyama Saburo, Nitta Jiro (the second son). Men's names are widely used. Generally speaking, there are many names ending with the characters lang, xiong, male, husband, etc., such as: Kobayashi Hideyori, Sanbon Takeo, Kishi Toshio. Before the Meiji Restoration, there were many men called "Heiwei" or "Zuo (Right) Weimon". This type of name originated in ancient times.

In the eighth century AD, the emperor's court established five military agencies responsible for protecting the emperor and the court, namely the Weimonfu, the Zuobeifu and the Zuobeifu, which were called the Five Guards Fu in Taiwan. Most of the people who were first called "Bingwei" or "Left (right) Guard" were sergeants serving in various government offices, and some were the immediate family members of these sergeants. However, these old names are rarely used nowadays.

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