Names and Addresses

1. How do you choose a child's given name in you family?
I think that my mother and my father chose names that they felt great for my brother and me. I don' t know how my parents chose our names, but they wonld think about number of characters, "kakusu", and suiting to our family's name. My name was named by my mother. She chose my name from her favorite novel's heroine. So I will choose my children's names that I feel great.


3.Does you given name or your family name mean anything?
I don't know what mean our family's name, but my given name means that my parens hope that I grow up gentle and beautiful woman.


7.How do you know if names are boy's name, girl's name, or both?
In Japan, there are a lot of characters, "kanzi". And lots of "kanzi" are given for boys, and lots of "kanzi" are given for girls. I feel that "kanzi" which are given for girls and boys are different. In addition, names of girls and boys are different. However sometimes the same name and "kanzi" are given for girls and boys. That time, I may not be able to judge girl or boy.