Watanabe en kanji, katakana et hiragana

Bonjour Monsieur Watanabe. Voici une explication de l'origine du nom de famille Watanabe, porté par vos ancêtres et vos amis.

The clan traces its ancestry to Watanabe no Tsunemori (Minamoto no Tsunemori), the foremost of the Four Heavenly Kings of Yorimitsu famed for slaying demons. Its name originates from its base at Watanabe Port in Settsu Province. The Watanabe clan excelled as a naval force, mastering water transport and spreading throughout the nation. Incidentally, “Watanabe” literally means “the shore of the crossing,” referring to the area around present-day Tenmabashi facing Osaka Bay.

There is also a theory that this kanji was the original form.

Before “Watanabe” emerged, people used the name “Watabe,” which is said to originate from the occupation “watashi no be” (meaning “one who crosses by boat”) referring to those who crossed seas or rivers by boat. This connects to the aforementioned story of Minamoto no Tsunemasa. This theory suggests that “Watabe” is the predecessor.

Description de cette œuvre

The top row is in hiragana, the middle row in kanji, and the bottom row in katakana, all written horizontally.
Some people pronounce this kanji as “Watabe” and use it as their surname.

Classement des noms de famille des Américains d'origine japonaise (Bureau du recensement des États-Unis, enquête de 1990)

This name ranks 4th in this list.

	Nom de famille	Kanji	Supplément
1	Tanaka		4e au Japon
2	Yamamoto		8e au Japon
3	Nakamura	・・・	7e au Japon
4	Watanabe	・・・	6e au Japon
5	Sato		1er au Japon
6	Yamada		12e au Japon
7	Kimura	(écrit verticalement)	17e au Japon
8	Suzuki	(écrit verticalement)	2e au Japon
9	Kato		10e au Japon
10	Yoshida		11e au Japon
11	Takahashi		3e au Japon
12	Higa		1er à Okinawa , au Japon
13	Kobayashi		9e au Japon
14	Nakano	・・・	46e au Japon
15	Hayashi		20e au Japon
16	Hashimoto		24e au Japon
17	Saito	・・・	19e au Japon
18	Sasaki		13e au Japon
19	Mori	・・・	22e au Japon
20	Matsumoto	(écrit verticalement)	15e au Japon
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29	Morita	盛田	61th in Japan