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Opening reading family

Japanese names beginning with I (い)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with I. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

318 name readingsCurrent page contains 151 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.

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Itsuwa

4 recorded spellings

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Itsuzō

4 recorded spellings

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Iwa

4 recorded spellings

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Iwaji

4 recorded spellings

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Iyu

4 recorded spellings

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Izan

4 recorded spellings

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Izuo

4 recorded spellings

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Ia

3 recorded spellings

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Ibara

3 recorded spellings

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Ichihiko

3 recorded spellings

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Ichijō

3 recorded spellings

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Ichiju

3 recorded spellings

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Ichiro

3 recorded spellings

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Ichisaburō

3 recorded spellings

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Ichiya

3 recorded spellings

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Ichiyōshi

3 recorded spellings

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Ichizaemon

3 recorded spellings

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Ichū

3 recorded spellings

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Iemasa

3 recorded spellings

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Ienori

3 recorded spellings

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Ietoshi

3 recorded spellings

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Ihei

3 recorded spellings

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Ihoe

3 recorded spellings

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Ijō

3 recorded spellings

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Ijūrō

3 recorded spellings

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Ikichirō

3 recorded spellings

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Ikimi

3 recorded spellings

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Ikuei

3 recorded spellings

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Ikuichirō

3 recorded spellings

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Ikumu

3 recorded spellings

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Ikunobu

3 recorded spellings

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Ikunoshin

3 recorded spellings

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Ikushi

3 recorded spellings

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Ikuta

3 recorded spellings

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Ikuyoshi

3 recorded spellings

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Imahiko

3 recorded spellings

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Imao

3 recorded spellings

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Imayo

3 recorded spellings

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Inazō

3 recorded spellings

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Inemi

3 recorded spellings

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Inko

3 recorded spellings

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Inokichi

3 recorded spellings

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Inseki

3 recorded spellings

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Iomi

3 recorded spellings

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Ippei

3 recorded spellings

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Iran

3 recorded spellings

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Irī

3 recorded spellings

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Irin

3 recorded spellings

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