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LaiJH (Offline)
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02-02-2011, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
That Japanese family names have meanings is mostly a myth. Most don't have a meaning that makes any sense. Each kanji used in a name, however, has a meaning.

神崎 is usually pronounced かんざき and there may be families where it's pronounced かみさき or かみざき.

金崎 is pronounced かねさき or かねざき.

Now meanings:
神 = God
崎 = a steep mountain path
金 = gold, money

This should explain my own first sentence above.
can 金崎 be pronounced as kanazaki too?