What is the origin of Japanese strange surnames?

As we all know, before 1875, most Japanese people did not have surnames. The surnames of people with surnames can be divided into clan surnames and Miao characters, such as Yuan * Tokugawa Ieyasu, with clan surnames as the source and Miao characters as Tokugawa.

Therefore, surnames represent the rank of nobility, and some important official positions (especially those from more than three officials) must be held by people in a specific family. If you want to recruit a foreign general, you must be Ping and Yuan. Guan Bai must be grasped by five photographers.

The picture above shows the highest official position that nobles at all levels above the official position can reach, in which the red arrow indicates that it is only possible in theory.

For example, a minister's house can only be a minister, and there are very few people who can really sit in the position of left minister in history.

Note that all the above families are just a noble rank, which actually includes many families or branches. For example, the Kano family is actually Fujiwara's five surnames (Japanese surnames are greater than surnames)-Guards, Nine Families, One Family, Two Families and Eagle Family, so it is also called the Five Photographers.

In big noble, there are four quotations from Japanese, namely Shi Ping, Genji, Fujiwara and Tangju. In fact, Pingyuan and Yuanyuan are the divisions of the emperor's clan. For example, the most famous Genji of Qinghe is the illegitimate child of Emperor Qinghe. Fujiwara's family originated from the hero of Dahua reform, Ye Zuzu, who was given the surname Fujiwara by the emperor. As for the orange family, I really don't have any research ...

It can be seen that the ancient Japanese had a special complex about surnames. Surname is the symbol and guarantee of identity. However, in modern times, perhaps it is a mockery of the past hierarchy, and the Japanese attitude towards surnames has taken a 180 degree turn.

It was first manifested in the "Surname Creation Movement" in 1875. 1875 after the promulgation of the law, everyone must have a surname, and only one surname can be used. Surname and Miao Wen cannot be used at the same time. As a result, 90% of surnames in Japan now come from place names, and now there are about 300,000 surnames in Japan.

As a result, all kinds of strange surnames emerge one after another.

1。 The date is the last name. Some people in Japan have the surname "Bayi". However, the pronunciation here is not はちがつぃたち, but ほつみ. Take ほほみ () as an example.

2。 Place names are surnames. Some people in Japan have the surname "Japan". The legend is that in ancient times, there was a man who was particularly good at watching the weather and was well known. Once a big official wanted to play the next day, just let him watch the weather once. The official is very happy, saying that since you are the first weather observer in Japan, I will give you the surname of Japan ... so this person named Kanzuo in Japan became the origin of this surname.

3。 The simplest surname. China's simple surname is probably Bu. The Japanese are lazy, and there is a man named "Yi". But it is wrong not to pronounce "ぃち" here, and "かず" is also wrong. It is understood as "にのまぇ" (before the second one). (This is the worst! ! ! )

4。 Pictographic surnames Some people in Japan have the surname "Duck Foot". Naturally, it is not pronounced "かもぁし" here. The correct pronunciation is ぃちょぅ. Why? Because of the pronunciation of the word "ginkgo", you think about whether the feet of ducks are like ginkgo leaves.

5。 Know your last name. Some people in Japan have the surname "takanashi". Needless to say, ことりぁそび is definitely wrong. Think about it, under what circumstances can birds play freely? The pronunciation here is たかなし.