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How do you create Japanese names? Just combine kanjis until it sounds good and the kanjis make sense?

I thought about creating a character called 茶美 for a woman that sells tea, would it look like a real name?

gegegeno says:
February 20, 2022 at 5:13 am
Title: Yes.
Body: [Yes.](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%8C%B6%E7%BE%8E%20%23names)
saikyo says:
February 20, 2022 at 5:53 am
Here’s an example. There are name books.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%B1%E7%A4%BE%E7%B7%A8%E9%9B%86%E9%83%A8-ebook/dp/B00QRJ5C10
One other unexpected thing is that the total number of strokes in the name matters to some people.
Itsmeemarioooo says:
February 20, 2022 at 7:22 am
Pronounced like Chami? Kanji characters can be read many different ways, especially when paired with other kanji. So I’d recommend doing a little kanji research before grabbing random characters and sticking them together.
fleetingflight says:
February 20, 2022 at 12:26 pm
I think normally you’d come up with what you want the name to sound like first, then decide which kanji to use to represent that. A website like [this](https://namedic.jp/characters/) shows the reasonable readings for a given name. There is also some superstitious element in choosing kanji – given+surname stroke count of the kanji can mean different levels of luck and most people take that into account, I’m told. 茶美 for a woman that sells tea seems pretty on the nose though – apparently it is a real name at least, but it’s not one I’ve heard before and I’d guess it’s pretty rare.

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