![]() For example, if your Chinese surname is 林 (which is pronounced Lim or Lin), you can pronounce the character as “Hayashi” - which is the most common surname in Japan in the 19th century. In fact, it has become more common in Japan (at least in newspapers and other media) to refer to people with Chinese and some Korean names that are kanji-based using the original pronunciation, instead of reading the kanji in the Japanese way. ![]() An exception would be a name with Chinese characters, which you can choose to be read with Japanese reading. ![]() What’s a better way to dip your toes into the Japanese language besides claiming a Japanese name? In general, English-base or foreign names are normally written using the phonetic katakana alphabet. ![]()
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