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Name details - 要

Readings
Common reading:
かなめ   Kaname   (female given name, surname)  
Additional readings:
もとむ   Motomu   (surname, unclassified given name)  
よう   You   (surname, unclassified given name)  
ようきち   Youkichi   (surname, unclassified given name)  
よし   Yoshi   (surname)  
Frequency
This is the 6184th most common Japanese surname.
This is the 166th most common Japanese male given name.
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ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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