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Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced ...

. Anai can also be a surname of English & Irish origins People with the Japanese surname include: *

Yuko Anai Yuko Anai (穴井夕子, born 7 June 1974) is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sang the opening song ''Oh my Darin'' for Urusei Yatsura. The ...

(穴井夕子, born 1974), Japanese pop singer *

Takamasa Anai is a Japanese judoka. He began judo at the age of 5. He is Coached by former world champion and olympic silver medalist Shinichi Shinohara. He won the All-Japan Championships and took the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2009. Hi ...

(穴井隆将, born 1984), Japanese judoka *

Chihiro Anai is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group HKT48. She was a member of HKT48's Team H. Biography Career Anai passed HKT48's 1st generation auditions in July 2011. Her audition song was "Haru ni Nattara" by Miwa. Her stage debut was in ...

(穴井千尋, born 1996), Japanese pop singer, member of AKB48

Given name

Anai is also a given name of multiple origins. From the Jamaican origin it means "beautiful", from the Indian (Sanskrit) origin it means "elephant", and from the Hebrew & Latin origin it means "God has favored me" or "grace". Anai can be a Spanish variation of Hannah

References

{{Surname, Anai Japanese-language surnames