Can you read? Unusual surname ``Tsukimori'' is not pronounced ``Tekichokumori''Can you read? Unusual surname ``Tsukimori'' is not pronounced ``Tekichokumori''

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2024.5.10

Can you read? Unusual surname ``Tsukimori'' is not pronounced ``Tekichokumori''

``Tsukimori'' is a rare surname that can be seen mainly in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture. The total number of strokes for this name is 54 strokes. Among the last names currently available, it seems to have the most number of strokes, and Tsuchimori has a hard time just writing his own name.

According to one theory, this name was given because of the azaleas that bloom around the mansion. In addition to the simple meaning of ``Mori'', surnames with ``Mori'' may also include the meaning of ``protection'', such as ``Shrine Mori'' or ``Chinju no Mori''.














Tsutsujimori = Tsutsujimori

 

 

``Tsutsujimori'' is a surname pronounced as Tsutsujimori. It is said that there are only about 30 people in Iwate Prefecture and about 70 people in Japan, so it is a rare surname.










What is “knowing unusual surnames”?
It is said that there are approximately 30 Japanese surnames, including different readings. We will introduce some of the most unusual surnames, their pronunciations and origins, as well as areas where they still exist in large numbers.

 

 






Reference books: Difficult to read surname dictionary by Masanori Shindo, Shonansha, 47 prefectures and surname encyclopedia, by Hiroshi Morioka, Maruzen Publishing

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