Can you read it? The rare surname "Moji" is not pronounced "Kadotsuka"Can you read it? The rare surname "Moji" is not pronounced "Kadotsuka"

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2024.10.11

Can you read it? The rare surname "Moji" is not pronounced "Kadotsuka"

"Moji" is a rare surname found in Fukuoka Prefecture. In Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, there is Moji Ward, which is famous for Moji Port, which is also a tourist destination. The place name Moji comes from the Moji clan, a famous family in Buzen. However, the original reading of Moji clan is "Monji," while the place name Moji is pronounced "Moji."

The ancestor of the Moji clan was Shimousa Chikafusa, who came down from Kanto to Moji during the Kamakura period. The clan settled in the Rokkagō area of ​​Moji and then split off. In Fukuoka, they are powerful samurai families known as the Aso clan in the west and the Moji clan in the east.

 














Moji = Moji

 

 

"Moji" is a family name that is pronounced "moji." There are said to be about 2000 such people in Japan, with more than half of them living in Fukuoka Prefecture, where their roots lie.










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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