splint: group 2 final presentation
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Ritsumeikan University 14th April 2009TRANSCRIPT
Group 2Ryota MOTOOKA (surname rank: 3311)
Pierre Anthony JOVEN (surname rank: ?)
Takashi KIRIMURA (surname rank: 6133)
5 Surnames
• Suzuki “ 鈴木 (rank: 2)”• Ikeda “ 池田 (rank: 22)”• Mori “ 森 (mori, rank: 27)” or
“ 毛利 (mouri, rank: 603)”• Arai “ 新井 (rank: 102)”
or “ 荒井 (rank: 176)” or “ 新居 (rank: 1463)”
or “ 荒居 (rank: 7030)”• Hirata “ 平田 (rank: 118)”
or “ 枚田 (rank: 14750)”
Aims
• To create 5 surname maps
• To compare with the spatial patterns of the pair of same pronunciation– 森( Mori ) and 毛利( Mouri )– 新井 , 新居 , 荒井 and 荒居( Arai )
Suzuki (鈴木)
Suzuki (鈴木)• The origin is near Fujishiro Shrine in Waka
yama Pref. ( )• For missionary work to Eastern Japan
Ikeda (池田)
Ikeda (池田)• “Ike” means “pond”
• “da” means “rice field”
• Ponds and rice fields are mainly distributed on western Japan.
Mori (森 or 毛利)• “mori” (森) means “forest”
• “mouri” (毛利) is transformed from “mori” (森)
• “Mori-no-syo” (森庄)– 相模国 愛甲郡 森庄( in Atsugi City )
Mori (森)
Mori (毛利)
Arai (新井 or 新居 or 荒井 or 荒居)
• Same pronunciation– 新 and 荒( ara )– 井 and 居( i )– 新井白石( Arai Hakuseki, Confucianist, 1657-172
5 )• His surname is “ 新井” .• But his ancestor’s surname is “ 荒井” .
– Do these have the common origin?
Placenames “Arai”
新井荒井
新居荒居
Arai (荒井)
Arai (新井)
Arai (荒居)
Arai (新居)
Hirata (平田 or 枚田)• “ 平田” in western Japan
• 枚田 in only Hyogo Pref.平田
枚田
Hirata (平田)
Hirata (枚田)
Summary
Thank you!
Hirata and Ikeda
Suzuki
Mori
Arai (新井)Arai (荒居)
Arai (荒井)
Arai (新居)