Fujita Tsuguharu

[Jean]

I do not speak japanese: all I can is looking in Nelson's Character
Dictionary in order to find the meaning of words.

I would like to know the meaning of Fujita Tsugaru's name.

(1) I suppose Fujita is the surname and Tsuguharu the first name. Am I
right?

(2) What means "Fujita" ? According to Nelson, "fuji" (character 4090)
means "wisteria", and "ta" (2994) "rice field". What do they mean when they
are together?

(3) What means "Tsuguharu" ? For Nelson, "tsugu" (969) means something like
succession, and "haru" (2528, why not "ji"?) govern, rule. But "Tsuguharu"
as a whole?

Jean Poulain

[Prophet of the Way]

Post by Jean
I do not speak japanese: all I can is looking in Nelson's Character
Dictionary in order to find the meaning of words.
I would like to know the meaning of Fujita Tsugaru's name.
(1) I suppose Fujita is the surname and Tsuguharu the first name. Am I
right?

Correct.

Post by Jean
(2) What means "Fujita" ? According to Nelson, "fuji" (character 4090)
means "wisteria", and "ta" (2994) "rice field". What do they mean when they
are together?

The average Japanese man gets little more meaning from the combination than you
do.

"Fujita" is a common surname.

Post by Jean
(3) What means "Tsuguharu" ? For Nelson, "tsugu" (969) means something like
succession, and "haru" (2528, why not "ji"?) govern, rule. But "Tsuguharu"
as a whole?

Other readings for "Tsuguharu" are possible: "Keiji" (if this "tsugu" is the
kanji with 'string' on the left), "Tsuguhiro", etc. But these are rare.

Some given names have a special meaning. Characters are selected from the
classics. The source can be a certain verse from say, 'The Analects' of
Confucious. But for "tsugu" and "haru" together, nothing comes to my mind.

Douso, The Prophet of the Way