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章
“to shine; light; bright”
章 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and Japanese and KoreanWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Chang.
Meaning & origin
What it means
章 goes back to a word meaning “to shine; light; bright.”
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章’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 章 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Akira. 章 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Chang. 章 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form ZHANG.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 33
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named 章
- Akira SuzukiJapanese chemist (1930 - )
- Akira MatsunagaJapanese association football playerborn 1948
- Akira YoshizawaJapanese origamist (1911-2005)
- Akira KonnoJapanese association football playerborn 1974
- Akira EndoJapanese agricultural chemist and biochemist (1933 - 2024)
- Akira ToshimaJapanese association football playerborn 1991
- Akira IbayashiJapanese association football playerborn 1990
- Akira MutōJapanese general (1892–1948)
- Akira KudoOlympic medalist in wrestlingborn 1954
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