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  <p>道明寺, 花澤類, and 藤堂靜</p>
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<p>All Japanese names:</p>

<p>道明 (Michiaki) is family name, 寺(ji/ Tera) is first name</p>

<p>花澤 (Hanazawa) is family name, 類(Rui) is first name </p>

<p><em>類 sound strange in Chinese name, but it might have been Japanese 平假名 "るい" translated to 漢字. When a Japanese name contains 平假名 instead of Kanji, The Chinese translator would choose a Kanji with that pronunciation, and they usually have more than one choice. 
Take るい (Rui) for example, it can be one of the following Kanji: 塁 涙 累 類 泪 壘 羸 縲 瘰 誄</em> </p>

<p><em>累 and 泪 are female names; 壘 and 類 can be male names</em></p>

<p>藤堂(Todo) is family name, 靜 (Shizuka) is first name</p>

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  <p><em>I think those are just the second syllables of the two-syllable given names.</em></p>
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<p>If a Chinese name is made up of a one character last name and a two characters first name, you can use the entire first name or just the last character to address that person. </p>

<p>Example:</p>

<p>You can address "劉志雄" as "志雄" </p>

<p>It is not wrong to address "劉志雄" as "雄", but it is very informal. (use only to people who are very close to you)</p>

<p>In most cases, when addressing someone with his first name , we would add name prefix 阿，(as in 阿雄)</p>

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Note that some Chinese names like Ouyang Xiu(欧阳修), the family name is Ouyang(欧阳) and the given name is Xiu(修).
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Oh!  Sometimes in the 2008 version it sounds to me like 道明寺 and 花澤類 are addressed as 阿寺 and  阿類.  I guess that is a case where the Chinese actors give a Chinese variant to the actually Japanese name.
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@ColinMcLarty, at the very beginning, 流星花园 is Japanese Manga called Meteor Garden, then rearranging into a play.
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<p>I'm sure that 道明寺 (Doumyouji) is a common Japanese family name, because in the original manga, he's name was 道明寺司 (Doumyouji Tsukasa), but I don't know why they contracted it to 道明, maybe to make it looked more "sinicized"?</p>

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<p>The TV movies 流星花園 made in 2001 and 2008 have characters named 道明寺,  花澤類, and  藤堂靜, who are usually called 寺, 類, and 靜.  I think those are just the second syllables of the two-syllable given names.  Am I wrong about that?</p>

<p>I believe I know what is happening.  These are families that continue using part of names. So 道明寺 has an older sister 道明莊 and mother 道明楓.  So I guess people call 道明寺 just 寺 because that is the unique part of his name in the family.  But, is that right?</p>

<p>I guess it is sort of like generation names (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_name" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_name</a>).  But in these families the names are not just for one generation, and girls and boys both get them.  Am I wrong?  Or is that what they are doing?</p>

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@rambler He thought 道明寺's last name is 道 and his  first name is , 明寺;  but in reality, 道明 is a Japanese last name and 寺 is the character's first name, Many Japanese last names have two characters  and there's no special status for two characters names compare to single character names
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What is the usage with these names?
# What is the usage with these names?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-21)

The TV movies 流星花園 made in 2001 and 2008 have characters named 道明寺, 花澤類, and 藤堂靜, who are usually called 寺, 類, and 靜. I think those are just the second syllables of the two-syllable given names. Am I wrong about that?

I believe I know what is happening. These are families that continue using part of names. So 道明寺 has an older sister 道明莊 and mother 道明楓. So I guess people call 道明寺 just 寺 because that is the unique part of his name in the family. But, is that right?

I guess it is sort of like generation names (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_name>). But in these families the names are not just for one generation, and girls and boys both get them. Am I wrong? Or is that what they are doing?

**Tags:** names, movies
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @rambler He thought 道明寺's last name is 道 and his  first name is , 明寺;  but in reality, 道明 is a Japanese last name and 寺 is the character's first name, Many Japanese last names have two characters  and there's no special status for two characters names compare to single character names  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> 道明寺, 花澤類, and 藤堂靜

All Japanese names:

道明 (Michiaki) is family name, 寺(ji/ Tera) is first name

花澤 (Hanazawa) is family name, 類(Rui) is first name

*類 sound strange in Chinese name, but it might have been Japanese 平假名 "るい" translated to 漢字. When a Japanese name contains 平假名 instead of Kanji, The Chinese translator would choose a Kanji with that pronunciation, and they usually have more than one choice.
Take るい (Rui) for example, it can be one of the following Kanji: 塁 涙 累 類 泪 壘 羸 縲 瘰 誄*

*累 and 泪 are female names; 壘 and 類 can be male names*

藤堂(Todo) is family name, 靜 (Shizuka) is first name

> *I think those are just the second syllables of the two-syllable given names.*

If a Chinese name is made up of a one character last name and a two characters first name, you can use the entire first name or just the last character to address that person.

Example:

You can address "劉志雄" as "志雄"

It is not wrong to address "劉志雄" as "雄", but it is very informal. (use only to people who are very close to you)

In most cases, when addressing someone with his first name , we would add name prefix 阿，(as in 阿雄)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Note that some Chinese names like Ouyang Xiu(欧阳修), the family name is Ouyang(欧阳) and the given name is Xiu(修).  
> **username_0**: Oh!  Sometimes in the 2008 version it sounds to me like 道明寺 and 花澤類 are addressed as 阿寺 and  阿類.  I guess that is a case where the Chinese actors give a Chinese variant to the actually Japanese name.  
> **username_3**: @ColinMcLarty, at the very beginning, 流星花园 is Japanese Manga called Meteor Garden, then rearranging into a play.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-03-02. Score: 1

I'm sure that 道明寺 (Doumyouji) is a common Japanese family name, because in the original manga, he's name was 道明寺司 (Doumyouji Tsukasa), but I don't know why they contracted it to 道明, maybe to make it looked more "sinicized"?


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