List of students' kanji names Bill Pellowe's students in Japan wrote English explanations of the meanings of their Japanese names. All of the kanji is given in caligraphy-style images. Their names are written vertically, with the kanji of the family name on top, in the traditional Japanese style. 2013 Calendars Japanese Garden 2013 Wall Calendar Japanese Woodblocks 2013 Poster Calendar Japanese Woodblock 2013 Easel Desk Calendar Japanese Screen 2013 Planner Haiku Japanese Art and Poetry 2013 Wall Calendar Click for more 2013 calendars Get your name in Kanji A very useful book to have if want to know what Japanese names mean, or how to write your own name in Japanese. Kanji links If you would like more information about Japanese kanji, please visit the sites on our kanji links page. The students found the original pages themselves. Also see the Kanji resource books section. About this project There is more information about how this project came about on the "about the kanji names project" page. It includes a brief description of how Japanese choose names.