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Japanese Court Approves Name Change After 30 Years With a Kira-Kira Name

A Japanese family court approved an X user’s request to change their kira-kira name after 30 years. The term describes names whose pronunciation differs sharply from the usual reading of their kanji.

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Kira-kira ("sparkling") names are Japanese names whose reading strays far from the kanji, like 可愛, usually read "Ai," pronounced "Pinku." After 30 years with one, an X user won a Japanese family court's permission to change it.
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Japanese Court Approves Name Change After 30 Years With a Kira-Kira Name

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Kira-kira ("sparkling") names are Japanese names whose reading strays far from the kanji, like 可愛, usually read "Ai," pronounced "Pinku." After 30 years with one, an X user won a Japanese family court's permission to change it.