Dear Japanese名前と漢字

Abe

阿部あべ

Abe is among the thirty or so most common surnames in Japan. Its kanji read as corner + section.

Hiragana
あべ
Katakana
アベ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Abe
Morae
2 あべ
How common
Very common

The kanji

  1. 阿corner, flatter (sound a)
  2. 部section, group

As a full name

  • 阿部 愛Mana Abe
  • 阿部 陽葵Himari Abe
  • 阿部 雪Yuki Abe
  • 阿部 海Kai Abe