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I saw that the Harimoto siblings were born in Sendai, Japan, but their parents immigrated from China in the 90's. They adopted the family name Harimoto when they became naturalized Japanese citizens. I wondered how they chose the name 'Harimoto', and here's my theory. I don't speak/read Japanese or Chinese, so I'm just making this up from what I've googled.
Their Chinese family name was Zhang, which in Chinese is written with the same kanji character as 'Hari' in Japanese. Then, 'moto' means 'origin' or 'root', so I'm guessing the kanji characters for 'Harimoto' can be interpreted as 'originally Zhang'. Just curious.
Someone who speaks/reads Japanese, please let me know if my theory is close to reality, or if I'm completely off.
Their Chinese family name was Zhang, which in Chinese is written with the same kanji character as 'Hari' in Japanese. Then, 'moto' means 'origin' or 'root', so I'm guessing the kanji characters for 'Harimoto' can be interpreted as 'originally Zhang'. Just curious.
Someone who speaks/reads Japanese, please let me know if my theory is close to reality, or if I'm completely off.