Are there any rules about the "character" used in Japanese names?
When Japanese people give names, they have a commonly used "sound", and then to match this "sound", there are different commonly used "homophones".
For example:
Common Japanese male names are:
(Hideki, Hideki, Hideki, Hideki, Hideki, Yingyi, Eishu , Hideki)--these characters are pronounced as--(ひでき).
(Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki)--these characters are pronounced as--(よしあき).
(Masahiko, Masahiko, Masahiko, Masahiko, Changyan, Yunyan)--these characters are all pronounced as--(まさひこ).
(Justice, Just Right, Political Meaning, Righteousness, Changyi, Elegant Meaning, True Meaning, Elegant Beauty)--these words are all pronounced as--(まさよし).
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Common Japanese female names are:
(Chimei, Tomomi, Tomomi, Tomomi, confidant, Tomomi)--these words Both are pronounced as - (ともみ).
(真美, Mami, 真実, 马実)--these characters are all pronounced as--(まみ).
(美恵,美江,美 Branch,Sanzhi,美絵,美衣)--these characters are all pronounced as--(みえ).
(利恵, 利恵, 利浵, 里江, 里浵, 里shoot)--these characters are all pronounced as--(りえ).
(Kana, Kana, Kana, Kana)--these characters are all pronounced as--(かな).
(Green, Midori, Aoi, Midori, Midori, Mizutori)--these characters are all pronounced as--(もどり).
(Fangjiang, Yoshijiang, Liangzhi, Jiazhi, Fanghui, Liangjiang)--these characters are all pronounced as--(よしえ).
(歩,亜美,歩美,爱美)--these characters are pronounced as--(あゆみ).