安藤 (Ānténg): Andō (Japanese surname; notable…

Meanings

1 Andō (Japanese surname; notable bearers include architect Tadao Ando and Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles)

Characters

安

Examples

安藤忠雄是日本著名建筑师。

Ānténg Zhōngxióng shì Rìběn zhùmíng jiànzhúshī.

Tadao Ando is a famous Japanese architect.

方便面是安藤百福发明的。

Fāngbiànmiàn shì Ānténg Bǎifú fāmíng de.

Instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando.

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culture

安藤 (Andō) is read with kanji-Mandarin readings rather than transliterated for sound. Famous bearers: 安藤忠雄 (Tadao Ando, Pritzker-winning architect known for raw concrete and 光之教会 the Church of the Light) and 安藤百福 (Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin and inventor of instant ramen).