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Where did my name come from (in sign language)? My surname is Li but I had a Japanese name and my surname was Matsuda. I didn't change my first name after Japan surrendered. However, I changed my surname back to Li.

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‧name‧／／／／I‧name‧／／first‧／／in the past; once; used to; the past‧Japan／／no; cannot; not able to／／‧plum; the family name, Lee‧‧plum; the family name, Lee‧not／／I‧‧to study; to study at (school); to be a student‧all; all of (something)‧name‧‧∩that; that person; that place; that thing‧in the past; once; used to; the past‧to study; to study at (school); to be a student‧Japan‧name∩‧‧‧field, farmland‧name‧／／in the future; the future‧war‧fail‧to arrive at some place; until; at last, in the end‧‧‧∩that; that person; that place; that thing‧name‧same; similar; identical／／to change; to exchange‧name‧plum; the family name, Lee‧／／name‧to change; to exchange

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