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Otoya - 音康 - Otoyasu - The beginning of the name comes from Otoya’s name but also -yasu means “peace”. It contributes to the era this “game” takes place in. The kanji of the first part of Otoya’s name (oto = “sound”) remains the same.

Tokiya - 時康 - Tokiyasu - Same with Otoya. -yasu means “peace”. However, the kanji of the beginning part of his name is slightly changed but still intends to mean the same but more literal (”time”).

Reiji - 嶺二丸 - Reijimaru - The kanji for Reiji’s name does not change but they add -maru (”round/circle”) which is a common -suffix name in the Edo period. Perhaps -maru references to his rice balls...

Masato - 真虎 - Masatora - The kanji for Masa (”pure, true”) is retained for Masato’s name. They add -tora which means tiger. One of my personal favorites.

Ren - 恋三郎 - Renzaburo - The kanji for Ren’s name changes to the kanji for “love” (which can be read as “koi” and an alternate reading is “ren”). Saburo/-zaburo is a common prefix/suffix name in the Edo period which means “third son” (which makes sense because he was born a third son in canon). -zaburo is the common way to spell it as a suffix. 

Ranmaru - 蘭麿 - Ranmaro - The first kanji for Ranmaru’s name is retained. -maro (”I, you, self”) is a common suffix name in the Edo period.

Syo - 翔蔵 - Syozo/Shozo - The kanji of Syo’s name is retained. -zo (”storehouse, warehouse”) is a common suffix name in the Edo period.

Natsuki - 夏清 - Natsukiyo - The beginning of Natsuki’s name is changed to the kanji of “summer”. -kiyo (”pure, clean”) can be read many ways but I’m choosing it as that because -yo is a common suffix and the simplest to read his name as.

Ai - 藍乃丞 - Ainosuke - The kanji for Ai’s name (”indigo”) is retained. 乃 is read as -no- (”no” is a common particle) and 丞 is read as -suke (to help, rescue”). -nosuke is a common suffix in the Edo period.

Cecil - Cecil Perry - I couldn’t get the kanji of Cecil’s full name from the game since it just puts him as Cecil. But his name meaning is explained here.