But they only used the Japanese phonetic system to spell out traditional names. They made no hard-and-fast stipulation that the locals adopt Japanese surnames. Of those who did so voluntarily, most were the families of soldiers, civil servants and teachers who joined the governmental hierarchy.
但他們只用日文拼出原住「名」，並未硬性規定改用日本姓氏，有些自願更改的，多半是體制內的軍公教家庭。