This is one of those Japanese names that seems to take on several meanings, but it is known for being one of the most optimistic and positive names that you can choose. Some examples that you will find are “happy child,”“blessed child,” and “respected child.” Here’s a fun fact...
Rooted in practicality, Hangul vowels reflect the notion of Neo-Confucianism. The opposites ofyin(meaning the female, passive, dark, wet, and cold principles) andyang(meaning the male, active, bright, dry, and hot force) are harmonized within the vowel inventory. The elaboration of three basic...
Toyōkanome 豊宇賀能賣神. Female Tutelary of Cereals & Sake. Enshrined atNagu Jinja奈具神社 in Kyōtango City, Kyoto Prefecture. According to shrine legend, a celestial woman decides to descend to earth to bathe. She removes her feather robe (Hagoromo 羽衣) before getting into the water. An...
The mighty daiyōkai female awaits the arrival of her twin granddaughters and step-granddaughter on her throne. Back in Tokyo, Mei and her friend Itsumi notice strange-looking crows that swarm to attack them, revealing themselves to be none other than carrion crow-demons. They are instantly ...
Reprinted with the permission of the publisher. 6 Chapter 1 • Japanese History: Origins to the Twelfth Century Japanese are more like Yayoi and Koreans, than like the Jo¯ mon. (2) Few Jo¯ mon marker-genes are found in the population of central Japan, but more are found in the...
As for origins (which can be supported by evidence of genetic affinity as well), we might look to the communities of the Tungus, Mongol and Turkic peoples of Siberia where there was a special professional group of female shamans, the udagan, whose rituals similarly focused on fire-worship. ...
Japanese names for boys and girls with the meaning “bright and clear” can be given to both boys and girls. In Japan, on the other hand, the name is more typically associated with infant males. 6. Akiro Akiro is a pretty amazing Japanese baby boy name that means “bright boy.” ...
Family names come first and given names second. Hence, Tanaka Junko is a female name for Junko of the Tanaka family. Titles of respect follow a name. San is a universal title of respect equal to Mr., Miss, Mrs.; therefore Tanaka-san could mean Mr. Tanaka, Ms. Tanaka, Miss Tanaka,...
Japanese names typically use kanji, a set of characters with Chinese origins and Japanese pronunciation. These characters provide a visual representation of the name and are quite complex, but parents can also use hiragana and katakana instead, which are simpler ways of writing kanji. For example,...
The differences are also interesting: the Greek male is "resting," the female "moving," while the Chinese male is active, the female passive. As feminists would point out, whatever the system, the male gets the attribute with the higher prestige. Thus, active is better than passive; but...