How To Write Names in JapaneseThere are four ways to write names in Japanese, however, only a phonetic translation to katakana is standard. This is how non-Japanese names appear in Japanese newspapers, wikipedia, and in magazines. And katakana has been significantly extended to better accomodate...
Character/Letter This one probably needs even less introduction than the “time” meaning. We can pretty much just skip to the example vocabulary. One word worth noting is じゅうじ, ten + character = “cross”. Red Cross is せきじゅうじ, literally “red ten character”. The word じ ca...
One of Four Great Bodhisattva of Asia One of 13 Deities 十三仏 (Jūsanbutsu) of the Shingon Sect of Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō 密教) in Japan; in this role, Monju presides over the memorial service held on the 21st day following one's death. Monju is a deity of the kitchen or ...
And I think maybe the fact that the chinese language is practically the only pictograph language left, but japanese is a much smarter, letter using language, that just has a varying number (from 0 to huge) of non-mandatory pictographs thrown in it, probably has something to do with the...
Although how the term Kana was settled can be debatable, the dominant assumption is that the term originated fromkarina(karimeans “borrowed” andnameans “name” or “letter”) to make a reference to the fact that Kana were borrowed from the sounds of Kanji. Another meaning forkariis tempor...
Sara is one of the lovely Japanese names that begin with the letter s. The meaning of the name is “pleasant; pure; soul.” 84. Sayuri The name of this Japanese flower translates as “little lily.” It may be a lovely choice for a child girl whose mother’s given name is Lily. 85...
"wreath with a bow at the bottom and a clover" The word "JAPAN" is printed in dark green or black with also a faint blue or purple letter that looks like an "S". The factory is still in operation. 683. Mark of "Nippon Yoko Boeki Co." "wreath with a bow at the bottom and ...
Aito is a Japanese given name derived from the word ‘ai,’ which in Japanese means’ love.’ As a result, a large number of Japanese names began with the letter Ai. 4. Akio Akio is a boy’s name most commonly given to newborns. Bright Man, Manly, and Heroic are some of the ...
Denny’s letter to Mayu Watanabe upon her retirement Dear Miss Watanabe, I was very surprised to hear that you have retired from show business. Not just retiring from singing and idoling … but retired from acting, commercials and endorsements too? As of this writing I have only seen a few...
A+Jyuc stands for Asaka + the first letter in the name of each member in the group. Asaka+ = Asaka (Vocals) J = Jun(Bass) y = you (Guitar) u = ume (Keyboard) c = coro chang (Drums) The group has not performed in any concerts or for large audiences and it is unknown how ...