So, your little girl could have a Japanese name with the meaning “intelligent beauty,”“wise truth,”“beautiful friend,” etc.PronunciationJust as meanings can differ, so can pronunciation. Many Japanese girl names have common and traditional meanings that parents might choose to adopt. However...
The name Saburō was traditionally given to the third son of the family. With smaller families, the traditional use of Saburō is rare today, but it’s significantly more common than names that mean ninth son or tenth son. 78. Shigeru Shigeru, written as 茂, means luxuriant, lush. Shigeru...
Towa, Setsuna and Moroha investigate some disappearances near a mountain pass when they meet a little girl who was abandoned by her mother. Upon taking the child back to her village, the three discover that the villagers are being controlled by a horde of bakeneko and slays most of them, wi...
Sadly I don’t have the artwork I wanted to include with this post. When I was studying abroad, I had a crush on this girl in the international exchange club. I never had much of a chance to get to know her or even interact with her all that much, but there was one time when ...
A genius composer and producer goes through a hard time and decides to hide his identity. When he meets a pure-hearted girl with a true love for music as she embarks on her career, he slowly begins to return to himself and finds the courage to create again. ...
As a general rule, chan (ちゃん) is used for female names as a form of affection. In most cases, it’s an informal way to refer to a younger girl that you’re close to. Chan can also be used to address something cute. The ever-popular Hello Kitty character, for example, is usua...
Although the sentence structure in “Night on the Galactic Railroad” is suitable for beginners, the book has some uncommon vocabulary like “expeditions,”“galaxy,” and “fossils”. The names of the characters are also foreign, so knowing katakana is a must. 3. “God of Bears” Japanese...
because there’s a day in the galaxy that resonates with you, a symphony of joy When every one of the stars twinkling in the night sky feels someone’s feelings, you’re not alone anymore We’re waiting for you The joy of overflowing If you look up at the night sky for the ti...
something that I have been personally working on ever since this year started. As a bisexual woman of color, books with queer rep mean a lot to me because with stories like these, people who identify as LGBTQIAP++ have a chance to see themselves as heroes of the books and not only as...