From Japanese 昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are also possible. Akira 昭, 明, 亮, 晶, あきら m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 昭 (akira) meaning...
With a new son on the way, you probably want to choose a name that is not just beautiful but also honors him in some way. This is why Japanese names are so special. Across the centuries,a newborn’s namewas carefully chosen to reflect the culture, history, meaning, and even the hope...
Some people are fast to judge Japanese bands by their looks even going so far as to call it "pretty boy" music. The unique, often androgynous appearance of the performers tends to irritate especially male music fans. However, if you do like rock music, I highly recommend giving some of t...
Read our:Japanese Female and Male Names Guide Before the list begins, we recommend watching our Japanese names video that can help you choose other names you might not find on the list, as well as delve into the meaning of each of the Japanese female names. ...
Thus, the Chinese character originally meaning ‘mountain’ could be read as both san in on-yomi and yama in kun-yomi. Because Chinese words and their pronunciations were borrowed from different parts of China as well as during different historical periods, Modern Japanese includes many characters...
Japanese also makes intransitive verbs passive; a passive sentence, such asBoku-wa haha-ni shin-are-ta(literally, I-[topic] mother-[dative] die-[passive-past]) ‘I suffered from Mother’s dying,’ characteristically expresses the adversative meaning of suffering or inconvenience experienced by th...
Founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, ASICS has grown to become one of the leading names in the world of sportswear, above all for its range of footwear. The name ASICS is an acronym of the Latin phrase: anima sana in corpore sano, meaning “healthy soul in a healthy body”, referring...
Its meaning is “male dragon,” and it is a strong Japanese boy’s name that he will enjoy growing into as he matures. 85. Taichi Historically, taichi refers to the constellation Polaris, often known as the North Star. Because the location of the North Star never changes in the sky, th...
moves about, meaning one summons back the tama that wanders about in a state of separation and pacifies it inside the body (literally “bowels”.] Thereforeit is named “chinkon” (to pacify the soul), another definition from the Ryo no shuge contains some additional details: A person’...
as an occupation over a lifetime have been unclear. Here we show the effects of various occupations that include being sedentary and performing music and exercise activities and/or birth year on longevity of 699 professional male artists either alive or dead, as reported in books and webpages....