A name of multiple identities: a somewhat soap-operatic single-syllable surname, a homonym for the biblical bad boy Cain, and, when found in Japan and Hawaii, it transforms into the two syllable KA-neh. Kane also has multiple meanings: in Welsh, it's "beautiful"; in Japanese, "golden"...
With roots in the English girl’s name Amy, this Japanese surname means “second” or “Asia” from the word a, and “beautiful” from the word mi. It is a nickname for a Japanese female who looks like Amy. You should consider using this as a name for your lovely second-born daughte...
In formal settings, such as business environments and meetings, it's customary to match the family name with appropriate honorific suffixes. The most common honorific is-san, which can be used for both males and females while addressing either their given name or surname, for example, Riku-san...
~chanis a suffix used as a term for endearment. It is also usually, but not necessarily, reserved for girls because it makes them sound cute. So basically, you usually should only use this if you’re really close to them, regardless whether they are a boy or a girl, younger or older...
Actor-directorAparna Sensays the idea for her upcoming filmThe Japanese Wifecame about over a cup of coffee with authorKunal Basu. "It's a very, very unusual love story,"Aparna Sentold reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. She added that the movie, which starsRahul Bose,Raima Sen,...
chief editor of KERA, a women's street fashion magazine targeted at teenagers, was interviewed.1 Tajima thought Akira, a well-known twenty-five-year-old dans¯o (female-to-male crossdressing) 1 All Japanese names follow the convention of surname first; Tajima Yu¯suke, not Yu¯suke Ta...
In Japan, Amaya is a surname. Amaya Continued Asa Origin: Hebrew, Japanese, or Scandinavian Meaning: "healer; morning; of the gods" Description: A male Biblical name meaning healer, Asa is also an international gem. In Japanese, it means "(born in the) morning". And in Scandinavia, ...
Though he later changed his surname to Mushakōji, he was generally known by his former name Mushanokōji. He was nicknamed Musha and Futo-o by his colleagues. Birthplace: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Nationality: Japan Shigeko Kubota My Father Shigeko Kubota (久保田 成子, Kubota Shigeko) (...
‘girls’ photographers Hiromix, Nagashima Yurie and Ninagawa Mika conducted and translated by Fritsch offer a glimpse behind the lens. Here, an extract from Fritsch’s interview with photographer Moriyama Daidō (the Japanese arrangement of names – surname followed by first name – is used here)...
"San," "kun," and "chan" are added to the ends of names and occupation titles to convey varying degrees of intimacy and respect in the Japanese language. They are used very often, and it is considered impolite if you use the terms incorrectly. For instance, you should not use "kun,"...