Named for the conventional Japanese word meaning "house," Naomi Pollock's book surveys the "wonderful, as well as the weird" residential architecture of Japan. The seasoned architectural writer (and record's special international correspondent) provides cultural and historical context in an ...
The former are vaguely defined, while the latter refers to characters that are used to represent a word with a similar sound but a different meaning. For example in ancient Chinese, the kanji 麦 (mugi - wheat, barely, oats), originally meant to come, while the kanji 来 (rai - next, ...
The popularity of Japanese culture, from the food to anime, has putJapanese baby namesin the spotlight. You might choose a Japanese name for your baby to reflect the child's heritage or because you like the sound of the name or its meaning. Whether it's a common Japanese name or a mor...
6.Hinata.Pronounced KHEE-NA-TA, this is the perfect name for your little ray of sunshine. The more common meanings of the name’s kanji combination are “sunny place,”“toward the sun,” and “sunflower.” There are quite a few Japanese boy names meaning “sun,” but with so many i...
Samuraimeans “the one who serves the master.”Although the samurai were the elite warrior class, the meaning of the word is not warrior.In the past, there was a social hierarchy in Japan and the samurai class was on the top of the chain. Commoners had to bow in front of the samurai...
The reading of these two characters in combination becomes nikko, meaning sunlight or sunshine. In 1950 after WWII the company was reorganized and NIKKO CERAMICS Co, Ltd. was founded. 1957 Production of "Ming Tree" decoration started. 1961 A porcelain factory was built in Hakusan, Ishikawa, ...
s rocky shoreline, with minimal tidal flows, and its climate (characterized by high humidity and limited sunshine) were not suitable for the new method that relied on the flooding of terraces by natural tidal variations. Despitethe not so favourable natural conditions, the tax policies of the ...
Word Meaning In Japanese, konna koto mo arou ka to こんな事もあろうかと, meaning "[I] thought something like this might happen, [so I prepared this in advance]," is a phrase commonly as a gag in comedy manga and anime, by a character who is just too well prepared, specially f...
You Are My Sunshine Part 12 "If you love something, set it free" "The United States has no closer friend and ally than the United Kingdom" 100% consensual piss-play A Song of Fire and Ice AU In Progress Adult USA still scarred from sexual abuse from England as a colony After WWII...
Into the Atomic Sunshine: Post-War Art Under Japanese Peace Constitution Article 9 held at Puffin Room Gallery, New York; travels to Tokyo and Okinawa. Artist collective Chim↑Pom sparks media controversy after writing the word pika [meaning "flash" and a reference to atomic explosions] in the...