Also Read:Japanese Names That Mean Fire: Most Popular Names Girls’ NamesThatMean Dark Japanese girl names that mean darkness aren’t just unique; they carry deep meanings tied to their culture. This name dives deep, touching on strong, passionate feelings that are as intense as they are myst...
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Choose from bold warriors to gentle hearts – these Japanese names for boys are suitable for any family, with simple spellings and rich meanings. 1. Asahi Asahi is a Japanese word that translates as “sunrise,” a metaphor that has been expanded to refer to the country. Asahi was an ...
This is one of those Japanese names that seems to take on several meanings, but it is known for being one of the most optimistic and positive names that you can choose. Some examples that you will find are “happy child,”“blessed child,” and “respected child.” Here’s a fun fact...
Frances Derhamremembered Spowers as being ‘tall, slender and graceful’, with ‘a small head, dark hair and grey eyes’. A rare photograph of Spowers, published in theBulletin(3 September 1925), revealed her fashionable appearance and reflective character. In the late 1930s she stopped practi...
The title “Shogun” has held some slightly ambiguous meanings at times in Japanese history. In the west, when someone mentions “Shogun,” we may be filled with thoughts of gallant warriors. Some might even think of the TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain. Often westerners use the words...
The oldest known inscription, on a sword that dates from about 440 ce, already showed some modification of normal Chinese usage in order to transcribe Japanese names and expressions. The most accurate way of writing Japanese words was by using Chinese characters not for their meanings but for ...
Within some 50 years, by the time the Man’yōshū was completed, the Japanese had begun to use the sounds of Chinese character names to write Japanese phonetically. For example, the Japanese word yama‘mountain’ was written phonetically by using the character sounding like ya with another ...
The title “Shogun” has held some slightly ambiguous meanings at times in Japanese history. In the west, when someone mentions “Shogun,” we may be filled with thoughts of gallant warriors. Some might even think of the TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain. Often westerners use the words...
The title “Shogun” has held some slightly ambiguous meanings at times in Japanese history. In the west, when someone mentions “Shogun,” we may be filled with thoughts of gallant warriors. Some might even think of the TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain. Often westerners use the words...