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Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign words.
Japanese: Origin; Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: Different meanings depending on the kanji used. ... Kazuo Matsuda (松田 一夫, born 1941), Japanese ice hockey player;
In some names, Japanese characters phonetically "spell" a name and have no intended meaning behind them. Many Japanese personal names use puns. [16] Although usually written in kanji, Japanese names have distinct differences from Chinese names through the selection of characters in a name and the pronunciation of them. A Japanese person can ...
Tetsuya Noda (野田 哲也, born 1940), Japanese artist, printmaker and educator; Tetsuya Nomura (哲也, born 1970), Japanese video game director; Tetsuya Ōkubo (大久保 哲哉, born 1980) is a Japanese football player; Tetsuya Ota (哲也, born 1959), Japanese racecar driver; Tetsuya Saito (斉藤 哲也, born 1983), Japanese ice hockey ...
Hikaru Tanaka (田中 光, born 1972), Japanese gymnast; Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, born 1998), Japanese judoka; Hikaru Utada (ヒカル, born 1983), Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer; Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, born 1991), Japanese actress; Hikaru Yamashita (山下 光, born 2000), Japanese ice hockey player
Takeshi Akiba (秋葉 武士, born 1944), Japanese ice hockey player; Takeshi Aono (青野 武, born 1936), Japanese voice actor; Takeshi Azuma (東 毅, born 1953), Japanese ice hockey player; Takeshi Fujii (藤井 猛, born 1970), Japanese shogi player; Takeshi Hasegawa (長谷川 武, born 1984), Japanese basketball player
Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: Different meanings depending on the kanji used: ... Haruna Yoneyama (米山 知奈, born 1991), Japanese ice hockey player; Surname