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Wakashū properly referred to a boy between the ages at which his head was partially shaven (maegami) (about 7–17 years of age), at which point a boy exited early childhood and could begin formal education, apprenticeship, or employment outside the home, and the genpuku coming of age ceremony (mid-teens through early 20s), which marked the transition to adulthood.
Many generalizations about Japanese pronunciation have exceptions if recent loanwords are taken into account. For example, the consonant [p] generally does not occur at the start of native (Yamato) or Chinese-derived (Sino-Japanese) words, but it occurs freely in this position in mimetic and foreign words. [2]
Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.
Takeo (たけお, タケオ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.. Takeo is also a spoken word in the language of the mid to late dynasty of Inca with the meaning: not yours.
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Japanese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Japanese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Japanese: The Spoken Language (JSL) is an introductory textbook series for learning Japanese. JSL was written by Eleanor Harz Jorden in collaboration with Mari Noda . Part 1 was published in 1987 by Yale Language Press, Part 2 in 1988, and Part 3 in 1990.
Jiro Ogawa (小川 次郎, born 1939), Japanese ice hockey player Jiro Okabe ( 岡部 次郎 , 1864–1925) , Japanese politician Jiro Ono (chef) (born 1925), chef and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant
Takashi Fujii (藤井 隆, born 1972), Japanese singer and comedian; Takashi Hagino (萩野 崇, born 1973), Japanese actor; Takashi Hara (原 敬, 1856–1921), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan; Takashi Hara (artist) (ハラタカシ, born 1983), Japanese contemporary artist; Takashi Hasegawa, Japanese electrical engineer and ...