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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 ...
Since the third century, Chinese called the people of the Japanese archipelago something like "ˀWâ" (倭), which can also mean "dwarf" or "submissive". [1]: 4–6 Japanese scribes found fault with its offensive connotation, and officially changed the characters they used to spell the native name for Japan, Yamato, replacing the 倭 ("dwarf ...
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,418 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The name can also be written in hiragana やしろ or katakana ヤシロ. Yashirō or Yashirou is a separate Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way Yashiro. Some examples: 矢四郎, "arrow, four, son" 弥四郎, "more and more, four, son" 野四郎, "field, four, son" 夜史郎, "night, history, son" 八史朗, "eight ...
The first, 千 (chi), means "thousand" and the second, 葉 (ba) means "leaves". The name first appears as an ancient kuni no miyatsuko, or regional command office, as the Chiba Kuni no Miyatsuko (千葉国造). The name was adopted by a branch of the Taira clan, which moved to the area in present-day Chiba City in the late Heian period.
Pages in category "Japanese unisex given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aguri;
Pages in category "Japanese given names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Coby; F. Fuju; K.
Ichirō (いちろう, イチロー), also written Ichiro, Ichirou or Ichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. The name is occasionally given to the first-born son in a family. Like many Japanese names, Ichirō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 一郎: "first son" 一朗: "first clear, bright"