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Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 547 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Yamato was an ancient name for Japan and, therefore, has nationalistic connotations. The name also contains a floral metaphor. The word nadeshiko refers to Dianthus superbus, a frilled pink carnation. [3] The word nadeshiko (撫子) also means beloved or dear child (lit. "child being petted"). The combination of these two meanings indicates a ...
[12] [13] [14] Such words which use certain kanji to name a certain Japanese word solely for the purpose of representing the word's meaning regardless of the given kanji's on'yomi or kun'yomi, a.k.a. jukujikun, is not uncommon in Japanese. Other original names in Chinese texts include Yamatai country (邪馬台国), where a Queen Himiko lived.
Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968), Japanese novelist and translator; Hanako Nakamori (Hanako Kobayashi, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler; Hanako Oku (born 1978), Japanese singer/songwriter; Hanako Oshima (born 1973), Japanese musician; Hanako Takigawa (born 1988), Japanese actress; Hisa Ōta (1868–1945), Japanese actress whose stage name ...
Japanese names may be written in hiragana or katakana, the Japanese language syllabaries for words of Japanese or foreign origin, respectively. As such, names written in hiragana or katakana are phonetic rendering and lack meanings that are expressed by names written in the logographic kanji.
Top to bottom: 倭; wō in regular, clerical and small seal scripts Wa [a] is the oldest attested name of Japan [b] and ethnonym of the Japanese people.From c. the 2nd century AD Chinese and Korean scribes used the Chinese character 倭; 'submissive', 'distant', 'dwarf' to refer to the various inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago, although it might have been just used to transcribe the ...
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Female: Origin; Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: The name has several meanings, depending on the kanji used, but its typical meaning is "Girl of Kyoto". (Kyoto is a city in Japan.) Region of origin: Japan: Other names; Related names: Kiyoko [1]