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In current Japanese usage, Wa 倭 is an archaic variant Chinese character for Wa 和, Yamato is a literary and historical term, and Nihon is the usual name for "Japan; Japanese". Tamashii or tama (魂 "soul; spirit; ghost" or 霊 "spirit; soul") is Japanese kun'yomi, while kon or gon is Chinese on'yomi (from hún 魂).
The following is deduced from studying the language of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki which does not appear in any Chinese philosophy: In Koshintō, the present world or utsushiyo is put in contrast to the eternal world or tokoyo. All individuals possess a tamashii, meaning a mind, heart, or soul. A tamashii without a body is called a mitama.
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.
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"Soul of Super-alloy") is a popular line of adult collector's toys produced by the Japanese company Bandai Spirits. The line, which began in 1997, focuses almost exclusively on mecha ( robots ) taken from various 1970s and 1980s anime series, although the line has diverged from this on a number of occasions, most notably the release of several ...
The owners of Tamashii Ramen want you to try out authentic ramen crafted by the chef at Suzuki Ramen in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Japanese ramen team to take over Tamashii menu July 31 through Aug. 4.
' medicine ball ') – Originating from ancient Japanese culture, kusudama were used for incense and potpourri; possibly originally being actual bunches of flowers or herbs. They are now typically used as decorations or as gifts. Kuwabara kuwabara (桑原桑原, lit. ' mulberry field ') – A phrase used in the Japanese language to ward off ...
The SoulTaker (Japanese: THE SOUL TAKER 〜魂狩〜, Hepburn: Za Sōru Teikā ~Tamashii Gari~) is an anime series that focuses on seventeen-year-old Kyosuke Date who was killed by his mother Mio Date, and afterward gained the ability to turn into an incredibly powerful winged mutant known as "The SoulTaker" and that he has a long-lost twin sister named Runa, and that his past is all a lie.