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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).
Tamashii may refer to: Group Tamashii, a Japanese rock band; Tamashii, a professional wrestling event series by New Japan Pro Wrestling; See also
In Japanese, Katamari means "clump" or "clod" and Damashii is the rendaku form of tamashii which means "soul" or "spirit". Therefore, the phrase approximates to "clump spirit". [18] The two kanji that form the name look similar (sharing the same right-side element 鬼), in a kind of visual alliteration. [18]
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.
The owners of Tamashii Ramen House want you to try out authentic ramen crafted by the chef at Suzuki Ramen in Shizuoka, Japan. For five days Tamashii's Edmond location, 132 E 5 Street, will host a ...
' butterfly ') – Butterflies native to Japan and to Japanese culture. The chōchō is also featured among engimono (above).It is seen as lucky, especially if seen in pairs; if a symbol contains two butterflies dancing around each other, it is a symbol of marital happiness.
Ko-Shintō (古神道) refers to the animistic religion of Jōmon period Japan, which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto.The search for traces of Koshintō began with the "Restoration Shinto" in the Edo period, which goal was to remove any foreign ideas and worldviews from Shinto (specifically referring to Buddhism).
Hachimaki may be worn to showcase Japanese nationalism or sporting pride. [1] They are also associated with the Bōsōzoku subculture in Japan. [2] In Western popular culture, hachimaki are stereotypically associated with martial artists. [1]