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Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign words.
Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
Words of Japanese origin have entered many languages. Some words are simple transliterations of Japanese language words for concepts inherent to Japanese culture. The words on this page are an incomplete list of words which are listed in major English dictionaries and whose etymologies include Japanese.
[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 ...
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.
Origin; Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used Originally from English name “Lisa” Region of origin: Japan:
Shin Kanazawa (born 1983), Japanese football player; Shin Kato (加藤 信, 1891–1952), Japanese Go player; Shin Koyamada (真, born 1982), Japanese and American film actor; Shin Kusaka (慎), a Japanese actor; Shin Nakamura (中村 伸, born 1974), Japanese footballer; Shin Ōnuma (心), a Japanese animation and theatre director
Haruna Lee, Japanese Taiwanese American theatre maker and writer; Haruna Matsumoto (松本 遥奈, born 1993), Japanese snowboarder; Haruna Miyake (三宅 榛名, born 1942), Japanese pianist and composer; Haruna Ogata (尾形 春水, born 1999), Japanese idol and singer; Haruna Okuno (奥野 春菜, born 1999), Japanese sport wrestler