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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 .
Hikaru Hironiwa (広庭 輝, born 1985), former Japanese soccer player; Inoue Hikaru (井上 光, 1851–1908), Japanese general; Hikaru Ito (伊藤 光, born 1989), Japanese baseball player; Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮, born 1965), Japanese professional wrestler; Hikaru Kojima, (born 1994) Japanese association football player
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]
Keiko Kitagawa (北川 景子), a Japanese model/actress; Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer and a member of the J-pop groups FictionJunction and Kalafina; Keiko Masuda (増田恵子), member of the J-pop duo Pink Lady; Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), a Japanese pianist and composer; Keiko Miura (三浦恵子), a Japanese field hockey ...
[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 (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...
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 ...
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 ...