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Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 553 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mochitsuki (餅搗き, もちつき) – A traditional activity for occasions like Japanese New-Year, rice is pounded into mochi and is eaten in hopes of gaining good fortune over the coming year. The activity is associated with the moon, jade, or golden rabbit, which according to East-Asian folklore, is said to pound rice (or the elixir of ...
This has traditionally been explained and understood in Japan as a transcription of a supposed Old Japanese form *Pimeko, said to be an early term meaning "high born woman; princess," and to derive from Old Japanese Pime [or Pi 1 me 1] (also sometimes Pimë [Fi 1 me 2]), a laudatory title for women going with Piko [Fi 1 ko 1] for men.
Individuals born overseas with Western given names and Japanese surnames are usually given a katakana name in Western order ([given name] [surname]) when referred to in Japanese. Eric Shinseki , for instance, is still referred to as Eric Shinseki (エリック シンセキ), opting to use the native script in rendering his name.
[1]: 113 Among the unlucky years, the most unlucky are thought to be the ages of 42 for men and 33 for women, which are known as daiyakudoshi, or "great-calamity years." [1]: 108 The year preceding a yakudoshi year, called a maeyaku (前厄) year, is also considered dangerous, as is the year following one, called atoyaku.
The exact dates of her birth and death are unknown, and Minonokuni Shokyūki [a] states that she was born in 1535. [5] [6] While the first half of her life can be traced to some extent, the second half of her life is not known, nor is the date of her death, her family temple or her commandments, and various theories are mixed up. [2] [4]
"Murasaki", an additional name possibly derived from the color violet associated with wisteria, the meaning of the word fuji (an element of her clan name), may have been bestowed on her at court in reference to the name she herself had given to the main female character in "Genji". Michinaga mentions the names of several ladies-in-waiting in a ...
Each year there is a special on Japanese television and radio featuring her songs. A memorial concert for Misora was held at the Tokyo Dome on November 11, 2012. It featured numerous musicians such as Ai , Koda Kumi , Ken Hirai , Kiyoshi Hikawa , Exile , AKB48 and Nobuyasu Okabayashi amongst others, paying tribute by singing her most famous songs.