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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).
All individuals possess a tamashii, meaning a mind, heart, or soul. A tamashii without a body is called a mitama. Those whose tamashii has the nature of kami are called mikoto. In the Age of the Kami, or Kamiyo, the Earth was ruled by kami, whose forms were akin to humans, but had pure hearts and spoke in the language of kotodama.
"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 ...
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]
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.
See also tamashii. Konaoshi – Attire of the Heian court, now worn by kannushi in formal functions. Kongōsho – A ritual weapon, resembling a yawara and a vajra-mushti. Konjin – An itinerant kami from onmyōdō. Konjin is associated with compass directions, and said to change position with the year, lunar month, and season.
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.