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Kin no unko (金のうんこ) or "golden poo" is a Japanese cultural phenomenon. It is a symbol of good luck , as the name is a pun meaning "golden poo" and "good luck" in Japanese. [ 1 ] By 2006, 2.7 million mobile phone charms in this form had been sold.
"Kinsan Ginsan" (きんさんぎんさん), was the affectionate name of Japanese identical twin sisters from Nagoya, widely known for their longevity, and for being the oldest living twins. Their full names were Kin Narita (成田 きん, Narita Kin, 1 August 1892 – 23 January 2000) and Gin Kanie (蟹江 ぎん, Kanie Gin, 1 August 1892
Kin'ya or Kinya (written: 欣也, 欣哉, 欽也 or キンヤ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Kinya Abe (安部 欣哉, born 1969), Japanese fencer; Kinya Aikawa (愛川 欽也, born 1934), Japanese actor and voice actor; Kin'ya Kitaōji (北大路 欣也, born 1943), Japanese actor
KIN (gene), a gene for a DNA/RNA binding protein; Kin (mass), a Japanese unit of mass; Kin, a cryptocurrency token by Kik Interactive; Kinyarwanda language's ISO 639 code, KIN; Kin or rin, a Japanese standing bell; K'in, a day in the Maya Calendar; Microsoft Kin, a family of social networking phones developed by Microsoft
The Mononobe clan (物部氏, Mononobe uji) was a Japanese aristocratic kin group of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan.The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, partly on religious grounds, claiming that the local deities would be offended by the worshiping of foreign deities, but also as the result of feelings of conservatism and a degree of ...
The Inaba clan (Japanese: 稲葉氏, Hepburn: Inaba-shi) were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods. [1] Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Inaba, as hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan, were classified as one of the fudai daimyō clans.
Kinboshi (金星, lit. gold star) is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna.. It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms shiroboshi (lit: white star) to designate a bout victory, and kuroboshi (black star) to designate a bout defeat.
In other words, when we go against the natural flow and rhythm of things, calamity strikes. Therefore, "shikin" can be thought of as being in harmony with nature and the universe. Haramitsu means pāramitā , or the Buddha's satori : reaching Buddhahood despite worldly distractions.