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Akiko Yajima (矢島 晶子, born 1967), voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Japan. Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, born 1955), a Japanese singer and pop/jazz musician. Akiko Yazawa (矢澤 亜希子, born 1980), backgammon player. Akiko Yosano (与謝野 晶子, 1878-1942), Japanese poet, feminist and social reformer of late 19th-early 20th century Japan.
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 540 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hime (姫) is the Japanese word for princess or a lady of higher birth. Daughters of a monarch are actually referred to by other terms, e.g. Ōjo (王女), literally king's daughter, even though Hime can be used to address Ōjo. [citation needed] The word Hime initially referred to any beautiful female person. The antonym of Hime is Shikome ...
Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifolia) and is associated with red [3] (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red. [4] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan, [5] as well as a surname.
Yamato (大和) 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 ...
Bijin (美人) is a Japanese term which literally means "a beautiful person" [1] and is synonymous with bijo (美女, "beautiful woman"). Girls are usually called bishōjo (美少女), while men are known as bidanshi (美男子) and boys are bishōnen (美少年). The term originally derives from the Middle Chinese word mijX nyin (美人 ...
Yōko, Yōkō. [1] Yoko and Yōko (ヨウコ, ようこ) are Japanese feminine given names. Yōko is sometimes transliterated as Yohko and Youko. The name Yoko is almost always written with the kanji 子 (ko), meaning "child". The syllable ko is not generally found at the end of masculine names. In Japanese, Yoko and Yōko have numerous ...
Ai is a Japanese and Chinese and Vietnamese given name. In Japanese, it is almost always used as a feminine Japanese given name, written as あい in hiragana, アイ in katakana, 愛, 藍 or 亜衣 in kanji. It could mean love, affection (愛), or indigo (藍). The kanji 亜衣 is only associated as a proper noun, it could mean Asian clothes.