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Itako (Japanese: イタコ), also known as ichiko (市子) or ogamisama (オガミサマ), are blind women who train to become spiritual mediums in Japan. [1] Training involves severe ascetic practices, after which the woman is said to be able to communicate with Japanese Shinto spirits, kami , and the spirits of the dead. [ 2 ]
Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. . Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign
Baby Names for Boys That Mean Love 35. Amias. Pronounced ah-MY-us, this badass name has Latin roots and a meaning of “beloved.” 36. Oscar. Among the many names that mean love, this one has ...
Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. [1] [2] Ame-no-Uzume (天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry ...
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Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,426 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
The Japanese name Daikoku is a direct translation of the Sanskrit name Mahākāla which means "Great Blackness". Per the Butsuzōzui compendium of 1690 (reprinted and expanded in 1796), Daikoku can also manifest as a female known as Daikokunyo (大黒女, lit. "She of Great Blackness") or Daikokutennyo (大黒天女, lit. "She of Great ...