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This is often called a cubby in the United States. In Japan, it is considered uncouth to not remove one's shoes before entering the house. [1] [2] Near the getabako is a slipper rack, [3] and most people in Japan wear slippers around the house, except for rooms which have tatami flooring, as they are bad for the floor.
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 words.
Jun Sawada (born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone; Jun Seba (淳, 1974-2010), Japanese hip hop producer; Jun Sena (じゅん, born 1974), Japanese musical actress of Takarazuka Revue; Jun Senoue (純, born 1970), Japanese video game composer and musician; Jun Shibata (淳, born 1976), Japanese pop singer-songwriter
The English translations of the Japanese warships provide names; the literal translation of the characters does not necessarily represent how the name is perceived to the Japanese. For example, Akagi is probably perceived as "red castle" by Japanese about as often as Philadelphia is perceived as the "city of brotherly love" by Americans.
The name Mitsuko is generally written with the kanji characters 光 and 子 which, when translated into English can mean "light, child" or "shining, child". [2] Mitsuko can have different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write the name. Some possible variations of the name Mitsuko are: 光子, "light, child"
The name Chie can be written multiple ways depending on the kanji used. Some possible ways to write Chie include: 智恵, "wisdom, blessing" 千絵, "thousand, pictures"
Satoshi Miyagi (宮城 聰, born 1959), Japanese theatre director; Satoshi Mizukami (水上 悟志, born 1980), Japanese manga artist; Satoshi Mori (basketball) (森 哲, born 1949), Japanese basketball player; Satoshi Mori (skier) (born 1971), Japanese Nordic combined skier; Satoshi Morimoto (森本 敏, born 1941), Japanese scholar
Kumiko Akiyoshi (久美子), a Japanese actress; Kumiko Ogura (久美子), a Japanese female badminton player; Kumiko Nakano (公美子), a Japanese actress; Kumiko Goto (久美子), a Japanese model, actress and wife of Jean Alesi; Kumiko Takeda (久美子), a Japanese actress and model; Kumiko Hayashi (久美子), a Japanese politician