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  2. Sindoor - Wikipedia

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    Sindoor (Sanskrit: सिन्दूर, IAST: sindūra) or sindura [1] is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the Indian subcontinent, usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline. [2]

  3. Kumkuma - Wikipedia

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    Traditional silver container for Sindoor/Kumkuma. Kumkuma is most often applied by Indians to the forehead. The reason involves the ancient Indian belief that "the human body is divided into seven vortices of energy, called chakras, beginning at the base of the spine and ending at the top of the head.

  4. Place names in Japan - Wikipedia

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    As people from mainland Japan conquered and colonized Hokkaido in the Edo period and the Meiji period, they transcribed Ainu placenames into Japanese using kanji chosen solely for their pronunciation. For example, the name Esashi comes from the Ainu word es a us i, meaning "cape". [2] Some common Ainu elements in Hokkaido place names include:

  5. Glossary of owarai terms - Wikipedia

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    From the verb bokeru 惚ける or 呆ける, which carries the meaning of "senility" or "air headed-ness," and is reflected in a performer's tendency for misinterpretation and forgetfulness. The boke is the "simple-minded" member of an owarai kombi ( "tsukkomi and boke" , or vice versa ) that receives most of the verbal and physical abuse from ...

  6. Sino-Japanese vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as kango (Japanese: 漢語, pronounced, "Han words"), is a subset of Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese or was created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese.

  7. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.

  8. Tendō - Wikipedia

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    Characters from Japanese Manga series Ranma ½. Akane Tendo (天道) Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Gai Tendo of 1999 video game Buriki-One; Jyuka Tendou (Tendō Juka), a character from Kamen Rider Kabuto; Karen Tendo, a character in the light novel series Gamers! Mayumi Tendo (Tendō Mayumi, 天堂) of Japanese Manga series Battle Royale

  9. Chidori - Wikipedia

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    Chidori (千鳥, ちどり, Japanese for "a thousand birds" or "plover"), is the name of a number of characters and objects in Japanese traditional literature and drama. It may refer to: It may refer to: