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  2. Category:Japanese feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 547 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  3. Yamato nadeshiko - Wikipedia

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    Yamato 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 indicates a ...

  4. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...

  5. Bijin - Wikipedia

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    In practice the term "bijin" means "beautiful woman" because the first kanji character, bi (), has a feminine connotation. The character expressed the concept of beauty by first using the element for "sheep", which must have been viewed as beautiful, and was combined with the element for "big", ultimately forming a new kanji. [2]

  6. Yoko (name) - Wikipedia

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    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 orthographical variations.

  7. Gyaru - Wikipedia

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    Gyaru (ギャル) pronounced [ɡʲa̠ꜜɾɯ̟ᵝ], is a Japanese fashion subculture for young women, often associated with gaudy fashion styles and dyed hair. [1] The term gyaru is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word gal.

  8. Category:Japanese unisex given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese unisex given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aguri;

  9. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    In situations where both the first and last names are spoken, the suffix is attached to whichever comes last in the word order. Japanese names traditionally follow the Eastern name order . An honorific is generally used when referring to the person one is talking to (one's interlocutor ), or when referring to an unrelated third party in speech.