Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 .
For soon-to-be parents, choosing a Japanese boy name for your new arrival can be the perfect opportunity to honor your culture and help your son connect to it. 130 Japanese baby names for boys ...
Male names occasionally end with the syllable -ko as in Mako, but very rarely using the kanji 子 (most often, if a male name ends in -ko, it ends in -hiko, using the kanji 彦 meaning "boy"). Common male name endings are -shi and -o; names ending with -shi are often adjectives, e.g., Atsushi, which might mean, for example, "(to be) faithful."
The names Izanagi (Izanaki) and Izanami are often interpreted as being derived from the verb izanau (historical orthography izanafu) or iⁿzanap- from Western Old Japanese 'to invite', with -ki / -gi and -mi being taken as masculine and feminine suffixes, respectively.
Voluntary death by drowning was a common form of ritual or honour suicide. [citation needed] The religious context of thirty-three Jōdo Shinshū adherents at the funeral of Abbot Jitsunyo in 1525 was faith in Amida Buddha and belief in rebirth in his Pure Land, but male seppuku did not have a specifically religious context. [28]
Gender-Neutral Baby Names That Mean Spring 48. Aviv. Although primarily a male name, this Hebrew moniker meaning “barely ripening” and “spring season” has gender-neutral potential, too. 49 ...
The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". Alternative names include Bōrei ( 亡霊 ) , meaning ruined or departed spirit, Shiryō ( 死霊 ) , meaning dead spirit, or the more encompassing Yōkai ( 妖怪 ) or Obake ( お化け ) .
Momotarō (桃太郎, "Peach Boy") is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy , but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō , a common Japanese given name. Momotarō is also the title of various books, films and other works that portray the tale of this hero.