Friday, April 8, 2005

Japanese Name meanings.
Hoy. I really don't have anything to update on, so I'll just post some Japanese names and their meanings.

A

Ayeka = Delicate
Akemi = Bright and beautiful
Aki = Autumn
Akiko = Autumn child
Akio = Bright boy
Akira = Intelligence, brightness
Amaya = Night rain
Arata = Freshness
Aya = Woven silk
Aiko = beloved one, little love
Akako = red
Akina = Spring Flower
Ami = Friend
Aneko = Older sister
Ayame = Iris

C

Chika = Wisdom
Chikako = Child of wisdom
Chi = Earth
Cho = Butterfly

D

Daichi = Grand first son
Dai = Great

E

Emi = Blessed with beauty
Emiko = Blessed, beautiful child
Etsu = Delight

F

Fujita = Field

G

Gina = Silvery
Gin = silver
Gen = spring
Goro = Fifth son

H

Hikari = Light
Hikaru = Shining Star
Hiei = Flying Shadow
Hachiro = Eighth son
Haruko = Spring child
Hideaki = Excellent and bright
Hiroko = Generous child
Hiroshi = Generous
Hitomi = Eye
Hoshi = Star
Hotaka = 'name of a mountain in Japan
Hotaru = Firefly
Hana = Flower
Haru = Born in spring
Haruki = Shining brightly
Haruku = First born
Haya = Quick, light
Hiroko = Magnanimous
Hiroshi = Generous
Hisa = Long lasting
Hisano = Open Plains
Hoshi = Star
Hoshiko = star

I

Inari = Shrimp
Iva = God's great gift, Yew tree
Ichiro = First son
Isamu = Bravery
Izumi = Fountain/Spring

J

Jin = Super excellent, jewel
Jiro = second Male
Junko = Pure child
Juro = Tenth son

K

Kurayami = Dark/Darkness Kikyo = Chinese Bellflower
Kohaku = Amber
Kagura = God Comfort
Kouga = Steel Fang
Katana = Sword/Blade
Katashi = Firmness
Katsu = Victory
Katsuo = Victorious child
Katsuro = Victorious son
Kazuki = Peace
Kazuko = Pleasant child
Kazuo = Pleasent son
Kaede = Maple Leaf
Kagami = Mirror
Kaida = Little dragon
Kaiya = forgiveness
Kameko = tortoise-child, symbol for long-life
Kana = powerful
Kaori = Fragrant Beautiful girl
Kaoru = fragrant
Kejii = Lead cautiously
Keitaro = Blessed
Kin = golden
Kira = Light, Sun
Kita = North
Kuri = Chestnut
Kumiko = Braided

L

Leiko = arrogant

M

Miroku = Enlightened Being
Masako = Child of Masa
Mayako = Child of Maya
Myoga = Divine Favor
Mihoshi = Beautiful Star
Masaki = Monkey
Mai = Brightness
Machi = ten thousand
Matoko = Sincere, honest
Maro = Myself
Mamoru = Earth
Michi = Righteous
midori = Green
Miki = Beautiful Tree

N

Nami = Wave
Naomi = pleasant one; above all, beauty
Nori = doctrine
Nozori = Hope

R

Rai = Trust
Rei = gratitude
Reiko = Child of Rei, gratitude
Ren = Water lily
Ronin = samurai without a master
Riku = Cloud(s)

S

Sephiroth = Choosen One
Sora = Sky
Shippo = Tail
Sango = Coral/Semiprecious Stone
Sesshoumaru = Destruction Man/Destruction of Life
Sasami = Sandy Beach
Sumi = clear, refined
Suki = beloved
Sorano = of the sky
Sakura = Cherry Blossoms

T

Taka = Tall, honorable
Takara = treasure, precious object
T anaka = dweller
Tani = valley; sweetheart; youth; bull that charges randomly
Taro = first-born male
Tori = bird
Tsunami = Powerful Storm
Tenchi = Heaven and Earth

U

Usagi = Rabbit
Umeko = Patient

Y

Yasashiku = Gentle, Polite
Yoko = positive
Yoshi = better, best
Yumi = beauty
Yuri = lily
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