Japanese Anime Names

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  1. Inu-Girl

    Inu-Girl New Member

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    I have been debating over the fact of if I should post this thread in the Anime section. But What do some anime names mean. Like how...

    Kagome: is some kind of a bird

    Kikyo: is a kind of flower

    etc.
     
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  2. Izzy

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    Ranma - Wild Horse (Ran - Chaos Ma - Horsey!)
    Genma - Can be taken as Mysterious Horse
    Tatewaki and Kodachi are actually various names of short swords.
    Tofu - East Wind (Not tofu like the food, though a LOT have thought so)
    Herb - ...herb LOL
    Hitomi - Eye
    Hikaru - Light
    Hotaru - Firefly, I believe
    Akane - Red Cloud or something close to that. (Tendo - Path to heaven)
    Umi - Sea
    Sakura - (Because I wanted to put it before someone else did) Cherry Blossom
    Goku - Energy (right?)
    Gohan - Rice/meal
    Trunks - Underwear
    Bra - See Trunks, female version
    Tsubasa - Wing (right?)

    and some other stuff...LOL.
     
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  3. Mordeth

    Mordeth Mordeth Vult!

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    goku is angel isn't it?
     
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  4. Izzy

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    Thus the quotes. Hehe, it's a hazarded guess.

    Anyway, let's put a few more...if I can come up with some.

    Aki - Fall (LOL, I always get my seasons mixed up, so that might be blatantly wrong)
    Ai - Love
    Nodoka - Calm
    Yuri - Lily
    Ken - Fist, sword and some other ones...
    In opposition of Ranma, RanKO means "wild child".
    Tenchi - Heaven and Earth
    Rei - Zero, spirit (?)
    Usagi - Rabbit
    Tsukino - Interestingly, if you read it in conjunction with her first name it's "Rabbit of the moon"
    Usako - Bunny
    ***I don't know the other scout's personal names, but their familial names all have to do with their "element"***
    Umino - (Ami) - "Sea"
    Hino Rei - Fire Spirit
    Kino - (Makoto) - "Energy?" ...err, okay, I forgot this one...
    Aino - "Love"
    ***Cool, ne?***

    Okay, probably way wrong again...but doesn't having a "ko" in your name a little feminine? Gah, can someone clear that part up for me? I mean, I haven't really heard any male names with "ko" other than Makoto an' ya kno...sure.
     
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  5. BakaMattSu

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    I read somewhere that using "ko" along the lines of a suffix (like good ol' "kun", "sama", "san", etc...) meant like someone you regarded as an equal, like a "co"-worker...

    Course I also read crazy tabloid headings on trips to the supermarkets, so who knows....?
     
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  6. DrunkLeprachaun

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    Ryu - Dragon
    Goku was Momotaro's monkey buddy, wasn't he?
    Baiko & Tamasaburo were Geisha actors(men dressed as womento act)
    Yume(yumeji) - dream
    Tetsu(tetsuo) - iron
    Taro - tiger
    Alucard - Dracula backwards
    Sakura - cherry blossom

    Ko was used as a suffix for women, kind of similar to -kun, but is hardly ever used these days. Ko at the end of a name is common though(eg, Motoko, Haruko).
     
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    DrunkLeprachaun, Nov 13, 2002
  7. Izzy

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    I had thought that Taro was the equivalent of saying "joe" or "kid" in japanese. A common, or oft. used name.
     
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  8. Bloodberry

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    it might depend on how it's written and used...<shrugs>
     
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  9. The Jackal

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    ko means child methinks
     
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  10. Jiro-kun

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    Yes, ko means child.

    Sakurazura - Cherry Blossom mound
    Rei - Cold, cool
    Kasumi - mist
    sengoku - country in civil war
    yumi - bow w/ arrows
     
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  11. DrunkLeprachaun

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    Taro is just a common japanese name, same way Ryu is. People often seem to be named after juunishi and stuff, I'm sure many western names have similar derivations.
    Tenshi is angel by the way
    Rekka(Recca) is a raging fire
    Shirai is white
    Hatani is grey
    That's all for now.
     
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    Minako Aino-"Beautiful Child of Love"
    Haruka Tenoh (ou)-"Distant Sky King"
    I'm not sure about this one--Kaede-"Maple Tree"
     
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    How do you say, "I like cheese" in Japanese?
     
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    oeneo-san, Nov 19, 2002
  14. Inu-Girl

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    Watashi wa cheezu ga sukidesu.
    I like cheese.:)
     
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    Inu-Girl, Nov 20, 2002
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    How do u say "I love you" in Japanese? (Right now, an online friend is trying to find out...)
     
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    Hikaru, Nov 21, 2002
  16. Izzy

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    "Anata ga suki."
    "Anata ga daisuki."
    "Aishiteru."

    Take your pick...but I suppose that daisuki is more...pronounced that just suki. Dai- is like a prefix for...big. A LOT. :D
     
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  17. lil washu y2k

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    what about Washu? i know what my name is in japanese Louise - Ruizu
     
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  18. lil washu y2k

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    Fraturday? Eleventeen? ohh! nice! they sound cute! :D lol, sorry i like colours (english way to spell it)
     
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    Mitsuki - Fullmoon
    (Mitsuki from Fullmoon wo sagashite :) )
     
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    lil_kitten, Jan 14, 2003
  20. BakaMattSu

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    Some Ruroken:

    Kenshin - devotion
    Kenji - stalwart youth
    Kaoru - sweet-smelling
    Megumi - blessing
    Misao - faithfulness
     
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