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Tarō (given name) Tarō ( 太郎, タロウ, たろう) (alternatively romanized Taro, Tarô, Talo, Taroh or Tarou ), is a stand-alone masculine Japanese given name or a common name second half of such a name (literally meaning "eldest son"). Tarō can also be used as a surname, but the etymology and kanji are different.
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,417 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Yukio Mishima[ a] ( 三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), born Kimitake Hiraoka ( 平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake, 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai. Mishima is considered one of the most important post-war stylists of the Japanese language.
130 Japanese Boy Names. There are so many wonderful Japanese boy names to choose from. This list of 130 names will help narrow it down. Chikao. Daiki. Goro. Hachirou. Kazuya. Katzu. Shin. Sanji ...
For example, Kose no Maro had the title of Mutsu Chintō Shōgun (陸奥鎮東将軍, lit. "Great General of Subduing Mutsu"). Ki no Kosami had the title of Seitō Taishōgun (征東大将軍, lit. "Commander-in-chief for the pacification of the East") [ 5] in 789 which is less important than Sei-i Taishōgun. Ōtomo no Otomaro was the first ...
The Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Black Tortoise of the North. Goryō The vengeful spirits of dead nobles and martyrs. Gozu and Mezu Two notable guards of the Underworld, one with an ox's head and the other with a horse's face. Guhin Another name for tengu. Gyūki Another name for ushi-oni.
Yoshiko Kawashima (川島 芳子, Kawashima Yoshiko, 24 May 1907 – 25 March 1948), born Aisin Gioro Xianyu, was a Qing dynasty princess of the Aisin-Gioro clan. She was raised in Japan and served as a spy for the Japanese Kwantung Army and Manchukuo during the Second Sino-Japanese War. She is sometimes known in fiction under the pseudonym ...