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Hinamatsuri (), also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a religious holiday in Japan, celebrated on 3 March of each year. [1] [2] Platforms covered with a red carpet–material are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 537 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A nine-tailed fox spirit ( kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune ( 狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, the kitsune -foxes (or perhaps the ...
In Russian, Kira ( Ки́ра) is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can be translated to "leader of the people", "one the people look to" or "beloved". [ 3] Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian-Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given ...
Keiko Fukuda (福田 敬子, 1913-2013), a Japanese-born American martial artist. Keiko Fuji (藤 圭子, 1951-2013), a Japanese enka singer, actress, and mother of Hikaru Utada. Keiko Fujimori (藤森 恵子), a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady. Keiko Fukuda, judoka. Keiko Han (潘 恵子), a Japanese voice actress and western ...
Mariko Kaga ( まりこ ), a Japanese actress. Mariko Kawana ( まり子 ), a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. Mariko Kōda ( マリ子 ), a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer. Mariko Koike (小池 真理子, born 1952), Japanese writer. Mariko Masubuchi (増淵 まり子, born 1980), Japanese softball player.
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.
One Japanese boy name — Kai — has been in the top 100 baby boy names for the last five years, according to the Social Security Administration. It has steadily been climbing up the list for the ...