Off topic: Japanese names Thread poster: Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
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Hello everyone! I was wondering if there is a way of knowing the gender of Japanese first names, i.e. a masculine or feminine? Thanks in advance. Mafalda | | |
Owen Davies Japan Local time: 10:20 Member (2007) Japanese to English + ...
Hi Mafalda, There's no sure fire way of knowing, but if the name ends in a KO, it's probably a woman, but that's not a guarantee! If you tell me the name I can probably tell you if it's a man or a woman. All the best, Owen | | |
Owen Davies Japan Local time: 10:20 Member (2007) Japanese to English + ... |
Owen Davies Japan Local time: 10:20 Member (2007) Japanese to English + ...
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Thank you Owen. What about Miho? Could you help? Thank you again Mafalda | | |
casey United States Local time: 21:20 Member Japanese to English
Mafalda d'Orey de Faria wrote: Thank you Owen. What about Miho? Could you help? Thank you again Mafalda I have a friend named Miho. Her kanji is 美保. | | |
casey United States Local time: 21:20 Member Japanese to English
Too bad it doesn't come with kanji. | | |
Owen Davies Japan Local time: 10:20 Member (2007) Japanese to English + ... Kanji indeed! | Jun 14, 2007 |
That was my first thought! Now that would be a very useful list. Mind you, people are forever using new combinations of kanji for their kids, give them that individuality. It's a nice thing, but the risk of writing names wrong is always a worry. Friend of mine had a son a few years back and called him Jo - and used the Kanji from Matsumoto-jo! Nice. | |
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Man or woman? | Jun 14, 2007 |
casey wrote: Too bad it doesn't come with kanji. Yes, I agree with Casey. Kanji would help us a lot. Owen, please note that there are some Japanese first names both Japanese men and women use. Take for an example, "Kaoru." I know some Japanese women whose first name are "Kaoru" while one of my male calssmates' name is "Kaoru." He resembles New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui...;) | | |
michiko tsum (X) Canada Local time: 18:20 English to Japanese Don't forget, | Jun 14, 2007 |
Owen Davies wrote: Hi Mafalda, There's no sure fire way of knowing, but if the name ends in a KO, it's probably a woman, but that's not a guarantee! If you tell me the name I can probably tell you if it's a man or a woman. All the best, Owen There is "-hiko" for male name, as you said, nothing is a guarantee. I've recently noticed that English names end with "a" are usually girl names. Am I right? | | |
Momoka (X) Local time: 10:20 Japanese to Spanish + ... |
Owen Davies Japan Local time: 10:20 Member (2007) Japanese to English + ...
Hi Momoka, That's a great list, found my wifes name (美愛), she'll be happy! Now I wonder is there a way to combine the English with the Japanese... All the best Owen | |
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I'm learning new things on Oriental languages. Thanks. Rob | | |
I was wondering if kanjis can be written vertically too. I'm a bit ignorant on the matter | | |
Lincoln Hui Hong Kong Local time: 09:20 Member Chinese to English + ...
lingomania wrote: I was wondering if kanjis can be written vertically too. I'm a bit ignorant on the matter Yes, kanji can be written vertically. | | |