Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
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Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
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Asu
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation: * Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”). *:…
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Fubuki
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 吹雪く (fubuku, “to blow violently (said of wind); to blow a snowstorm”). The kanji spelling is jukujikun…
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Himawari
From 日 (hi, “sun”) + 回り (mawari, “turning, rotation”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), from Chinese 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí, literally “to face + sun + type of plant”).…
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Jasumin
Borrowed from English Jasmine. The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)).
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Mari
Traditional short form of Maria. Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
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Marī
Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
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Matsuri
From Middle Chinese 茉莉 (MC mat lej), from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī) or मल्लिका (mallikā).
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Sara
From Latin Sara (“Sarah”). From Middle Dutch sara, from Latin Sara, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Hebrew שָׂרָה. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew; variant…
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Sarasa
Borrowed from Portuguese saraça. The kanji spelling appears to be an instance of ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
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Shibuki
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 繁吹く (shibuku, “to splash, to spray”). The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), borrowed from Chinese 飛沫 /飞沫…
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Yuri
* From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里. Borrowed from Russian Ю́рий…
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