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does anyone know what the name 'Minako' means? i heard it on a television show once, and it stuck in my mind. i don't know anything about the name, though... ~Aidan
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If you write it by syllables, like the Japanese often write words, and put it backwards, you get "Konami", a game company.
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I think it really depends on the way the kanji is written...
Looking through enamdict, there's around 30 or so entries for Minako. I suspect most of them aren't used regularly, however.
"ko" is easy, it's just "little one". A lot of Japanese girls names use "ko".
"Mina" means everyone. There's a way to write Minako so it has the "everyone" kanji in it.
"Mi" in a girl's name usually means "beauty". Many transliterations of "na" exist, but has a "what connotation" in one kanji-zation, and "vegetable" in another kanji-zation.
I have thoroughly confused you guys, haven't I? (It makes a lot of sense to me since I am Chinese and therefore know some kanji, but the way I explain it is really weird.)
Anyway, as a side note, "mina" is everyone. However, most English fan anime websites you see use "minna", which is incorrect.
Looking through enamdict, there's around 30 or so entries for Minako. I suspect most of them aren't used regularly, however.
"ko" is easy, it's just "little one". A lot of Japanese girls names use "ko".
"Mina" means everyone. There's a way to write Minako so it has the "everyone" kanji in it.
"Mi" in a girl's name usually means "beauty". Many transliterations of "na" exist, but has a "what connotation" in one kanji-zation, and "vegetable" in another kanji-zation.
I have thoroughly confused you guys, haven't I? (It makes a lot of sense to me since I am Chinese and therefore know some kanji, but the way I explain it is really weird.)
Anyway, as a side note, "mina" is everyone. However, most English fan anime websites you see use "minna", which is incorrect.
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"Minna"
Not so. Koudansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary has "minna" in the sense of "everyone".
Not so. Koudansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary has "minna" in the sense of "everyone".
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Actually, minna is correct. It's another way to transliterate the kanji. Sorry, it was late last night...
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Cool info, Jonathan! Wanna be our resident Chinese expert? :)
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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Minako can be written in various ways in kanji.
”üØŽq means 'the beautiful vegetable child'
”ü“ߎq means 'the beautiful peaceful child'
¹–¼Žq means 'the Holy name child'...this name is popular among christian families!
Anyway, these kanji are used as phonetic symbols rather than for their meanings.
I hope your browser shows kanji correctly.
”üØŽq means 'the beautiful vegetable child'
”ü“ߎq means 'the beautiful peaceful child'
¹–¼Žq means 'the Holy name child'...this name is popular among christian families!
Anyway, these kanji are used as phonetic symbols rather than for their meanings.
I hope your browser shows kanji correctly.
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If you can't see the Japanese characters...
If you're using Internet Explorer on a PC go to the View menu and select Encoding. Then select either Japanese, or if that option is not available, select More and then select Japanese.
If you're using Internet Explorer on a PC go to the View menu and select Encoding. Then select either Japanese, or if that option is not available, select More and then select Japanese.
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