Gender Feminine
Scripts 赫映(Japanese Kanji) かぐや(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. KA-GOO-YA(Japanese)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "bright, shining" in Japanese. It is spelled with the kanji (kagaya) meaning "bright" and (ya) meaning "reflect". The name originates from the old Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, about a bamboo cutter who finds a tiny baby in a bamboo stalk and names her Kaguya-hime "shining princess". When she grows up she rejects all proposals for marriage (including that from the Emperor) and eventually returns to her true home on the moon.

Many characters from Japanese anime and other popular culture bear this name, after her.

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Entry added April 23, 2024