There are also two combinations which don’t quite fit the usual pattern seen on the table which include 優心, the first kanji meaning “gentle, elegant,” and 虹空, the second kanji taken from sora meaning “sky.” Also used, albeit rarely, is 二胡 which refers to the erhu, a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument.
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In use since at least the Meiji period (1868-1912), it was a rarely used name up until around the late 1990s when it started rising in popularity. The increase steepened in the early 2000s and by 2004, over 0.09% of baby girls received this name. Based on Baby Calendar rankings data as well as my preliminary 2014-9 names research, percentage levels in that time frame rose to well over 0.2% and is currently fairly close to reaching the top 100.
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This name can be used as 仁子, 仁湖, 仁胡, 二子, 二胡, 日子 or 日湖 with 仁 (jin, ni, non) meaning "benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue", 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -hi, ni) meaning "day, Japan, sun", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 湖 (ko, mizuumi) meaning "lake" and 胡 (u, ko, go, nanzo, ebisu, kuru) meaning "barbarian, foreign."
You could say that there are a lot of onomatopoeia used in the Japanese language. How many of these do you know?
There must be a fair few of you out there who have heard the Japanese onomatopoeia for the bark of a dog (ワンワン), or the miaow of a cat (ニャーニャー).
So, how about 'にこにこ' and 'にやにや'?
Both are words to describe the appearance of someone smiling, but if used mistakenly the whole meaning of the text changes considerably.
A: 山田さんはいつもニコニコしています。
B: 山田さんはいつもニヤニヤしています。
Sentence A means something along the lines of 'Yamada-san always looks happy, and has a gentle, calm expression'. However, sentence B means 'Yamada-san is always smirking to himself over something. It's a bit creepy'. As you can see, the implications are quite different!
For learners of Japanese, no matter how advanced your level, these onomatopoeic words are difficult to get to grips with. However, if you become able to use them well, your Japanese will sound even more natural and fluent.
Below we'll introduce some sites where you can study onomatopoeia. Find one that you like, then you can start building up your vocabulary!
Now, some of the sites listed have explanations written in Japanese only. If you come across some kanji or words that you don't understand, it might be a good idea to use a tool such as Hiragana Megane (Introduction article) or Reading Tutor (Introduction article) as you read.
Gender :
Girl
Name in Japanese :
和心
Meaning :
和 meaning harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 心 meaning heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
Theme :
(和) tender / (心) tender
Hiragana :
にこ
Katakana :
ニコ
Origin :
Japanese
Remarks :
Niko
- This name reading can be Ateji(Phonetic equivalent) see more >>.
Other Readings of 和心:
Niko
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