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ザキ
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ザキ asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

How to create a Japanese name like this?

平 as in henheisoku

子 as in onameimoko

真 as in shinseikouhai

子 as in kamoshimentaiko

It's read "Hirako Shinji"

I'm quite bemused with this one.So,would someone give me a clear explanation about how to create a name like this?

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  • Lutlam
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    takane's right, 真子 Mako is a girl's name -- usually. But 平子真子 HIRAKO Shinji is a fictious character from the manga/anime BLEACH, who is a boy:

    http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shinji_Hirako

    "平 hira as in 扁平足 henpeisoku (flat feet),

    子 ko as in 小野妹子 Ono-no-Imoko (ancient Japanese politician),

    真 shin as in 真性包茎 shinsei houkei (genuine phimosis), and

    子 ji as in 辛子明太子 karashi mentaiko (red-pepper seasoned cod roe)"

    is how he explains what kanji his name takes -- yes, he's such a weirdo.

    So, the Asker wonders why the same character (kanji) is read in more than one ways.

    The answer is, because Japanese kanji has several readings depending on the combination of characters -- for example, the kanji 平 can be read as:

    - HEI, as in 平面 HEIMEN (plane surface); also read PEI in some words (like 扁平足 above), which is the classical pronunciation of HEI.

    - BYOU, as in 平等 BYOUDOU (equality)

    - hira, as in 平社員 hira-shain (rank-and-filer; untitled company worker)

    - taira, as in 平らな taira na (flat, level)

    Those readings in uppercase come from Classical Chinese (referred to as "on-yomi"), lowercase being native Japanese words ("kun-yomi").

    Such is the case for pretty much every kanji. Yes, it's such a pain in the neck even for us native speakers, but that's the way it is.

    Hope this clarifies it a bit.

    Source(s): I'm Japanese.
  • takane
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Shinji is boys name.

    but 真子like girls name.

    normally read it "Mako"

     

    onameimoko = ono no imoko?

    he is men, however "imoko" is very old historic style name.

    btw, henheisoku= henpeisoku, kamoshimentaiko= karashi mentaiko

    ↓あ、ブリーチのキャラ名だったんですね。

     ありがとうございます。

  • Belie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I have no clue what you're trying to ask.

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