What does Anime character's name Mean? Japanese Anime-Bleach

What does Anime character's name Mean?

Today is Tasuki Arisawa from Japanese Anime and Manga Bleach.





有 read "ari" means "exist"
沢 read "sawa" means "stream"
竜 read "tatsu" means "dragon"
貴 read "ki" means " high class"

She all ways writes her name in Hiragana because in Chinese character it seems like a boys name.
And it actually does look like a boy name. Perhaps if it was spelled in other character, it is acceptable.

Japanese Anime and Manga author seem to enjoy naming their character. Especially a Japanese character because by its spelling, the same name can have different meaning.
But Bleach is one of the Japanese Anime and Manga that has interesting names. Usually it is mor simple other than the heroes and heroins.


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What does Anime character's name mean? Japanese anime Bleach

Do you know the most well Known Orihime in Japan?

This time I will introduce the meaning of Orihime Inoue from Japanese Anime and Manga Bleach.




井 read "i" mean "well"
上 read "ue" means "up""above"
織 read "ori" means "weave"
姫 read "hime" means "princes"

Inoue is a very common last name in Japan.
I think it is one of the characteristic of character's name in Bleach.
Character's name in Bleach tend to be weird name for a real existing people. Too unique.
but on the other hand, their last name then to be normal. An ordinary common name.

The most famous Orihime is Orihime from the legend of Tanabata.
Most of Japanese thinks Orihime Inoue's name comes from Orihime of the Tanabata Legend.


Her Brother's name
井 read "i" mean "well"
上 read "ue" means "up""above"
昊 read "kou" means "summer high sky" In Anime and Manga Bleach, it is read "sora." It would not be read "sora" in general.


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What does Anime character's name mean? Japanese anime BleachA

Do you know what Bleach characters name mean?

Today, I'll put focus on Ichigo's family.

Notes: Ichigo is the main character of Japanese anime and manga Bleach.
Bleach is one of the most favored anime right now among all the Japanese anime.

First Dad, Ishin Krosaki


黒 read "Kuro", means "black"
崎 read "saki", means "cape"
一 read "iti", means "one"
心 read "shin", means "heart"

If you read his first name literally, it will bi "ichishin" but it is read "isshin".
It will be pronounced shorter.

Next elder of the twin sisters, Yuzu Krosaki

黒 read "Kuro", means "black"
崎 read "saki", means "cape"
遊 read "yuu", means "paly"
子 read "ko", means "child"

If you read her first name literally, , it will bi "yuko" but it is read "yuzu".
Most of the Japanese will read "yuko". But it is acceptable. It could be read "yuzu"
It is a made up name by the author, but people do this kind of thing when they name their child.

Next younger of the twin sisters, Karin Krosaki

黒 read "Kuro", means "black"
崎 read "saki", means "cape"
夏 read "ka", means "summer"
梨 read "rin", means "peir"

This is a normal name for a girl in real.

Japanese Anime Bleach character list
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What does anime character's name mean? Japanese anime Bleach

What does Rukia Kuchiki mean?

Rukia Kuchiki is second main character in anime Bleach.
I think she is cutest anime girl!
She is cute!

OK, What does he name mean.
朽 read "kuch", means "rot"
木 read "ki", means "tree"
ル read "ru" means nothing
キ read "ki" means nothing
ア read "a" means nothing

like ルキア, these symbols are call "katakana" and it makes a sound but it doesn't mean any thing by it's own. "Katakana" is usually used for loan word's from oversea. Because foreign language is impossible to spell in Chinese character.

So Rukia doesn't mean anything to us, do you think of a originating word or name of a god in your language?

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Japanese Anime Bleach character list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_characters

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What does anime character's name mean? Japanese anime Bleach

Do you know what Ichigo Kurosaki means?


In Japan, lastname comes first so it will be Kurosaki Ichigo.

This is how to spell Kurosaki Ichigo in Japanese 黒崎一護.

黒 read "Kuro", means "black"
崎 read "saki", means "cape"
一 read "ichi", means "one"
護 read "go", means "protect"

Ichigo is not a common name in Japan.
Japanese anime and manga character tend to have names that are uncommon or names that makes us wonder how to spell, or on the otherhand names that tells us that the character is a parody of some one.

So from the names of the characters, you can feel that there are some kind of intension or feeling of the authour.
I feel some strong intension or feeling of the authour by the naming.

Even though "Ichigo" is spelled "to protect the one" or "Protect one thing", it could be misunderstood with "strawberry."
Strawberry in Japanese is spelled differently but pronunced "Ichigo".

By the way, this is how straberry is spelled in Japanese 苺.



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