--- In [email protected], "ai3131" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: im wondering if you know any flowers like ume or some other flowers that can be used for the RI or RU at the end of the kanji? >¬- ru ) the lapis lazul - ri ) Glassy lapis lazul - ri plum (sumomo) - ri pear tree (nashi) ä» - ri Jasmine Ö - ru (pomegranet from zakuro) this definitly makes me think of what is the best for both Kaoru and Kaori. now
Thank you very much on the help arian i looked more into the RU character and i found the different ones you were talking about > --- In [email protected], "kaori_bee1983" > <kaori_bee1983@> wrote: > > > > So i was wondering what is a good set of kanji for Kaori. and also > > kaoru.I have 3 questions :)> > > Why not just use katakana and get it over with? There are many who > write their names this way. For instance, the actress Oda Erika > writes her personal name using katakana. Ono Yoko, the famous widow > of John Lennon, writes her entire name with just katakana. > > Before we begin, I hope you are aware that there are 4000 or so kanji > to choose from when the Japanese name themselves and their children; > 200 of these are designated as "jinmei kanji" (personal name kanji) > and thus will be found almost exclusively in personal names. The same > goes for those 2000 kanji not found in the Tooyoo Kanji books; since > they are obsolete, chances are that they will appear only in personal > names as well. There are many kanji to choose from. > > Sometimes they drop kanji altogether and just use kana. Thus, > personal names in Japanese are not always a straightforward affair. > In fact, chances are you'll have to inform the reader beforehand of > your name kanji's proper reading or there's a good chance he will get > it wrong. For instance the kanji for "luxuriance" and "one" when put > together can be read as either "Shuuichi" or "Hidekazu". "Hidekazu" > sounds better to my ears, but "Shuuichi" seems to be the more common > reading. > > You have been warned. Proceed at your own risk. > > > at the moment Its just è but because many people think its not > > suitable kanji for your name because you need two kanji, because > its common. and no i do not like the old fashioned kanji of ]..> > > I could agree. It would be hard to write. Also, do you seriously > write your name as you wrote it above? It would seem weird to use a > kanji and a hiragana in a name. > > > so first question whats the difference between O and > > > Not much, except that the first character is read "kaoru" and the > second one is read "kaori" when used as names. On-yomi for the first > is "KUN" and the second, "KOO". As for meaning, the first character > refers to "herbs burnt (as incense) and giving off a strong smell", > while the second one refers to "cut grass (rice stalks) drying out in > the sun and giving off a smell (fragrance)." The word "KUN'EN" > (fragrant smoke) uses the first character; the KUN character is > appropiate since herbs must be burned to produce a fragrant smoke. > The second character is used in "KOOSUI" (perfume); herbs need not be > burned to produce perfume, but rather should be left out in the sun > to dry before they are used to make perfume. > > In the end, one can choose between "incense" and "fragrance of > flowers" when it comes to meanings. > > > i was wondering about what should i do . because i need to pick 2:) > > which the second character can be used for ri right? it means > > japanese plum.> > > If you want to mean "fragrant plum" with those characters, they would > work well. Only that the reading in this case would have to be > an "ateji" reading. Good for names, but in other situations the > reading would be "non-standard". If you were to read them the > standard way, they would read something like "kaori-sumomo" or (using > on-yomi) "koori". In the end, it is possible to read the above > characters as "Kaori" and it would still make sense. > > Or, if you do not wish to use the "sumomo" kanji, the "nashi" kanji > is just as good, since it is also read "RI" in on-yomi. This is a > character often found in the name "Riku", which uses this kanji and > the one for "crimson". One of the characters in the anime series "DN > Angel" is named Riku and her name is written exactly as > described. "Fragrant pear" is just as good a name meaning > as "fragrant plum" IMHO. > > > as far as the kaoru Úwhich the Ru kanji means pomegranet correct? > > I think the "RU" kanji above refers to a precious mineral. I do not > remember the name for it, but in the animated film "Inuyasha: Toki wo > Koeru Omoi", there is a female villain named "Ruri", whose name means > something like "lapis lazuli", given that she is dressed up in blue, > the color of her namesake gemstone. The "RU" kanji in her name is the > one above. Kanji using the "tama-hen" (king/jewel radical) usually > refer to minerals and precious things. > > > so are either of these suitable for use for a japanese name kanji? > > > Just about any character is good for a jinmei kanji; just remember to > tell people how your name is read. It would be embarrassing if they > got it wrong, would it not? > > For "Kaoru", you can either put together the above kanji you chose so > that, in "ateji" of course, they read "Kaoru". Or you can replace > the "RU" kanji above with the "RYUU" kanji that means "flow/current". > Put together the "KUN" and "RYUU" kanji together and they can be > read "Kaoru", with the meaning of "Fragrant flow" or the like. > > - Arian I. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/join (Yahoo! 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