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The name of a kitsune who is famous for pretending to be a Buddhist priest. Hanako-san The spirit of a young World War II-era girl who inhabits and haunts elementary school restrooms. Hannya A Noh mask representing a jealous female demon. Haradashi A humanoid creature with a giant face on its stomach, that enjoys making people laugh with zany ...
Yūrei ( 幽霊) are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 ( yū ), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 ( rei ), meaning "soul" or "spirit". Alternative names include Bōrei (亡霊), meaning ruined or departed spirit, Shiryō (死霊), meaning dead spirit, or the more ...
Ningyo (人魚, "human fish"), as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature . Though often translated as "mermaid", the term is technically not gender-specific and may include the "mermen". The literal translation " human-fish " has also been applied.
Japanese honorifics. The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
Jonathan "John" Wick is a fictional character created by American screenwriter Derek Kolstad and portrayed by Canadian actor Keanu Reeves. He is the titular protagonist of the neo-noir media franchise John Wick. John is introduced as a legendary hitman who is thrust back into the criminal underworld after Russian-American mobsters assault him ...
Some of the many Moomin characters. From left to right, Sniff, Snufkin, Moominpappa, Moominmamma, Moomintroll (Moomin), Mymble, Groke, Snork Maiden and Hattifatteners. A large number of characters appear in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson. The original Swedish names are given with the etymologies and word associations suggested by Yvonne ...
Theories. v. t. e. Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing. "Otokonoko" is a play on the word 男の子 ("boy", from the ...
Ivy (キューティー, Kyūtī, Cutie) Voiced by: Masumi Asano (Japanese), Kelly Sheridan (English) Ivy's signature color is green, and she is cute. Daisy (プリティー, Puritī, Pretty) Voiced by: Haruhi Terada (Japanese), Kelly Sheridan (English) Daisy is the leader of the Rainbow Girls and her signature color is yellow.