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Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

and a Japanese surname.

Meaning

When used as a name, the

Kana are syllabary, syllabaries used to write Japanese phonology, Japanese phonological units, Mora (linguistics), morae. In current usage, ''kana'' most commonly refers to ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. It can also refer to their ancestor , wh ...

writing ' aka is the standard reading of ''Mashiro''. This reading is usually reserved for girls, as boys have their own kana readings for ''Mashiro''. The first sound used for both genders is "Ma" which has many meanings that give a gentle and inclusive feeling. It also has a sense of openness, and is bright, active, expansive, and sociable when using the vowel "あ(a)" for the sound. In terms of luck, the of any given name is determined by the number of strokes in the Kanji characters used. The standard feminine reading of is considered . As a dictionary definition, the

' is now obsolete for ' ("pure white" or "blank" e.g. mind, paper).

Written forms

Outside of its standard feminine reading of ', Mashiro can be written in dozens of different ways for both sexes. Unique readings which are probable guesses are then split off from the larger group. For example, as a boy's name ''Mashiro'' has an extended list from one source that includes at least 77 syllabaries of which 15 are unique. As a girl's name, ''Mashiro'' can be written using at least 28 different syllabaries of which 10 are unique. As its impossible to list all of the combinations here, only the first 17 feminine writings in

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

are listed below.

People

*, Japanese singer signed to Sacra Music *, Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

* Mashiro Kazahana, a character in the Japanese anime series ''My-HiME'' and ''My-Otome'' * Mashiro Kuna, a character in the Japanese manga and anime series ''Bleach'' * Mashiro Kurata, a character in franchise ''

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'' * Mashiro Mitsumine, a brown-haired monster from the Japanese four-panel manga ''

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'' * Mashiro Nijigaoka, a character in the Japanese anime series ''

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'' * Mashiro Shiina, a character in the Japanese light novel series '' The Pet Girl of Sakurasou'' * Mashiro Shizuyama, a character in Role-playing game ''

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'' * Moritaka Mashiro, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Bakuman'' * Rima Mashiro, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' * Mashiro, or ''Fiona'' in the west, is a character and Hero from

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References

External links

Baby naming guide
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