Message: "Kanji Info for Yoko"

[Facts] Kanji Info for Yoko

by SilverDragon (guest)

9/7/2009, 8:51 PM

Hello,

This site lists the Japanese name Yoko meaning "sun child" or "ocean child", using the kanji 'you' to mean "sun" or "ocean" however most other naming sites have 'you' meaning "positive". I know in Japanese a kanji can have various meanings but if some one could please indulge me as to why many sites list it as "positive" and why this site lists it meaning "sun/ocean". I use this site foremost in my name etymology searches as most baby name sites are horribly inaccurate but I can't find a good kanji translator without installing software for the font.

Thanks in advance,

~Silver

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- egyptianpanda

9/8/2009, 12:34 PM

There are many ways to write Yoko in Japanese. I know three Japanese people with that nake and they all use different kanji. So maybe those are just the most popular. I probably haven't helped much though.

~Ilana~

- ClaudiaS +2

9/8/2009, 6:52 AM

The kanji which means "positive" (unfortunately I do not know how to copy it here) also means "sun"; both are correct translations of that kanji. It is also the "yang" of "yin-yang." So it is merely a matter of how that kanji is translated. The meaning "positive" should probably be added to this site. "Ocean" is a different kanji.

This message was edited 9/8/2009, 7:57 AM

- তন্ময় ভট (guest)

9/15/2009, 10:46 PM

From the unicode tables:

陽 U+967d
*iɑng//joeng4/yang2/YANG2/YANG/dương/YOU/HI ITSUWARU
'male' principle; light; sun

洋 U+6d0b
iɑng//joeng4/yang2/YANG2 XIANG2 YANG3/YANG/dương/YOU SHOU/NADA
ocean, sea; foreign; western

- SilverDragon (guest)

9/8/2009, 7:23 AM

Thanks,

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