Kamen Rider Kabuto Name Meanings
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ickaimpJapanese is full of puns and word play. And since Tendou loves his 'I am the man who walks the path of Heaven, Rules All' introduction, figured I'd see what other word plays they had.
.... Not as many as expected.
Translations for individual Kanji in Kabuto Character Names, Family name first:
Tendou Souji 天道 総司 Heaven/The Sun - All Rules (Other Meanings for ‘Souji’: Diligence, Priest, Twins, Cleaning, Resemblance)
Kusakabe Souji 日下部 総司 Sun Servant – All Rules
Kagami Arata 加賀美 新 Increase Greeting Beauty – New (Other Meanings for ‘Kagami’: Mirror. Other Meanings for ‘Arata’: Fresh, Vivid, Brilliant)
Yaguruma Sou 矢車 想 Arrow Wheel- Thought (A ‘Yaguruma’ is the wheel pole carp streamers are raised on. Other meanings for ‘Sou’: Seeming)
Kageyama Shun 影山 瞬 Shadow/Reflection Mountain – Instant (Other Meanings for ‘Shun’: – Genius, Season, Talented Person)
Kazama Daisuke 風間 大介 Wind Space/Time/Room – Big Shell/Between/Meditation
Kamishiro Tsurugi 神代 剣 Age of Gods/Ancient Times – Sword/Sabre/Blade
Misaki Yuzuki 岬 祐月 A Cape on a Coast – Aide Moon (Other Meanings for ‘Misaki’: Animal Messenger of the Gods)
Tadokoro Shuichi 田所 修一 Rice Field Place - Acquire One
Takatori Renge 高鳥 蓮華 Best Bird – Lotus Flower/China Spoon
Kagami Riku 加賀美 陸 Increase Greeting Beauty – Land (Other Meanings for ‘Riku’: Pain of Separation)
Mishima Masato 三島 正人 Three Island – True/Regular Person
Negishi 根岸 Root Shore
Kusakabe Hiyori 日下部 ひより Sun Servant – Weather
Tendou Jyuko 天道 樹花 Heaven/The Sun - Tree Blossom
Takemiya Yumiko 竹宮 弓子 Bamboo/Middle Temple – Bow (as in ‘Arrow’) Child
Takeyama Yuriko 高山 百合子 High Mountain – Hundred Match (also ‘Lily’) Child
Jiiya じいや - No name meaning that I could find, no listed name.
Kasukabe Souichi 日下部 総一 Sun Servant – Whole/All One
Kasukabe Satomi 日下部 さとみ Sun Servant (sugar?)
Tachikawa Daigo 立川 大吾 Stand River - Big Self/Ego (Other Meanings for ‘Daigo’: Enlightenment/Great Wisdom, The Fifth)
Mamiya Rena 間宮 麗奈 Space/Time/Room Temple – Beautiful Endure
Nogi Reiji 乃木 怜治 My Tree – Wise Rule/Heal (Other Meanings for ‘Nogi’: Awn/A hair or bristle-like appendage on a plant. Other Meanings for ‘Reiji’: The Usual Time, Exemplification, Excitation, Midnight)
... So Souji went from 'A servant of the Sun' to 'The Sun'. #^^#
Names found on the Japanese Kabuto wikipedia page, Kanji translated with Japan OD and the Saiga Kanji Dictionary, general word translations were through Jeffery's Japanese <-> English Dictionary.
Yeah. I'm a dork.
.... Not as many as expected.
Translations for individual Kanji in Kabuto Character Names, Family name first:
Tendou Souji 天道 総司 Heaven/The Sun - All Rules (Other Meanings for ‘Souji’: Diligence, Priest, Twins, Cleaning, Resemblance)
Kusakabe Souji 日下部 総司 Sun Servant – All Rules
Kagami Arata 加賀美 新 Increase Greeting Beauty – New (Other Meanings for ‘Kagami’: Mirror. Other Meanings for ‘Arata’: Fresh, Vivid, Brilliant)
Yaguruma Sou 矢車 想 Arrow Wheel- Thought (A ‘Yaguruma’ is the wheel pole carp streamers are raised on. Other meanings for ‘Sou’: Seeming)
Kageyama Shun 影山 瞬 Shadow/Reflection Mountain – Instant (Other Meanings for ‘Shun’: – Genius, Season, Talented Person)
Kazama Daisuke 風間 大介 Wind Space/Time/Room – Big Shell/Between/Meditation
Kamishiro Tsurugi 神代 剣 Age of Gods/Ancient Times – Sword/Sabre/Blade
Misaki Yuzuki 岬 祐月 A Cape on a Coast – Aide Moon (Other Meanings for ‘Misaki’: Animal Messenger of the Gods)
Tadokoro Shuichi 田所 修一 Rice Field Place - Acquire One
Takatori Renge 高鳥 蓮華 Best Bird – Lotus Flower/China Spoon
Kagami Riku 加賀美 陸 Increase Greeting Beauty – Land (Other Meanings for ‘Riku’: Pain of Separation)
Mishima Masato 三島 正人 Three Island – True/Regular Person
Negishi 根岸 Root Shore
Kusakabe Hiyori 日下部 ひより Sun Servant – Weather
Tendou Jyuko 天道 樹花 Heaven/The Sun - Tree Blossom
Takemiya Yumiko 竹宮 弓子 Bamboo/Middle Temple – Bow (as in ‘Arrow’) Child
Takeyama Yuriko 高山 百合子 High Mountain – Hundred Match (also ‘Lily’) Child
Jiiya じいや - No name meaning that I could find, no listed name.
Kasukabe Souichi 日下部 総一 Sun Servant – Whole/All One
Kasukabe Satomi 日下部 さとみ Sun Servant (sugar?)
Tachikawa Daigo 立川 大吾 Stand River - Big Self/Ego (Other Meanings for ‘Daigo’: Enlightenment/Great Wisdom, The Fifth)
Mamiya Rena 間宮 麗奈 Space/Time/Room Temple – Beautiful Endure
Nogi Reiji 乃木 怜治 My Tree – Wise Rule/Heal (Other Meanings for ‘Nogi’: Awn/A hair or bristle-like appendage on a plant. Other Meanings for ‘Reiji’: The Usual Time, Exemplification, Excitation, Midnight)
... So Souji went from 'A servant of the Sun' to 'The Sun'. #^^#
Names found on the Japanese Kabuto wikipedia page, Kanji translated with Japan OD and the Saiga Kanji Dictionary, general word translations were through Jeffery's Japanese <-> English Dictionary.
Yeah. I'm a dork.
