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Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

and a Japanese surname.

Meaning

When used as a name, the

Kana The term may refer to a number of syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana, or , which were Chinese characters (kanji) used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most pr ...

writing ' aka is the standard reading of ''Mashiro''. This reading is traditionally 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).

Possible writings

Outside of its standard feminine reading of ', Mashiro can be written in dozens of different ways that individually exceed 100 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 27 different syllabaries of which 10 are unique. As its impossible to list all of the combinations here, only the first 17 feminine writings are listed below.

People

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Fictional characters

Mashiro Kazahana This article is a list of fictional characters who appear in the ''My-HiME'' series. Note that while most of these characters appear in both the ''My-HiME'' anime and manga series, their roles and relationships differ. Fuka Academy students High ...

, 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 ''

BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before exp ...

'' * Mashiro Mitsumine, a brown-haired monster from the Japanese four-panel manga '' Mikakunin de Shinkoukei'' * Mashiro Nijigaoka, a character in the Japanese anime series ''

Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the twentieth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise and was released in commemoration of the franchise's 20th anniversary. Koji Ogawa serves as the series' chief ...

'' * Mashiro Shiina, a character in the Japanese light novel series ''

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, with illustrations by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published 13 volumes between January 2010 and March 2014. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hōki Kusano was serialized A ...

'' *

Moritaka Mashiro The ''Bakuman'' manga series features a cast of characters created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The writer of the series, Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. The story f ...

, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Bakuman'' * Rima Mashiro, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Shugo Chara!''

References

External links

Baby naming guide
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