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Yayoi (given name)
Encyclopedia
is a feminine Japanese
given name
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characters and can mean:
as a given name
The given name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
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Possible writings
Yayoi can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 弥生, "March"
as a given name
- 彌生, "extensive, life"
The given name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
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People
- Yayoi JingujiYayoi Jingujiis a Japanese voice actress. She is recognized for her role in voicing Morrigan Aensland from Capcom's Vampire/Darkstalkers franchise. Jinguji currently works for Arts Vision.-External links:* - Yayoi Jinguji page on Arts Vision...
(弥生), a Japanese voice actress - Yayoi KusamaYayoi Kusamais a Japanese artist whose paintings, collages, soft sculptures, performance art and environmental installations all share an obsession with repetition, pattern, and accumulation...
(彌生 or 弥生), a Japanese artist - Yayoi Wachi (弥生), a Japanese composer and sound designer
- Yayoi YoshiokaYoshioka Yayoiwas a physician and women's rights activist, who founded the in 1900, as the first medical school for women in Japan. She was also known as Washiyama Yayoi.-Biography:...
(彌生), a Japanese physician and women's rights activist
Fictional characters
- Yayoi, the main heroine of the manga series Mugen SpiralMugen Spiralis a two volume manga series written by Mizuho Kusanagi. Premiering in Hana to Yume on January 20, 2004, the series focuses on the growing relationship between the mystic Yayoi, and the prince of demons Ura, who comes to steal her powers...
- Yayoi Tsubaki, a character in the fighting game series BlazBlue
- Yayoi Fujisawa (やよい), a character in the anime series Stellvia of the UniverseStellvia of the Universe, also known as Stellvia of the Universe, is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydrus Beta, 20 light-years away, going supernova. The series itself...
- Yayoi Inuzuka (弥生), a character in the light novel, manga, and anime series Kure-naiKure-naiis a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of Jump Square magazine...
- Yayoi Matsunaga (弥生), a character in the anime series Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective
- Yayoi (弥生) Yukino (雪野), the main character in the anime series Queen MillenniaQueen Millenniais a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime TV series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through...
- Yayoi Kamishiro, a main character and possible love interest in the video game Lux-PainLux-Painis a visual novel-type adventure video game developed by Killaware and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 27, 2008...
- Yayoi (弥生), the landlady and "mother" of Hiroe Ogawa in the hentaiHentaiis a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
anime and manga F3: Frantic, Frustrated & Female - Yayoi Aoba, a character of the manga and anime series Captain TsubasaCaptain Tsubasa, also known as Flash Kicker, is a popular long running Japanese manga, animation, and video game series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981...
- Yayoi Shioiri, a character in the manga LovelessLoveless (manga)is an ongoing fantasy manga by Yun Kōga. It is currently serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum by Ichijinsha and collected in nine tankōbon as of November 2009...
- Yayoi Takatsuki, a character in the video games series THE iDOLM@STER