![]() ![]() Tsuyoshi - No obvious meaning, but it could be a portmanteau of "Tsuyoi" meaning "Strong" and "Shi" meaning "Master". Light comes from the sky, and Sora is a gifted Light wielder (Yuki 5) and a founder of Kaiho, a faction dominated by Light wielders (Yuki 13). "Sohtho" has no meaning I know of, but "sōto" can mean "priest/monk" or "grand undertaking" and the latter seems appropriate since the dog's death sparks a great discovery by Tsuyoshi's brotherhood (Tsuyoshi 10). I can't imagine why this name is spelled like this in English but simply Sōto in Japanese. Mitsuki and Yamiko both have white hair, and Yamiko has a strong fox motif (Hyo 3, 8, 11). Shirokitsu - "Shiro" means "White", while "Kitsu" is from "Kitsune" meaning "Fox" Shinobu's name is the first of these kanji, meaning "to sneak" or "to endure". "Ninja" and "shinobi no mono" (usually shortened to "shinobi") are different readings of the same pair of kanji, and have the same meaning. The main plot doesn't even use this name, instead calling it simply the Great Lake in both English and Japanese. No way of telling which meaning is intended. This name has too many possible meanings.Ī clan which has a dragon as its symbol (Hyo 13).Ĭomes from a family with a dragon as its symbol. None of this seems relevant to the context. Rashomon Valley - The Rashomon is a famous gate in Kyoto (and also in Nara), as well as the title of a Kurosawa film about several people's contradictory accounts of the same incident. Oddly, when Aragami uses a snake-themed technique to protect himself from the Shadow Empress, she claims it is Ryuta's (Chapter XIII). See also Hyo 16.Ĭomes from a family with a snake as its symbol (Hyo 11). Nisshoku is a faction of Darkness wielders whose main enemies are Light wielders. This name has several possible meanings (see Wikipedia for some common ones), but "Tsuki" means "Moon", which Hyo compares Mitsuki to (Hyo 3). Neither this word nor the Japanese version (Merusha) seem to mean anything. This doesn't seem to fit with Nisshoku's symbolism or the city's appearance, but I have no better ideas. Kyūryū - My dictionary gives "vault (a poetic term for clear skies)". Kurosu is a black crow (Chapter II), and also holds some of the Shadow Empress's soul, making him even more black (Tsuyoshi 15, Yuki 16). Kurosu - Probably a pun on "Kuro" meaning "Black" and "Karasu" meaning "Crow" Kibo brings Yuki and friends hope when they're at a loss (Yuki 9) and under his new name of Kurosu, he saves the day at the last minute when Aragami is battling the Shadow Empress (Chapter XIII). Kaiho are revolutionaries aiming to free the world from the Nisshoku empire. His wife and daughter's family symbol is the fox, and Yamiko has loved foxes since she was little (Hyo 11, Chapter III).įairly self-explanatory. ![]() Inari - In Shinto, the fox god of the harvest The kanji for his name is shown in the Nightfall expansion. Hikaru is a Light wielder and one of the founders of Kaiho (Yuki 13). Hikalcum is a mineral which can store and emit Light essence (Yuki 13). Hikalcum - probably a portmanteau of "Hikari" meaning "light' and "Orichalcum" the mythical metal Hyphen added because apparently the Steam censor has a thing against Japanese owls.Ī clan which has a snake as its symbol (Hyo 13). There's probably no significance to this, except that Fu-kuro is a Dakudaga master, and owls are associated with wisdom (Hyo 1). ![]() On graduation, a member of this Shadow assassin's guild is presented with a dark dagger (Hyo 1). This is a straight transliteration, but it's not obvious until you lengthen the right vowels. Amaterasu - In Japan's Shinto religion, the sun goddess and supreme deityĪragami - In Shinto, a powerful, evil spirit that seeks vengeance after dying and receiving no gratitude for its sacrifice ![]()
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