is a feminine
JapaneseThe 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 are referred to as...
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is a feminine
JapaneseThe 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 are referred to as...
given nameA given 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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Yayoi can be written using different
kanjiare the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet . The Japanese term kanji literally means "Han characters".- History :Chinese characters first came to Japan on...
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The given name can also be written in
hiraganais a Japanese syllabary, one 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...
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katakanais 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....
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Real people
with the given name Yayoi
- Yayoi Jinguji
, real name Yayoi Fujimoto , is a seiyū, or a voice actor, who was born at Hyogo, Japan on December 8, 1965. She is recognized for her role in voicing Morrigan Aensland from Capcom's Vampire/Darkstalkers franchise. Yayoi currently works for Arts Vision.-External links:* - Anime News Network...
(弥生), a Japanese voice actress
- Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist. Her 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
Yayoi Wachi was a composer and sound designer employed at Sega of Japan from 1995-1996 . Yayoi is most well-known for composing music for the Sega Saturn game Panzer Dragoon Zwei.-Gender Anonymity:Historically the name Yayoi has been used for both men and women...
(弥生), a Japanese composer and sound designer
- Yayoi Yoshioka
was 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
with the given name Yayoi
- Yayoi, the main heroine of the manga series Mugen Spiral
is 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 Fujisawa (やよい), a character in the anime series 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 is set 189 years later, in the year 2356 AD...
- Yayoi Inuzuka (弥生), a character in the light novel, manga, and anime series Kure-nai
is 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 caracter in the anime series Queen Millennia
is 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...