From the Japanese place name 長谷 Hase not a standard reading combined with 川 kawa meaning river stream.

Ancient female names in japan. The Edo period ran from 1603 to 1868 and was the period when Japan was under the rule of 300 Daimyo who in turn were under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. During this time female-led kenjutsu schools become commonplace although traditionally the leadership of these schools is inherited patrilineally. Koma was an element of.

During the feudal society times in Japan given names represented a persons social status. Ami given name Anzu. Sasaki Rui Chiba Sanako and Nakazawa Koto are examples of women who became prominent swordswomen in Edo period.

Atsumi name Aya given name Ayaka given name Ayako. Japanese name meaning 1 indigo or 2 loveCompare with another form of Ai. 1017 or 1025 CE and Izumi Shikibu c.

From Japanese 浜 hama meaning beach seashore and 崎 saki meaning cape peninsula. This name can also be formed from many other combinations of kanji characters. Mochizuki Chiyome is quite possibly the most famous kunoichi female ninja in Japans history.

466 Japanese Girl Names And Meanings 1. Japanese name meaning love child. Aina given name Airi.

Akito アキト Bright person. Women wrote Japans and perhaps Asias first autobiographical narratives in diaries and memoirs as well as. There were also rumors that she was originally from the Koga ninja clan.