| Names and what they mean..... |
| Hey...okay you ppl probably know all or most of what the names mean in sailor moon...well for those who DONT know heres where u can find out what all those names mean ^_^ |
| Japaness name Meaning Northamerican name Tsukino Usagi Rabbit on the Moon Serena Mizuno Ami Friend of Water Amy Anderson Hino Rei Spirit/Beauty of Fire Raye Hino Kino Makoto Sincerety of Wood Lita Aino Minako Beautiful Child of Love Mina Chiba Mamoru Defender of Earth Darien Tenoh Haruka Distant Sky/Heaven Ruler Amara Tenoh (Corrine) Kaioh Michiru Full/mature/to rise Sea Ruler Michelle Kaioh (Nerissa) Meioh Setsuna Instant/Moment Dark Ruler Trista Meioh (Celia) Tomoe Hotaru Earth Sprouting Firefly Hotaru Tomoe Chibi-usa Little Rabbit Small Lady (Rini) |
Other Japanese Words Some Japanese words used in Sailormoon, or related to Sailormoon, in some form. These are very basic. ai: love anime: Term commonly associated with Japanese animation. There is a connotative difference between "anime" and the term "cartoons," even though anime itself does refer to Japanese cartoons. ara: oh (one of Michiru's pet phrases) arigato: thank you baka: stupid, idiot bishoujo: pretty girl bishonen: pretty boy, referring to very feminine males (like the Three Lights) chibi: little, short daijobu: I'm fine doujinshi: Parodies of an anime or manga. Most people associate doujinshi with ecchi/hentai, though that is not what all doujinshi are like. (That's like saying all anime is porn which is not true.) Most creators do not sue people who create doujinshi since many artists start off in this field. Some famous Sailormoon doujinshi series would be "Lunatic Party" and "Moon Fight." ecchi: pervert- connotation is that one is slightly perverted and not as bad as "hentai" gomen (nasai): sorry hai: yes; right hentai: This is actually the same as ecchi, but its connotation is very graphic X-stuff with highly explicit sex honto ni: really kakkoii: "handsome (it is generally used for a man)" - Sanahine Roger kawaii: cute konnichi wa: good afternoon konban wa: good evening kowai: I'm scared kurai: dark manga: Japanese comics: many anime come from the original manga version. minna: everyone nani: what ne: similar to 'eh' in English neko: cat. Haruka calls Usagi 'Koneko-chan.' [Koneko is kitten] moshi moshi: hello (used more often for phone calls) ohayo: good morning otaku: It is used generally, today, as a term for someone who has a great deal of knowledge about something, often anime. In Japan, it's an insult. shimatta: "used in order to say that something happened and that we can't do anything to change it, you can translate it by "too late", "I can't do anything"....but "too late" is good. it depends on the situation." - Sanahine Roger shoujo: Describes things for younger girls. Sailormoon is shoujo, though many of its fans are older than 8 and are both male and female. shounen: Describes things for boys, in contrast with shoujo. Dragonball Z would be an example of a "shounen" anime. Anime and manga series like using English phrases such as "Ok" and "Hi" and things like that. Mamoru says, "Thank you" quite a bit, and Haruka in one SMS episode said, "The show is over" in really bad English. The senshi use English for their attacks, transformation words, and parts of songs. |
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