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Sunday, March 17, 2019

How to Imitate Names

There are two ways to imitate names. These are:
Generational suffix (Yamato: 世代間の接尾辞 sedaikan-no-setsubiji)
Description: Determines the generational position of the individual of the same name as his or her parents. For example:
Senior/I (〜1世 -Issei): The default generational suffix of the original holder of the name. For unisex names, the name can be passed down to either sex.
Junior/II (〜2世 -Nisei): Indicates a child of the name's original holder.
III (〜3世 -Sansei): Indicates a grandchild of the name's original holder.
IV (〜4世 -Yonsei): Indicates a child of III.
V (〜5世 -Gosei): Indicates a child of IV.
VI (〜6世 -Rokusei): Indicates a child of V.
VII (〜7世 -Nana/Shissei): Indicates a child of VI.
VIII (〜8世 -Hassei): Indicates a child of VII.
IX (〜9世 -Kusei): Indicates a child of VIII.
X (〜10世 -(Ichi)jūsei): Indicates a child of IX.
L (〜50世 Gojūsei): Indicates a child of XLIX.
C (〜100世 -Hyaku/Ippyakusei): Indicates a child of XCIX.
D (〜500世 -Gohyakusei): Indicates a child of CDXCIX.
M (〜1000世 -(Is)sensei): Indicates a child of CMXCIX.
(〜5000世 -Gosensei): Indicates a child of MV̄CMXCIX.
(〜10000世 -Ichimansei): Indicates a child of MX̄CMXCIX.
(〜50000世 -Gosensei): Indicates a child of X̄L̄MX̄CMXCIX.
(〜100000世 -(Ichi)jūmansei): Indicates a child of X̄C̄MX̄CMXCIX.
(〜500000世 -Gojūmansei): Indicates a child of C̄D̄X̄C̄MX̄CMXCIX.
(〜1000000世 -Hyaku/Ippyakumansei): Indicates a child of C̄M̄X̄C̄MX̄CMXCIX.
M̄̄ (〜1000000000世 -(Ichi)jūokusei): Indicates a child of C̄̄M̄̄X̄̄C̄̄M̄X̄̄C̄M̄X̄C̄MX̄CMXCIX.
M̄̄̄ (〜1000000000000世 -(It)chōsei): Indicates a child of C̄̄̄M̄̄̄X̄̄̄C̄̄̄M̄̄X̄̄̄C̄̄M̄̄X̄̄C̄̄M̄X̄̄C̄M̄X̄C̄MX̄CMXCIX.
Sibling number (同胞数 dōhōsū)
Description: This suffix is to distinguish more than one sibling of the same generational suffix. This number always succeeds the generational suffix and is based upon the individual's birth order, so #1 (〜1号 -Ichigo) is for first borns only.














Wednesday, January 2, 2019

How to Copy Names

If you want to name your children after yourself or any one of your ancestors, consider the following terms: Name suffix (Yamato: 名接尾辞 meisetsubiji):
These suffixes are usually used after the parent's real name; for example:
I or Senior (〜壹世 -Issei): Refers to the original holder of the name.
II or Junior (〜貳世 -Nisei): Refers to one of the children of the original holder of the name.
III (〜参世 -Sansei): Refers to one of the grandchildren of the name's original holder.
IV (〜肆世 -Shi-/Yonsei): Refers to one of the great-grandchildren of the preceeding name's original holder.
V (〜伍世 -Gosei): Refers to one of the second great-grandchildren of the name's original carrier.
X (〜(壹)拾世 -(Ichi-)jūsei): Refers to one of the seventh great-grandchildren of the original carrier of the name.
L (〜伍拾世 -Gojūsei): Refers to one of the forty-seventh great-grandchildren of the name's original owner.
C (〜(壹)佰世 -(Ip-)p/hyakusei): Refers to one of the ninety-seventh great-grandchildren of the original owner of the name.
D (〜伍佰世 -Gohyakusei): Refers to one of the 497th great-grandchildren of the name's original possessor.
M (〜(壹)阡世 -(Is-)sensei): Refers to one of the 997th great-grandchildren of the original possessor of the name.
These suffixes also apply to pseudonyms.
Name number (名数 meisū):
These go after the generational suffix to signify the child's birth order. Id est:
#1 (〜壹号 -Ichigō): Refers to the eldest child to possess a generational suffix, which means that it only refers to the eldest child in the family if all the children should go by a generational suffix. Subsequent siblings get higher numbers to distinguish their names from that of the eldest sibling.