Shadowings Part 16

_Naga-ko_ "Long Life."

_Nami-ko_ "Wave."

_Nao-ko_ "Correct,"--upright.

_Nyo-ko_[89] "Gem-Treasure."

[89] This name is borrowed from the name of the sacred gem _Nyoihoju_, which figures both in s.h.i.+nto and in Buddhist legend. The divinity Jizo is usually represented holding in one hand this gem, which is said to have the power of gratifying any desire that its owner can entertain. Perhaps the _Nyoihoju_ may be identified with the Gem-Treasure _Veluriya_, mentioned in the Sutra of The Great King of Glory, chapter i. (See _Sacred Books of the East_, vol.

xi.)

_n.o.bu-ko_ "Faithful."

_n.o.bu-ko_ "Abundance,"--plenty.

_n.o.bu-ko_ "The Prolonger."

_Nori-ko_ "Precept,"--doctrine.

_Nui_ "Embroidery,"--sewing.

_Oki_ "Offing,"--perhaps originally a place-name.[90]

[90] A naval officer named Oki told me that his family had originally been settled in the Oki Islands ("Islands of the Offing"). This interesting coincidence suggested to me that the above _yobina_ might have had the same origin.

_Sada-ko_ "The Chaste."

_Sada-ko_ "The Sure,"--trustworthy.

_Sakura-ko_ "Cherry-Blossom."

_Sakae_ "The Prosperous."

_Sato-ko_ "Home."

_Sato-ko_ "The Discriminating."

_Seki-ko_ "Great."

_Setsu-ko_ "The Chaste."

_s.h.i.+ge-ko_ "Flouris.h.i.+ng."

_s.h.i.+ge-ko_ "Exuberant,"--in the sense of rich growth.

_s.h.i.+ge-ko_ "Upgrowing."

_s.h.i.+ge-ko_ "Fragrance."

_s.h.i.+ki-ko_ "Prudence."

_s.h.i.+ma-ko_ "Island."

_s.h.i.+n-ko_ "The Fresh,"--new.

_s.h.i.+zu-ko_ "The Quiet,"--calm.

_s.h.i.+zue_ "Quiet River."

_Sono-ko_ "Garden."

_Sue-ko_ "Last,"--in the sense of youngest.

_Suke-ko_ "The Helper."

_Sumi-ko_ "The Clear,"--spotless, refined.

_Sumi-ko_ "The Veritable,"--real.

_Sumie-ko_ "Clear River."

_Suzu-ko_ "Tin."

_Suzu-ko_ "Little Bell."

_Suzune_ "Sound of Little Bell."

_Taka-ko_ "High,"--lofty, superior.

_Taka-ko_ "Filial Piety."

_Taka-ko_ "Precious."

_Take-ko_ "Bamboo."

_Taki-ko_ "Waterfall."

_Tama-ko_ "Gem,"--jewel.

_Tama-ko_ "Gem,"--written with a different character.

_Tame-ko_ "For the Sake of--"

_Tami-ko_ "People,"--folks.

_Tane-ko_ "Successful."

_Tatsu-ko_ "Attaining."

_Tatsuru-ko_[91] "Many Storks."

[91] So written, but probably p.r.o.nounced as two syllables only.

_Tatsuru-ko_ "Ricefield Stork."

_Teru-ko_ "Beaming,"--luminous.

_Tetsu-ko_ "Iron."

_Toki-ko_ "Time."

_Tome-ko_ "Cessation."

_Tomi-ko_ "Riches."

_Tomo_ "Intelligence."

_Tomo_ "Knowledge."

_Tomo-ko_ "Friends.h.i.+p."

_Tos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Quickly-Perceiving."

_Toyo-ko_ "Fruitful."

_Tsune_ "Constancy."

_Tsune-ko_ "Ordinary,"--usual, common.

_Tsune-ko_ "Ordinary,"--written with a different character.

_Tsune-ko_ "Faithful,"--in the sense of wifely fidelity.

_Tsuru-ko_ "Stork."

_Tsuya-ko_ "The l.u.s.trous,"--s.h.i.+ning, glossy.

_Ume_ "Female Hare."

_Ume-ko_ "Plum-Blossom."

_Yachi-ko_ "Eight Thousand."

_Yaso-ko_ "Eighty."

_Yasos.h.i.+-ko_ "Eighty-four."

_Yasu-ko_ "The Maintainer,"--supporter.

_Yasu-ko_ "The Respectful."

_Yasu-ko_ "The Tranquil-Minded."

_Yone-ko_ "Rice."

_Yori-ko_ "The Trustful."

_Yos.h.i.+_ "Eminent,"--celebrated.

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "Fragrance."

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Good,"--or Gentle.

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Lovable."

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Lady-like,"--gentle in the sense of refined.

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Joyful."

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "Congratulation."

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "The Happy."

_Yos.h.i.+-ko_ "Bright and Clear."

_Yuki-ko_ "The Lucky."

_Yuki-ko_ "Snow."

_Yuku-ko_ "Going."

_Yutaka_ "Plenty,"--affluence, superabundance.