Mashiro
{{short description|Japanese unisex given name and surname}}
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| gender = Unisex (usually female)
| meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used
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| origin = Japan
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| variant forms = Female: 28
Male: 77
| related names = Mahiro
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{{Nihongo|Mashiro|ましろ}} is a unisex Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.{{cite web|url=https://japanese-names.info/first-name/mashiro-2/|title=Mashiro (girl)|work=Japanese Names Info|accessdate=September 22, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://japanese-names.info/first-name/mashiro|title=Mashiro (boy)|work=Japanese Names Info|accessdate=September 22, 2023}}
Meaning
When used as a name, the Kana writing {{lang|ja|ましろ}} aka {{Nihongo|"Ma White"|茉白|"Ma Bai"}} is the standard reading of Mashiro. This reading is usually reserved for girls, as boys have their own kana readings for Mashiro.{{cite web|url=https://namedic.jp/names/yomi/m/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D|title=ましろ (boy)|language=Japanese|work=Nanedic.jp|accessdate=September 20, 2023}} The first sound used for both genders is "Ma" which has many meanings that give a gentle and inclusive feeling. It also has a sense of openness, and is bright, active, expansive, and sociable when using the vowel "あ(a)" for the sound.{{cite web|url=https://namedic.jp/names/yomi/f/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D|title=ましろ (girl)|language=Japanese|work=Nanedic.jp|accessdate=September 20, 2023}} In terms of luck, the {{nihongo|status|地格は}} of any given name is determined by the number of strokes in the Kanji characters used. The standard feminine reading of {{Nihongo|"Ma White"|茉白|"Ma Bai"}} is considered {{nihongo|"excellent luck"|大吉|Daikichi}}.{{cite web|url=https://namedic.jp/names/detail/100985|title=ましろ 茉白|work=Nanedic.jp|accessdate=September 20, 2023}} As a dictionary definition, the Kana {{lang|ja|ましろ}} is now obsolete for {{lang|ja|茉白}} ("pure white" or "blank" e.g. mind, paper).{{cite web|url=https://jlearn.net/search/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D|title=Dictionary results: Mashiro|work=jlearn.net|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}
Written forms
Outside of its standard feminine reading of {{lang|ja|ましろ}}, Mashiro can be written in dozens of different ways for both sexes. Unique readings which are probable guesses are then split off from the larger group. For example, as a boy's name Mashiro has an extended list from one source that includes at least 77 syllabaries of which 15 are unique. As a girl's name, Mashiro can be written using at least 28 different syllabaries of which 10 are unique. As its impossible to list all of the combinations here, only the first 17 feminine writings in kanji are listed below.
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| Name/Reading
! Meaning of Kanji |
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| {{lang|ja|万白}}
| "ten thousand", "white" | Good |
| {{lang|ja|麻白}}
| "hemp", "white" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|満白}}
| "enough", "white" | Good |
| {{lang|ja|茉代}}
| "Ma", "era" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|麻志路}}
| "hemp", "will", "road" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|真詩呂}}
| "true", "poem", "Lu" | Middle |
| {{lang|ja|茉城}}
| "Ma", "castle" | Good |
| {{lang|ja|真素}}
| "true", "prime" | Bad |
| {{lang|ja|眞白}}
| "Makoto", "white" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|麻代}}
| "hemp", "era" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|摩白}}
| "rub", "white" | Bad |
| {{lang|ja|真城}}
| "true", "castle" | Bad |
| {{lang|ja|麻皓}}
| "hemp", "Hao" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|磨白}}
| "grind", "white" | Excellent |
| {{lang|ja|舞白}}
| "dance", "white" | Bad |
| {{lang|ja|麻城}}
| "hemp", "castle" | Bad |
| {{lang|ja|真白}}
| "true", "white" | Excellent |
People
- {{Nihongo|Mashiro Ayano|綾野 ましろ}}, Japanese singer signed to Sacra Music
- {{Nihongo|Yuki Mashiro|ましろ ゆき||born 2001}}, Japanese professional wrestler
Fictional characters
- Mashiro Kazahana, a character in the Japanese anime series My-HiME and My-Otome
- Mashiro Kuna, a character in the Japanese manga and anime series Bleach
- Mashiro Kurata, a character in franchise BanG Dream!
- Mashiro Mitsumine, a brown-haired monster from the Japanese four-panel manga Engaged to the Unidentified
- Mashiro Nijigaoka, a character in the Japanese anime series Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
- Mashiro Shiina, a character in the Japanese light novel series The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
- Mashiro Shizuyama, a character in Role-playing game Blue Archive
- Moritaka Mashiro, a character in the Japanese manga series Bakuman
- Rima Mashiro, a character in the Japanese manga series Shugo Chara!
- Mashiro, or Fiona in the west, is a character and Hero from Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
References
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External links
- [https://b-name.jp/%E8%B5%A4%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E5%90%8D%E5%89%8D%E8%BE%9E%E5%85%B8/f/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D/?t=s&mode=2 Baby naming guide]
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Category:Japanese unisex given names