Japanese Names and How To Read Them de Albert J. Koop

Japanese Names and How To Read Them

Albert J. Koop

Hogitaro Inada

First published in 2005. This concise and comprehensive guide to the reading and interpretation of Japanese proper names, dates and other formal expressions was first published in 1923. Intended for the use of art collectors and students who wish to find the identity of signatures in Japanese ideographs, the book offers instructions on counting the strokes of a character, analysing sounds, predicting consonantal and vowel changes, reading dates, and analysing signatures. Also included are listings of Emperors, personages, and provinces, an index of names, and a dictionary of characters used in names.

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Express

Paperback (1)

297^.82 lei 6-8 săpt.

Taylor & Francis – 2 sep 2016

297^.82 lei 6-8 săpt.

Hardback (1)

1965^.60 lei 6-8 săpt.

Taylor & Francis – 18 noi 2005

1965^.60 lei 6-8 săpt.

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INTRODUCTION-Method of using the work. Arrangement of the Dictionary: Characters, Readings, Illustrative Examples Orthography, Hyphenation, Pronunciation CHAPTER I.-How to count the strokes of a character. Variant Forms: Minor Script Variations CHAPTER II.-The Kana. Analysis of Japanese Sounds; the Iroha-uta and Gojuon -deu, Uses of the Kana; Kalla Combinations Tables of the Katakana and Hiragana Synoptical Table of Kana. Kanamajiri CHAPTER III.-The Nigori. Consonantal and Vowel changes CHAPTER IV.- The Numerals: Cardinals, Ordinals, Numeral Suffixes. Numerals as used in Dates and Statements of Age, How to read Dates : Years, Nengii, Cycles, Months, Leap-years, Days, Seasons, Hours, Lists of the Emperors and Nellgo, chronological, alphabetical, etc. Table of the Cycle Combinations, Japanese Weights and Measures. CHAPTER V.-Personal Names and Titles : Clan and Family Names, Art and Semi-religious Names, Zokumio: various Types and their Formation, Nanori: their Formation and Connotations Women's Names and their Meanings Official Titles (Imperial Government) with Table of Officers Adzuma-hiakkwan, Buddhist Titles, Ranks of Honour CHAPTER VI.- Typical Signatures, how to analyse and interpret them CHAPTER VII.- -Nulllerical Categories : Lists of Famous Groups of Personages, Provinces, Post-stations, Books, Art-subjects, the Genjimon, etc. CHAPTER VIII.-Words expressing Family Relationships CHAPTER IX.-List of the Radicals CHAPTER X.-Beginner's List of Common Characters used in Names, etc., with their usual Readings