Kotoba

To Speak - Speaking represents expression, communication, and the power of words. May your child speak wisely, using words to heal, inspire, and connect.

Word - Words (言) hold power in Japanese culture—kotodama, the spiritual power of language. May your child speak words of power and blessing, understanding kotodama's sacred force.

Here - Sound represents communication, expression, and making oneself heard. May your child's voice be heard and may they listen well.

Careful - Being careful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be careful, letting this quality guide their path.

I - Writing preserves thought, enables communication, and spans time. May your child write their story well and read widely.

Leaf - Leaves represent life, growth, and the beauty of each passing season. May your child flourish like leaves in spring and gracefully accept change.

Foliage - Foliage - Leaves collectively - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of foliage throughout life.

Era - Eras mark significant periods of change and development in history. May your child live meaningfully in their era, contributing to its legacy.

Parting - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

Sheet - Sheet - A piece of paper or other material - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of sheet throughout life.

Fragrance - Fragrance - Aroma; a pleasant smell - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of fragrance throughout life.

Fragrant - Fragrance represents pleasant presence, lasting impression, and subtle beauty. May your child leave a fragrant impression wherever they go.

Pleasant - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

Appealing - Sound represents communication, expression, and making oneself heard. May your child's voice be heard and may they listen well.

Lance - Lance - A piece in shogi - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of lance throughout life.

Capital - Being capital represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be capital, letting this quality guide their path.

Metropolis - Metropolis - A large, important city; an urban center - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of metropolis throughout life.

Elegant - Elegance represents refined beauty, grace, and the sophisticated simplicity of good taste. May your child possess elegance in manner and spirit, graceful and refined.

All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

Big Town - Bigness represents generosity, capacity, and the ability to embrace much. May your child have a big heart, with generous capacity to embrace all of life.

Emperor's Palace - The emperor represents divine authority, cultural continuity, and national unity. May your child possess noble bearing and the wisdom to lead others with dignity.

Everyone - Everyone - All people or everyone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of everyone throughout life.

Gather - Gathering represents community, bringing people and resources together for common purpose. May your child have the gift of gathering people together in friendship and cooperation.

Graceful and Beautiful - Grace represents elegance in movement and character, the refinement of a cultivated spirit. May your child move through life with grace, elegant in action and refined in spirit.

To Rule - Ruling represents responsible authority, justice, and ordered governance. May your child rule themselves first, then lead others with justice.

Tokyo - Tokyo - Abbreviation for Tokyo Metropolis - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tokyo throughout life.

Leaf - Leaves represent life, growth, and the beauty of each passing season. May your child flourish like leaves in spring and gracefully accept change.

Foliage - Foliage - Leaves collectively - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of foliage throughout life.

Era - Eras mark significant periods of change and development in history. May your child live meaningfully in their era, contributing to its legacy.

Parting - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

Sheet - Sheet - A piece of paper or other material - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of sheet throughout life.