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Look up 晃, 晶, or 輝 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Akira (あきら, アキラ) is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex Japanese given name that is predominantly used for males. There are several kanji for Akira.
Shogun ( English: / ˈʃoʊɡʌn / SHOH-gun; [1] Japanese: 将軍, romanized : shōgun, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ ), officially sei-i taishōgun (征夷大将軍, " Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), [2] was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. [3]
The yen ( Japanese: 円, symbol: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro. [2] It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro.
Jiro ( Kamen Rider) (次狼) or Garulu (ガルル), a supporting character in the Kamen Rider Kiva tokusatsu series. Jiro ( Kikaider) (ジロー), the main protagonist in the Android Kikaider tokusatsu series. Jiro Mochizuki, main protagonist in Black Blood Brothers. Jiro Ueda (次郎), the main character in Trick TV series.
Yujiro Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, 1934–1987), Japanese actor and singer. Yujiro Kawamata (川又 雄二郎, born 1952), Japanese mathematician. Yujiro Kushida (櫛田 雄二郎, born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler. Yūjirō Motora (元良 勇次郎, 1858-1912), Japanese psychologist. Yūjirō Ryōgoku (両國 勇治郎, 1892–1960 ...
Gaijin. Gaijin ( 外人, [ɡai (d)ʑiɴ]; "outsider", "alien") is a Japanese word for foreigners and non-Japanese citizens in Japan, specifically being applied to foreigners of non-Japanese ethnicity and those from the Japanese diaspora who are not Japanese citizens. [1] The word is composed of two kanji: gai (外, "outside") and jin (人 ...
Yui Mitsue (由比 光衛, 1860–1940), Imperial Japanese Army general during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Various people on the list of Japanese supercentenarians, including Mitsue Nagasaki (1899–2013) and Mitsue Toyoda (1902–2016) Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), Japanese-born American poet and activist.
A light batter is made of iced water, eggs, [2] and soft wheat flour (cake, [3] pastry [4] or all-purpose flour [2] ). Sometimes baking soda [5] or baking powder is added to make the fritter light. [5] Using sparkling water in place of plain water [6] has a similar effect. Tempura batter is traditionally mixed in small batches using chopsticks ...