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Elise's Guide to All Things "Takatsuki"
Gentatsu's name and the people who share it
Elements of the name:
| kanji |
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 |
| in name |
taka |
tsuki |
gen |
tatsu |
| reading |
kou; taka |
ki; tsuki |
gen, gon |
tatsu, da |
| strokes |
10 |
15 |
17 |
12 (11) |
| meaning |
high, tall |
zelkova tree |
stern, severity |
reach; arrive |
Notes:
"tatsu" is very common in it's verb form, and it's also the plural ending "-tachi"
Zelkova is a small sub-family of elm trees, and includes the Japanese elm.
So basically, Gen-san's name is Stern-reach Tall-elm. How elvish.
Related names:
Note: "Takatsuki" is an incredibly common name in Japan. There're companies, people, things, and a city that bear the name Takatsuki. I am NOT going to go through and put every little thing I find here. I'm just putting the good (?) ones.
Takatsuki Shiori: Revolutionary Girl Utena- She has the very same last name!
Tatsuya: This relatively common given name has the kanji "tatsu" as the first character.
Hamada Gentatsu: Dean of the University of Tokyo, 9-25-1896 to 9-29-1898
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