118 Shadowings 



YS . . . (" The Positive," as opposed to Neg- 

 ative or Feminine in the old Chinese 

 philosophy ; therefore, perhaps, 



Masculine) 1 



Yoni . . . (" Rice," in the old sense of wealth) . 4 



Yosbi . . ("The Good") 1 



Yosbino. . (" Good Field") 1 



Yff . . . (" The Valiant ") 1 



Yuri . . ("Lily") . 1 



It will be observed that in the above list the 

 names referring to Constancy, Forbearance, and 

 Filial Piety have the highest numbers attached 

 to them. 



II 



A FEW of the more important rules in regard to 

 Japanese female names must now be mentioned. 



The great majority of these yobina are words 

 of two syllables. Personal names of respect- 

 able women, belonging to the middle and lower 

 classes, are nearly always dissyllables except 

 in cases where the name is lengthened by certain 

 curious suffixes which I shall speak of further 

 on. Formerly a name of three or more syllables 

 indicated that the bearer belonged to a superior 

 class. But, even among the upper classes to-day, 

 female names of only two syllables are in fashion. 



