136 Shadowings 



OAK "Autumn." 



O-Fuyu .... "Winter." 



OAsa "Morning." 



O-Cbd "Dawn." 



O-Yoi "Evening." 



O-Sayo "Night." 



O-Ima "Now." 



O-Toki "Time," opportunity. 



O-Tosbi . . . . " Year [of Plenty]." 



Names of animals real or mythical form 

 another class of yobina. A name of this kind 

 generally represents the hope that the child will 

 develop some quality or capacity symbolized by 

 the creature after which it has been called. 

 Names such as " Dragon," " Tiger," " Bear," etc., 

 are intended in most cases to represent moral 

 rather than other qualities. The moral symbol- 

 ism of the Koi (Carp) is too well-known to re- 

 quire explanation here. The names Kame and 

 Tsuru refer to longevity. Koma, curious as the 

 fact may seem, is a name of endearment. 



NAMES OF BIRDS, FISHES, ANIMALS, ETC. 



Cbidori " Sanderling." 



O-Kami .... "Tortoise." 

 O-Koi "Carp."i 



1 Cjfprinus rarpio. 



