146 Shadowings 



Hana-ko . . . . " Fair-Blooming." 



Haru-ko . . . . " The Tranquil." 



Haru-ko .... "Spring," the season of flowers. 



Haru-ko .... " The Far-Removed," in the sense, 

 perhaps, of superlative. 



Hatsu-ko . . . . "The First-born." 



Hide-ko .... "Excelling." 



Hide-ko .... "Surpassing." 



Hiro-ko "Magnanimous," literally ."broad," 



" large," in the sense of benefi 

 cence. 



Hiro-ko "Wide-Spreading," with reference 



to family prosperity. 



Hisa-ko "Long-lasting." 



Hisa-ko " Continuing." 



Hoshi-ko .... "Star." 



Iku-ko "The Quick," in the sense of living. 



Ima-ko ..,..." Now." 



Iho-ko " Five Hundred," probably a name 



of felicitation. 



Ito-ko "Sewing-Thread." 



Kame-ko .... "Tortoise." 



Kane-ko . . . . " Going around " ( ?).* 



Kant-ko .... "Bell," the character indicates a 

 large suspended bell. 



Kata-ko .... "Condition"? 



Ka^u-ko .... "First." 



Ka^u-ko .... "Number," a great number. 



Ka^u-ko .... " The Obedient." 



Kiyo-ko .... "The Pure." 



1 It Is possible that this name was made simply by taking: one char 

 acter of the father's name. The girl's name otherwise conveys no 

 intelligible meaning. 



