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A5 Noun

幼名(ようめい)childhood name

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    1. Noun

      1.

      childhood name

      Historical term

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    幼名 【ようめい】幼名 【ようみょう】幼名 【おさなな】

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      元服(げんぷく)するまでの(かれ)幼名(ようめい)(なに)ですか?

      What was his childhood name before his coming of age?

        源義経(みなもとのよしつね)幼名(ようめい)は「(うし)(わか)(まる)」だったのだそうだ。

        It is said that Minamoto no Yoshitsune's childhood name was 'Ushiwakamaru.'

          有名(ゆうめい)なあの戦国(せんごく)武将(ぶしょう)幼名(ようめい)は「(たけ)千代(ちよ)」なのだとか。

          It is said that the childhood name of that famous Sengoku warlord was 'Takechiyo.'

            (みなもと)頼朝(よりとも)幼名(ようめい)は「(おに)武者(むしゃ)(まる)」だったとここに(しる)されています。

            It is recorded here that Minamoto no Yoritomo's childhood name was 'Onimushamaru.'

              (わたし)祖先(そせん)には、「(つる)千代(ちよ)」という幼名(ようめい)()っていた武士(ぶし)がいたそうです。

              It seems that there was a samurai in my ancestry who had the childhood name 'Tsuruchiyo.'

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