got a question about kanji in ranma
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:49 pmwhat is the kanji for Ranko?
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:49 pmPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:12 am I'm not sure but I heard it mentioned as orchid girl or wild one. Can't remember if that was in a fanfic or if it really would be the Kanji for one of those.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:07 amYeah, it is mentioned in Genma's Daughter.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:08 amThe thing in japanese is that many Kanji have the same reading; "Ran" for example can be 乱 (Riot, War, Disruption or, as we more often use it around these parts, Chaos), 嵐 (tempest), 卵 (ovum(!)), 羝 (male sheep) or 蘭 (Orchid), along with a dozen other possibilities.
The "ko" used is usually 子, "child", very common at the end of female names. The list of kanji using "ko" is phenomenal, so I won't even give examples.
So yeah, Ranko could mean "Orchid Child", "Storm Child", "Chaos/Disorder/War Child" just as well as it could mean "Male Sheep?" 羝乎 or "ovum offspring" 卵仔.
蘭子 would be Orchid Child, of course.
The "ko" used is usually 子, "child", very common at the end of female names. The list of kanji using "ko" is phenomenal, so I won't even give examples.
So yeah, Ranko could mean "Orchid Child", "Storm Child", "Chaos/Disorder/War Child" just as well as it could mean "Male Sheep?" 羝乎 or "ovum offspring" 卵仔.
蘭子 would be Orchid Child, of course.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:50 pmthanks :D