Attractive Names

4/April/2023 in Tokyo

"The Tale of Genji" consists of 54 chapters

Each chapters have an attractive title, such as;

空蝉

澪標
絵合
玉鬘
胡蝶
夕霧
匂宮
早蕨
浮舟
手習
夢浮橋

One can write each pronunciations in English like this;

空蝉(Utsusemi)
葵(Aoi)
澪標(Miotsukushi)
絵合(Eawase)
玉鬘(Tamakazura)
胡蝶(Kocho)
夕霧(Yugiri)
匂宮(Nionomiya)
早蕨(Sawarabi)
浮舟(Ukifune)
手習(Tenarai)
夢浮橋(Yumenoukihashi)

One can even write each meanings in English like this;

空蝉(The Shell of the Locust)
葵(Heartvine)
澪標(Channel Buoys)
絵合(A Picture Contest)
玉鬘(The Jewelled Chaplet)
胡蝶(Butterflies)
夕霧(Evening Mist)
匂宮(His Perfumed Highness)
早蕨(Early Ferns)
浮舟(A Boat upon the Waters)
手習(The Writing Practice)
夢浮橋(The Floating Bridge of Dreams)

However, here, I have to notice what I'd found attractive in the first place was not exactly its sound/pronunciation, even much less its meaning

What I found attractive was a visual of each Kanji

For instance "澪標"

I don't know a meaning of the 1st letter/"澪", but it brings a certain image

"light", "positive", "cool", "mystical", and more

This isn't my personal subjective impression

"澪" has been one of the most popular Kanji for the baby name in a recent years

It means "澪" brings the same/similar positive images to people in this country

Japanese language is certainly wiring-oriented language and this feature has been affecting dispositions of its users/the Japanese