Shikona Megathread: Translations and Trivia

[Asojima 2,874]

FWIW. The current Yobidashi.

Name	Kanji	Meaning	Given Name	Rank	Heya
Jiro	次郎	Next Son	Kazuo Nishide	Sanyaku	Kasugano
Katsuyuki	克之	Overcome	Katsuyuki Koyama	Sanyaku	Shibatayama
Shiro	志朗	Cheerful Intention	Yoshikazu Shimada	Sanyaku	Otake
Shigeo	重夫	Esteemed Man	Takumi Taniguchi	Sanyaku	Kokonoe
Goro	吾郎	My Son	Masaharu Akayama	Sanyaku	Otake
Kokichi	幸吉	Good Fortune	Katsushi Chiba	Makuuchi	Oshima
Akira	旭	Dawn	Toshiyuki Ichikawa	Makuuchi	Oshima
Ryuji	隆二	Real Name – Double Prosperity	Ryuji Takahashi	Makuuchi	Miyagino
Kotozo	琴三	Koto – Three	Tsuyoshi Tsuma	Makuuchi	Sadogatake
Kotoyoshi	琴吉	Koto – Joy	Masaki Takahashi	Makuuchi	Sadogatake
Daikichi	大吉	Great Joy	Yuji Oba	Makuuchi	Hakkaku
Teruki	照喜	Shining Pleasure	Takahisa Kudo	Makuuchi	Isegahama
Koji	幸司	Happy Leader	Takuma Hatano	Makuuchi	Asakayama
Rikinojo	利樹之丞	Part Real Name - Assistance of a Beneficial Tree	Riki Tsuchida	Makuuchi	Takasago
Mitsuaki	光昭	Real Name – Bright Light	Mitsuaki Kanai	Makuuchi	Tagonoura
Kunio	邦夫	Part Real Name – Japanese Man	Kunio Maekawa	Juryo	Takasago
Matsuo	松男	Pine Tree Male	Yoshihiro Mine	Juryo	Hanaregoma
Hiroyuki	弘行	Real Name – Vast Journey	Hiroyuki Kon	Juryo	Nishiiwa
Rokuro	禄郎	Son of Happiness	Kenzo Araki	Juryo	Nishonoseki
Masao	正男	Righteous Male	Noriyuki Otaka	Juryo	Nishiiwa
Satoru	悟	Real Name – Enlightenment	Satoru Yamazaki	Juryo	Hanaregoma
Tasuke	太助	Real Name – Great Assistance	Taisuke Kominami	Juryo	Yamahibiki
Shigetaro	重太郎	Esteemed Firstborn?	Katsunori Hattori	Juryo	Kokonoe
Fujio	士夫	Learned Man	Shinsuke Onodera	Juryo	Isegahama
Keisuke	啓輔	Enlightened Assistance	Daisuke Nakano	Juryo	Shibatayama
Yohei	陽平	Real Name – Positive Harmony	Yohei Kadooka	Juryo	Dewanoumi
Soichi	総一	Real Name – Uniformity	Soichi Takahashi	Juryo	Yamahibiki
Teruya	照矢	Shining – Arrow	Daisuke Kondo	Makushita	Isegahama
Mamoru	護	Real Name – Protect	Mamoru Nagae	Makushita	Tokitsukaze
Shunsuke	駿佑	Helpful Prodigy	Satoru Watanabe	Makushita	Tamanoi
Kohei	耕平	Real Name – Cultivating Harmony	Kohei Oyama	Makushita	Kataonami
Yuto	悠斗	Real Name – Eternal Big Dipper (28 Mansions)	Yuto Kawashima	Makushita	Tatsunami
Setsuo	節男	Honorable Male	Satoru Kumazaki	Makushita	Shikoroyama
Naoki	直起	Immediate Awakening	Naoki Kitajima	Makushita	Kise
Shin	慎	Part Real Name – Discretion	Shinnosuke Yamaki	Makushita	Michinoku
Shigejiro	重次郎	Esteemed Next Son	Keisuke Miyagi	Sandanme	Kokonoe
Tsurutaro	鶴太郎	Crane – Firstborn?	Shintaro Honda	Sandanme	Nishikido
Hiromasa	大将	Real Name – Great Leader	Hiromasa Nakamura	Sandanme	Yamahibiki
Yuji	雄志	Part Real Name – Ambition	Yuki Tabata	Jonidan	Sakaigawa
Hiroshi	広	Spacious	Yoshitake Hiraoka	Jonidan	Tokiwayama
Kenta	健太	Real Name – Great Persistence	Kenta Maeda	Jonidan	Naruto
Yuma	悠真	Real Name – Permanent Truth	Yuma Arai	Jonokuchi	Hakkaku
Shintaro	新太郎	Real Name – New Firstborn?	Shintaro Misaki	Jonokuchi	Kasugano
Takeru	天琉	Real Name – Heavenly Gem	Takeru Miyasaka	Jonokuchi	Asahiyama

Note:  I tried to do the Gyoji, but I had no luck deciphering the names.

 

Edited March 5, 2022 by Asojima

[Asojima 2,874]

All of the heya listings have been updated for corrections, omissions and inconsistencies.

It is currently my intention to do a final cleanup of the Tweaks and Heya Lists following the wrap up of the Natsu basho and then move on to find new ryus to slay.

Comments on and correction suggestions to the current listings are strongly encouraged via posts to this topic or by PM.

The fat lady is warming up for her finale.

[Asojima 2,874]

Heya:	Ikazuchi	(雷)			Ex: Irumagawa
Shisho:	Kakizoe	垣添
Ex. Shisho:	Tochitsukasa	栃(司)
Heya Flag(s):	(雷)	Ikazuchi	Thunder
	(司)	Tsukasa/Ji/Shi	Leader/Director

Ikazuchiarashi	Ikazuchiarashi	(Thunder) Storm	(雷)嵐		Sandanme
Ikazuchido	Ikazuchido	(Thunder) Road	(雷)道		Makushita
Ikazuchihayate	Ikazuchihayate	(Thunderous) Wind	(雷)颯		Jonidan
Kinotsukasa	Kinotsukasa	Undaunted	毅ノ(司)		Makushita
Ryutsukasa	Ryutsukasa	Dragon	龍(司)		Sandanme
Saidaiji	Saidaiji	Western Great (Leader)	西太(司)		Makushita
Shishi	Shishi	Lion	獅(司)		Maegashira
Takatsukasa	Takatsukasa	Hawk	鷹(司)		Jonidan
Wakaikazuchi	Wakaikazuchi	Youthful	若(雷)		Jonidan
		Updated: 3/2/25

Edited March 10 by Asojima

[Yamanashi 3,903]

8 hours ago, Asojima said:

 

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[Kamitsuumi 402]

I mainly double checked what I thought were shusshin-based shikona.

 

Fujishima stable:
Koshinoryū: koshi should be from the old province name
Mugendai: his shikona evokes 無限 mugen infinite, much like his shisho Musōyama evoking 無双 musō without equal

Futagoyama stable:
Kotakiyama: Kodaki (with the same kanji) is a place name within his shusshin city

Isenoumi stable:
Narutaki: it's a place name within his shusshin city

Kise stable:
Shokeima: *keima* is a piece name in shōgi

Musashigawa stable:
Naniwamusashi: Naniwa is an alternate name for Ōsaka

Takekuma stable:
Kanzaki: the kanji are wrong
Kumanoryū: I hadn't noticed him before. This probably means *kuma* is going to be a secondary heya mark

Shibatayama stable:
Komanokuni: Koma is a place name in his shusshin town. It's also the Japanese name for Goguryeo/Goryeo
Wakahizen: Hizen is an old province

Shikihide stable:
Itakozakura: Itako is a city near his shusshin, across Lake Kasumigaura
Nihonmatsu: It's his shusshin
Saionji: the last kanji is wrong

Shikoroyama stable:
Miyata: It's his real name

Takadagawa stable:
Ai: a clipping of his shusshin
Ōnojo: It's his shusshin
Shōnannoumi: Shōnan is the name of the region around his shusshin

Tatsunami stable:
Taranami: Tara is the name of the town (same kanji as the pre-merger name) next to his shusshin

Yamahibiki stable:
Hatachijō: hatachi from Hatachiyama, his old stable
Ienoshima: from Ieshima, an island within his shusshin city
Ieshima: ditto
 

[Yarimotsu 592]

Has there ever been an effort to catalogue the history of kabu names in English? Where that kabu name originates from, how much we know about the early days etc?

[Asojima 2,874]

9 hours ago, Yarimotsu said:

Has there ever been an effort to catalogue the history of kabu names in English? Where that kabu name originates from, how much we know about the early days etc?

The origins of most of the kabu (and gyoji) names are buried deep in antiquity.  I suspect that a lot of them are derived from all or part of the family names of the original holders.  I read somewhere that Kise came from parts of the family names of the two gyoji who founded the heya.  It is likely that research into most of these names would require access to some very old and very obscure sumo documentation.

[Akinomaki 40,774]

2 hours ago, Asojima said:

The origins of most of the kabu (and gyoji) names are buried deep in antiquity.  I suspect that a lot of them are derived from all or part of the family names of the original holders.  I read somewhere that Kise came from parts of the family names of the two gyoji who founded the heya.  It is likely that research into most of these names would require access to some very old and very obscure sumo documentation.

Kimura Sehei is still the full name of Kise - there were other gyoji-beya as well, most if not all other toshiyori names were shikona of past rikishi, you can search the DB for them. Sometimes the news tell about former holders not in the DB - the kabu lists for most start with numbers above 5. Takasago is one of the few with full coverage.

Edited December 14, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Kamitsuumi 402]

On 15/12/2021 at 21:58, Kamitsuumi said:

There was some discussion about myoseki about half a year ago. I have finally gotten around to compiling a spreadsheet, mostly sourced from the Japanese wikipedia but with a few additions. Only 6 of the first generation elders were known to not be rikishi: 4 gyoji, 1 yobidashi, and 1 supporter (also proto-yakuza)
 

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Myoseki (Japanese),Myoseki (English),Shikona of first generation,Notes
浅香山,Asakayama,浅香山市郎右エ門 Asakayama Ichiroemon,Mountain name in Osaka and in Hyogo
朝日山,Asahiyama,朝日山森右エ門 Asahiyama Moriemon,Various mountain names
安治川,Ajigawa,稲川政右衛門 Inagawa Masaemon,"Osaka sumo wrestler 稲川 Inagawa took on the elder name 猪名川 Inagawa
unused from 1923; removed after Tokyo-Osaka merger in 1927
revived in 1942 as 安治川 Ajigawa since 稲川 Inagawa exists as a myoseki
猪名川 Inagawa is a tributary to Yodo river
安治川 Ajigawa is the lowest portion of the old Yodo river course"
東関,Azumazeki,東関庄助 Azumazeki Shosuke,Literally “eastern pass”
荒磯,Araiso,雲林与三良 Kumobayashi Yosaburo,Literally “rocky shoreline with powerful waves”
荒汐,Arashio,荒汐仁太夫 Arashio Nidayu,Literally “powerful tide”
雷,Ikazuchi,雷権太夫 Ikazuchi Gondayu,Literally “lightning”
伊勢ヶ濱,Isegahama,五代目式守伊之助 Fifth Shikimori Inosuke (gyoji),"Literally “beach of Ise”, i.e. a branch off Isenoumi"
伊勢ノ海,Isenoumi,伊勢ノ海五太夫 Isenoumi Godayu,"Literally “sea of Ise”, currently known as Ise Bay; utamakura"
井筒,Izutsu,井筒万五郎 Izutsu Mangoro,Noh play
稲川,Inagawa,二代目稲川政右エ門 Inagawa Masaemon II,Various river names
入間川,Irumagawa,入間川五右衛門 Irumagawa Goemon,Various river names
岩友,Iwatomo,岩友新七 Iwatomo Shinshichi,Literally “rock friend”
浦風,Urakaze,浦風与八 Urakaze Yohachi,Literally “inlet wind”
枝川,Edagawa,枝川藤兵衛 Edagawa Tobee,Various river names
追手風,Oitekaze,追手風幸右衛門 Oitekaze Koemon,Literally “tailwind”
阿武松,Onomatsu,阿武松緑之助 Onomatsu Midorinosuke,"From 阿武の松原 Abu no Matsubara, a placename in Yamaguchi"
大島,Oshima,藤嶋森右衛門 Fujishima Moriemon,"Similar to Ajigawa, removed after Tokyo-Osaka merger
revived in 1942 as 大島 Oshima, short for 大坂藤島 Osaka Fujishima
since 藤島 Fujishima exists as a myoseki already
Various placenames"
大嶽,Otake,大竹市左衛門 Otake Ichizaemon,大竹 literally “great bamboo”; 大嶽 literally “great mountain”
大鳴戸,Onaruto,大鳴門太三郎 Onaruto Tazaburo,Literally “great whirpool”
大山,Oyama,大山谷右衛門 Oyama Taniemon,Literally “great mountain”
尾車,Oguruma,小車庄三郎 Oguruma Shozaburo,小車 literally “small cart”?
押尾川,Oshiogawa,押尾川巻右エ門 Oshiogawa Makiemon,Unknown
音羽山,Otowayama,音羽山峰右衛門 Otowayama Mineemon,"From 音羽 Otowa, a place name in Tokyo"
尾上,Onoe,尾上六郎左エ門 Onoe Rokurozaemon,"From a gyoji surname, now extinct"
小野川,Onogawa,小野川才助 Onogawa Saisuke,From Osaka sumo; various river names
鏡山,Kagamiyama,鏡山源助 Kagamiyama Gensuke,Various mountain names; myoseki with same name existed in Osaka
春日野,Kasugano,布ヶ嶽軍八 Nunogatake Gunpachi,Place name in Nara; utamakura
春日山,Kasugayama,春日山鹿右衛門 Kasugayama Shikaemon,"Various mountain names, including one in Nara"
片男波,Kataonami,片男浪岸右エ門 Kataonami Kishiemon,Place name in Wakayama
勝ノ浦,Katsunoura,和田津海善兵衛 Wadatsumi Zenbee,From his home town 勝浦 Katsuura
甲山,Kabutoyama,甲山力藏 Kabutoyama Rikizo,Various mountain names
北陣,Kitajin,陣幕久五郎 Jinmaku Kyugoro,"From 北陣幕 Kita Jinmaku, “northern Jinmaku”, to disabiguate itself from 陣幕 Jinmaku"
君ヶ濱,Kimigahama,武藏潟伊之助 Musashigata Inosuke,Unknown
木村瀬平,Kimura Sehei,木村瀬平 Kimura Sehei (gyoji),From a gyoji myoseki
清見潟,Kiyomigata,清見潟又藏 Kiyomigata Matazo,Place name in Shizuoka; utamakura
桐山,Kiriyama,桐山権平 Kiriyama Gonbee,Literally “Paulownia mountain”
熊ヶ谷,Kumagatani,熊ケ谷弥三郎 Kumagatani Yasaburo,Literally “bear valley”
粂川,Kumegawa,粂川平藏 Kumegawa Heizo,Unknown
九重,Kokonoe,九重武次右衛門 Kokonoe Bujiemon,Various place names
境川,Sakaigawa,境川浪右エ門 Sakaigawa Namiemon,Various river names
佐渡ヶ嶽,Sadogatake,佐渡嶽沢右エ門 Sadogatake Sawaemon,Literally “mountain of Sado Island”
佐ノ山,Sanoyama,佐野山條助 Sanoyama Josuke,Unknown
式守秀五郎,Shikimori Hidegoro,式守秀五郎 Shikimori Hidegoro (gyoji),From a gyoji myoseki
錣山,Shikoroyama,錣山里右衛門 Shikoroyama Satoemon,Unknown
芝田山,Shibatayama,阿武松和助 Onomatsu Wasuke,"Onomatsu Wasuke was a rikishi under Onomatsu III, but didn't actually inherit the myoseki.
Instead he became a toshiyori under his shikona.
However, his successor was forced to change to a new name (Shibayatama) by Onomatsu V"
白玉,Shiratama,白玉浪右エ門 Shiratama Namiemon,"Unknown; literally ”white jewel”, usually referring to pearl"
不知火,Shiranui,不知火諾右衛門 Shiranui Dakuemon,"From “Shiranui Sea”, also known as the Yatsushiro Sea, near Shiranui's hometown
The sea is known for its ghost light, also known as “shiranui”"
陣幕,Jinmaku,陣幕長兵衛 Jinmaku Chobee,"Literally “camp curtain”, used in military camps"
関ノ戸,Sekinoto,関ノ戸億右エ門 Sekinoto Okuemon,Unknown
千田川,Sendagawa,千田川吉五郎 Sendagawa Kichigoro,Various river names
高崎,Takasaki,高崎市十郎 Takasaki Ichijuro,Various place names
高砂,Takasago,高砂浦五郎 Takasago Uragoro,Place name in Hyogo; Noh play
高島,Takashima,高砂五郎七 Takasago Goroshichi,"Originally Takasago Goroshichi
Displaced by Takasago Uragoro, this myoseki changed to Takashima"
高田川,Takadagawa,高田川音吉 Takadagawa Otokichi,Various river names
武隈,Takekuma,竹熊弥太八 Takekuma Yatahachi,竹熊 literally “bamboo bear”
竹縄,Takenawa,藤縄半右衛門 Fujinawa Han'emon,Unknown; from Osaka sumo
田子ノ浦,Tagonoura,田子浦源藏 Tagonoura Genzo,Place name in Shizuoka
立田川,Tatsutagawa,龍田川清八 Tatsutagawa Seihachi,Unknown; river name in Nara
立田山,Tachitayama,立田山清太夫 Tatsutayama Seidayu,"Unknown; mountain name in Nara, appearing in the Manyoshu"
立浪,Tachinami,鬼ヶ﨑綱之助 Onigasaki Tsunanosuke,Unknown; meaning “breaking wave”
立川,Tachikawa,立川七郎兵衛 Tatekawa Shichirobee,Various river names
楯山,Tateyama,?,Various mountain names
谷川,Tanigawa,谷川圓太夫 Tanigawa Endayu,Various river names
玉垣,Tamagaki,玉垣額之助 Tamagaki Gakunosuke,Literally “jade fence”; fence around shrines
玉ノ井,Tamanoi,玉之井村右衛門 Tamanoi Muraemon,Literally “jade well”
千賀ノ浦,Chiganoura,千賀浦門三郎 Chiganoura Monzaburo,An old name for Port of Sendai-Shiogama
出来山,Dekiyama,出来山岸右衛門 Dekiyama Kishiemon,Unknown; mountain name in Aichi
出羽海,Dewanoumi,出羽ノ海運右エ門 Dewanoumi Un'emon,"Literally “sea of Dewa”, Dewa province corresponding to present-day Akita and Yamagata"
時津風,Tokitsukaze,時津風弥吉 Tokitsukaze Yakichi,“Timely wind”
常盤山,Tokiwayama,常盤山小平治 Tokiwayama Koheiji,"Utamakura; literally “mountain of Tokiwa”, Tokiwa referring to the provinces
of Iwaki and Hitachi"
友綱,Tomozuna,友綱良助 Tomozuna Ryosuke,"From 艫綱 tomozuna, a rope used to tie down boats"
中川,Nakagawa,中川浅之助 Nakagawa Asanosuke,Various river names
中立,Nakadachi,九重庄之助 Kokonoe Shonosuke (gyoji),"Later becomes Kimura Shonosuke IV, de facto the first of the present lineage."
中村,Nakamura,中村芝吉 Nakmura Shibakichi (supporter),"A supporter of Osaka sumo, also a bakuto (gambling organizer)"
鳴戸,Naruto,鳴戸沖右衛門 Naruto Okiemon,"Probably from 鳴門, a city in northeastern Shikoku,
also the strait between Shikoku and Awaji Island"
西岩,Nishiiwa,関の戸清藏 Sekinoto Seizo,"Similar to Kitajin, renamed Nishiiwa to disambiguate from Iwatomo
Removed after Tokyo-Osaka merger but revived in 1942"
錦島,Nishikijima,錦嶋三太夫 Nishikijima Sandayu,Literally “brocade island”
錦戸,Nishikido,総ヶ関荒五郎 Fusagaseki Aragoro,Noh play
二所ノ関,Nishonoseki,二所ノ関軍右エ門 Nishonoseki Gun'emon,"Alternative name for two shrines across the border between
what are now Fukushima Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture"
二十山,Hatachiyama,廿山重五郎 Hatachiyama Jugoro,Literally “twenty mountains”
八角,Hakkaku,鬼面山谷五郎 Kimenzan Tanigoro,"A different Kimenzan Tanigoro from the 13th yokozuna
He was denied the creation of the myoseki Kimenzan, so he created
Hakkaku, after an 18th century rikishi Hakkaku Tateemon"
花籠,Hanakago,花籠与市 Hanakago Yoichi,Literally “flower cage”
放駒,Hanaregoma,放駒源七 Hanaregoma Genshichi,Unknown
浜風,Hamakaze,濱風今右衞門 Hamakaze Imaemon,Literally “seaside wind”
秀ノ山,Hidenoyama,秀ノ山傳治郎 Hidenoyama Denjiro,Unknown
富士ヶ根,Fujigane,富士ヶ根鉄之助 Fujigane Tetsunosuke,Unknown
藤島,Fujishima,冨士嶋甚八 Fujishima Jinpachi,Various place names
二子山,Futagoyama,?,Various mountain names
振分,Furiwake,振り分忠藏 Furiwake Chuzo,“to split in half”
間垣,Magaki,間垣伴七 Magaki Banshichi,A type of bamboo fence
松ヶ根,Matsugane,松鐘幸太夫 Matsukane Kodayu,Unknown
待乳山,Matsuchiyama,待乳山楯之亟 Matsuchiyama Tatenojo,Unknown; a temple name in Tokyo
陸奥,Michinoku,深川次良吉 Fukagawa Jirokichi,"From Mutsu Province, which was originally Michinoku"
湊,Minato,松嶋又七 Matsushima Matashichi (yobidashi),Literally “harbour”
湊川,Minatogawa,湊川四郎兵衛 Minatogawa Shirobee,Various river names
峰崎,Minezaki,源氏潟兼吉 Genjigata Kanekichi,Unknown
三保ヶ関,Mihogaseki,三保ヶ関梶右エ門 Mihogaseki Kajiemon,Unknown
宮城野,Miyagino,宮城野錦之助 Miyagino Nishikinosuke,"A plain east of Sendai, Miyagi; utamakura"
武蔵川,Musashigawa,武藏川初五郎 Musashigawa Hatsugoro,"Literally “River Musashi”, Musashi being what is now Tokyo and Saitama
but no such river exists"
山科,Yamashina,山科十五郎 Yamashina Jugoro,Various place names
山響,Yamahibiki,山響傅内 Yamahibiki Dennai,Literally “mountain echo”
山分,Yamawake,山分辰之助 Yamawake Tatsunosuke,“to split evenly”
若藤,Wakafuji,若藤庄八 Wakafuji Shohachi,Unknown
若松,Wakamatsu,若松平次 Wakamatsu Heiji,Various place names

 

myoseki_etymology.csv

 

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Nice Nikkan Premium feature on Oitekaze-beya with all the Daisho shikona o - and the others that not contain the shisho's trunc shikona

All of them

 

The Dai and Sho in red - 2 with a different reading for sho - Tobizaru, Hitoshi and an Okuni- with oo for dai (in 3 varieties, now -iwa, with Sho in the first name)  - plus one temporary heya member Okuni-, now in Asahi-yama, starting as Okuni-Asahi (with the Sho as first name)

[Asojima 2,874]

Shikona :  Shi-Ko-Na 四股名 Four Thighs Name (The shiko leg exercise)
                  Shiko-Na   醜名 Shameful Name (Pseudonym?)

Go Find Em:

The Sekitori (Updated thru 5/2022)

The Notes

The Heya (Effective Haru 2025)

Ajigawa
Arashio
Asahiyama
Asakayama
Dewanoumi
Fujishima
Futagoyama
Hakkaku
Hanaregoma
Hidenoyama
Ikazuchi
Isegahama
Isenoumi
Kasugano
Kataonami
Kise
Kokonoe
Michinoku
Minato
Miyagino
Musashigawa
Nakamura
Naruto
Nishiiwa
Nishikido
Nishonoseki  
Oitekaze
Onoe
Onomatsu  
Oshima
Oshiogawa  
Otake
Otowayama
Sadagotake 
Sakaigawa
Shibatayama
Shikihide
Shikoroyama
Taganoura
Takadagawa
Takasago 
Takekuma
Tamanoi
Tatsunami
Tokitsukaze
Tokiwayama
Yamahibiki

Legend
      (魁) - Heya Flag kanji from Shisho/Heya Name
      新^- Kanji from Real/Given Name
      馬* - Kanji from a placename
      (Translation) - Meaning of one of the above Kanji.  Often omitted for Heya flags and real names.

The Marus

The Yobidashi

The Myoseki

Edited March 11 by Asojima

[aderechelsea 125]

You are legends. 

This thread is a dream come true and i just wanted to mention it. I have nothing to contribute here, but allow me to give my compliments to Asojima and Seiyashi.

LEGENDS i say !!!!

[Asojima 2,874]

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