Samurai warriors

Samurai traditionally have several names. (learn more) They change their name to fit different situations and life stages.This was normal within the Samurai rank. Sanada Yukimura 真田 幸村 was called “A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years,” “Crimson Demon of War” and “The Last Sengoku Hero.” One of the powerful general, Shimazu Tadatsune 島津 忠恒, called him the “Number one warrior in Japan.” He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. The transition of his names are as follows. 弁丸→真田源次郎信繁→真田左衛門佐信繁→真田幸村 ⒈　弁丸 He was born in 1567 as a son of Sanada Masayuki 真田 昌幸.  “Maru 丸” used in his childhood name was popular … Continued

  As one of the most famous samurai along with Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣 秀吉 and Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川 家康, Oda Nobunaga 織田 信長 was a distinguished Daimyo, the great destroyer of the old society and the powerful creator of the new world. He was killed by his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide 明智 光秀.   Samurai traditionally have several names. (learn more) They change their name to fit different situations and life stages. This was normal within the Samurai rank. The transition of his famous names is as follows.   吉法師→織田三郎藤原信長→織田上総介藤原信長→織田弾正忠平信長→織田右大臣兼右近衛大将平朝臣信長             1.　吉法師   Yōmyō 幼名, childhood namemmmmm吉   法   師reading: ki, ppō +shimeaning: lucky, bonze     He … Continued

    As one of the most famous samurai along with Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣 秀吉 and Oda Nobunaga 織田 信長, Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川 家康 was the founder of Tokugawa Shogunate and put an end to Sengoku period. The transition of his famous names is as follows.   竹千代→松平次郎三郎元信→松平蔵人佐源元康→徳川三河守藤原家康→徳川大納言源朝臣家康   Samurai traditionally have several names. (learn more) They change their name to fit different situations and life stages. This was normal within the Samurai rank.         1.　竹千代　   Yōmyō 幼名, childhood namemmmmm竹     千代reading: take, chiyomeaning: bumboo, thousand years     Takechiyo 竹千代 was the childhood name which was given to the heir of the Anjyō-Matsudaira family 安城松平氏.  Ieyasu was … Continued