een the nineteenth and twenty-seventh years of Meiji (1886-1895). The Kwazoku-Jogakkō admits other students besides daughters of t

ined, differ little from ordinary yobina. But as written in Chinese they differ greatly from other female names, being in most cases represented by characters of a co

LADY STUDENTS OF T

o "Au

The Clea

ko "

"Fair M

"Silk D

"A Thousa

o "Near

o "A Thous

Thousand G

"Bell-

o "Del

o "Wis

"Good-

A Woman's

"Lotos

ko "W

ko "F

"Fair-Bl

"The T

ng,"-the seas

ved,"-in the sense, p

"The Fi

o "Exc

"Surpa

erally, "broad," "large,"-

ing,"-with reference

"Long-

"Conti

-ko "

ick,"-in the s

ko "

ed,"-probably a na

"Sewing

o "Tor

oing aroun

by taking one character of the father's name. The g

haracter indicates a

o "Con

ko "F

mber,"-a gr

"The O

o "The

"Filial

or reasons of good taste-difficult to explain to readers unfamiliar with the Japa

o "S

"Ha

o "Pro

y,"-in the l

apital,"-

-Thousand

"True

he Trustwo

"The U

o "Inc

Completel

o "Pine

"Three

"Pe

"Mountai

"Light,"-

eautiful G

"Origin,

-probably in re

o "Lon

ko "W

Correct,

9] "Gem-

represented holding in one hand this gem, which is said to have the power of gratifying any desire that its owner can entertain. Perhaps the Nyoihōju m

o "Fai

Abundance

"The Pro

Precept,"

roidery,

rhaps originally

settled in the Oki Islands ("Islands of the Offing"). This interesting coin

"The C

he Sure,"-

"Cherry-

The Pro

ko "H

The Discr

ko "G

o "The

o "Flou

ant,"-in the sen

o "Upgr

o "Frag

ko "Pr

ko "Is

"The Fre

"The Quie

"Quiet

ko "G

"-in the sens

"The H

Clear,"-spotl

he Veritab

o "Clea

-ko

"Littl

und of Lit

igh,"-loft

"Filia

o "Pre

ko "B

o "Wat

"Gem,"

ritten with a di

"For the

"People,

"Succe

o "Atta

o[91] "Ma

probably pronounced a

o "Ricefi

Beaming,"

-ko "

ko "T

o "Ces

ko "R

Intell

"Know

"Frien

he Quickly-

o "Fru

"Const

rdinary,"-u

,"-written with a

l,"-in the sense

-ko "

Lustrous,"-s

emale

"Plum-B

"Eight

ko "E

ko "Eigh

Maintainer,

"The Res

he Tranqui

ko "R

"The T

inent,"-c

o "Frag

The Good,"

o "The

like,"-gentle in th

o "The

"Congra

o "The

"Bright a

o "The

ko "S

ko "G

,"-affluence,