Re: Shikona and the Three NOs

[abe@kaleida.com (Masumi Abe)]

Stroke count is significant when they decide shikona. If one stroke "no"
does not work well, they may choose two stroke kanji "no", instead.

-Masumi

At  7:53 PM 10/4/94 +0000, Shoujirou Mizutori wrote:
>In the message on Mon, 3 Oct 94 16:49:01 EDT,
>Mr. Jordan Plitteris <jsp@morgan.com>  wrote,
>>
>>I remember reading a while back that Taknohana said that if he ever gets
>>promototed to Yokozuna he would change the "no" in his name to Hiragana.
>>Can someone shed some light on this subject?
>>
>Well, I failed to comment (or rather ask) this point, when I babbled
>about "ta". (Thanks Abe-san for comments.)
>
>Did he say to change to hiragana, or kanji? 
>Well, I have never heard anyway, but, considering what the first 
>generation Hanada brothers did, I could imagine the reason if he wanted 
>to change to kanji. The shikona Takanohana with kanji "no" might 
>be considered superior than katakana "no" by Hanada Ichizoku (clan), 
>namely the name for the one who make it. If I remember correctly,
>Wakamisugi changed his name to Wakanohana II when he became yokozuna,
>and he had kanji "no" from the first.
>
>"To change one's name when he make it" is also seen often.
>Sometime ago, someone (I'm very sorry, I forgot who) explained
>about used-to-be-missing "ten" in the kanji "Akebono". 
>Both of second generation Hanada brothers changed their names form *hanada 
>to *nohana when they became Ozeki. Kitao or Hoshi changed their name
>to Futahaguro or Hokutoumi respectively when they became Yokozuna. 
>In those cases, the original names are considered somehow incomplete,
>(Akebono is missing a part, and the latter four were using their
>real surnames, which are considered for Toriteki, much lower lanked guys)
>and when ones are accomplished, their names are also accomplished.
>
>But to change to hiragana? Hmmmmmm, I can't imagine why he thinks
>it is better name.
>
>                                              Shoujirou Mizutori
>                                              Dept. of Mat. Fys.
>                                              Lund Inst. of Tech
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