Talk:Generation name
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Was the practice of generation name adopted in Japan? I've never heard that. A samurai clan usually had a character called tsuji (通字), which was used for the names of its members for generations. For example, Ashikaga shoguns used 義 (yoshi) and Tokugawa shoguns used 家 (ie) as tsuji. This practice is clearly different from Chinese generation name.
Menchi calls generation name sedaimei (世代名) in Japanese on this article. I'm curious about the source. --Nanshu 23:23, 21 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. The 世代名 is bad Google search. It turns out to be unrelated to this generation name. --Menchi 02:24, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)