Thread:Lord Hyōga/@comment-70.105.244.64-20140330002951

Hi! Hopefully, you have editing rights on Inuyasha's profile page because I do not have administrative access. I'm sorry if I'm contacting the wrong person!

Regarding the meaning of Inuyasha's name, it is stated that 'Inuyasha' means 'Dog Forest Spirit', but I believe that is incorrect. The characters for neither 'Forest' nor 'Spirit' are contained in his name. The word 'inu' is indeed 'dog', but the word 'yasha' does not mean 'Forest Spirit'. Typically, in Japanese, a 'yasha' is a guardian - a deity depicted as a demonic warrior at times. Therefore, his name is closer to meaning 'Demonic Dog Warrior/Guardian'. His name containing 'yasha' suits him because of his ability to wield Tessaiga (in a sense, a 'guardian' of the human race). The 'demonic warrior' aspect is pretty perfect, as well. Takahashi Rumiko probably named him thus with the awareness of the meaning of 'yasha'.

Not to be obnoxious or anything, but I'm Japanese and I just noticed it when I read the first paragraph of his page.

Thanks for being an admin., it must be a lot of work...

Ai 