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the name of the new prince of Japan contains 2 Chinese characters, the first means 'relax, and not be moved by outside factor'. Although some wants to argue that it also means 'peaceful', you can also argue that it means 'long and lasting'.
The second character means a lot of stuff which has no western counterpart. It can mean 'merciful', but they are not 'merciful' per se as the western world normally underestand. Depending on how far fetch you want to go, it can also means 'die for believe in the righteous'. There are so many meanings taht can be associated with this character, that it can also mean 'with the right knowledge'. In some case it can also mean 'with the right power'.
I hope the name mean 'relax, merciful and righteous one'. To many in Asia who have suffered the Japanese cruety during the second world war, the sin the Japanese committed during that time can only be the name reflects what the Japanese real think.
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