Doi
Encyclopedia
are three Japanese family names
that are pronounced identically, with the first kanji
of each pair of characters
meaning "earth." Since they are the same phonetically, they are romanized
identically: "do" for the first character and "i" for the second. Their identical pronunciation
makes them function as the same surname in languages with writing systems that do not use some form of Chinese characters (for example, the Latin alphabet
).
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
that are pronounced identically, with the first kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
of each pair of characters
Logogram
A logogram, or logograph, is a grapheme which represents a word or a morpheme . This stands in contrast to phonograms, which represent phonemes or combinations of phonemes, and determinatives, which mark semantic categories.Logograms are often commonly known also as "ideograms"...
meaning "earth." Since they are the same phonetically, they are romanized
Hepburn romanization
The is named after James Curtis Hepburn, who used it to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet in the third edition of his Japanese–English dictionary, published in 1887. The system was originally proposed by the in 1885...
identically: "do" for the first character and "i" for the second. Their identical pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
makes them function as the same surname in languages with writing systems that do not use some form of Chinese characters (for example, the Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
).
People
- Hiroaki DoiHiroaki DoiHiroaki Doi is a Japanese hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 74.08 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Inba.-Achievements:-References:...
, hammer thrower - Isami DoiIsami DoiIsami Doi was an American printmaker and painter. He was born on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands in 1903. He moved with his family to the island of Kauai, and he thereafter considered Kalaheo, Kauai his home....
, (1903–1965), American artist - Kathryn Doi ToddKathryn Doi ToddKathryn Doi Todd is an Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two, having been appointed to the post by Governor Gray Davis in 2000....
, first female Asian-American judge and mother of Mia Doi Todd - Koji Doi, Japanese mathematician, who introduced the
- Doi–Naganuma liftingDoi–Naganuma liftingIn mathematics, the Doi–Naganuma lifting is a map from elliptic modular forms to Hilbert modular forms of a real quadratic field, introduced by and .It was a precursor of the base change lifting....
- Doi–Naganuma lifting
- Mia Doi ToddMia Doi ToddMia Doi Todd is a musician from Los Angeles, California, United States.Mia has collaborated with rock, electronica, and hip-hop musicians, contributing her voice to works by Dntel, Beachwood Sparks, Nobody, Adventure Time, Frausdots, Folk Implosion, The Mission, Saul Williams, Prefuse 73, Flying...
, American musician and daughter of Kathryn Doi Todd - Misaki DoiMisaki Doiis a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached...
, Japanese professional tennis player - Naruki DoiNaruki Doiis a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion with Shingo Takagi, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
, Japanese professional wrestler - Ryuichi DoiRyuichi Doiis a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Seoul during the time Korea was occupied by Japan. He attended Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, earning a master's degree...
, Japanese politician - Takako DoiTakako Doiwas a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005.Doi was born in Hyōgo Prefecture and graduated from Doshisha University, where she studied law. She was elected to the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Diet, as a member of the Japan Socialist Party in 1969,...
, Japanese female politician - Takao DoiTakao Doiis a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology...
, Japanese astronaut - Takeo DoiTakeo Doiwas a Japanese academic, psychoanalyst and author.-Early life:Doi was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1920. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.-Career:...
, (1920–2009), Japanese psychoanalyst - Takero DoiTakero DoiTakero Doi is a Japanese economist. Doi received his B.A. degree from Osaka University in 1993 and Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1999...
, Japanese economist - Toshitada DoiToshitada Doiis a Japanese electrical engineer, who played a significant role in the digital audio revolution. He received a degree in electrical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1964, and a PhD from Tohoku University in 1972. He joined Sony Japan in 1964. He started the first digital audio...
, Compact DiscCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
inventor - Yoichi Doi, Japanese football player
- Yoshihiro DoiYoshihiro Doiis a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.-External links:*...
, Japanese baseball player