Kiriko is a famous Japanese character from Overwatch, but her name also has some interesting meanings. In this article we are going to delve deeper into the word kiriko and its homonyms.
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Who is Kiriko in Overwatch?
Kiriko is a ninja who has healing abilities and is aided by a kitsune spirit. She is capable of throwing protective suzus to protect her allies and kunai to attack her enemies. Kiriko is a friend of the Shimada family and has trained under Genji and Hanzo in the past.
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Her full name is Kiriko Kamori written with the ideograms [家守] Kaomori and [霧子] Kiriko. Her family name Kaomori means protector of the home, where [守] means protect and [家] means home.
Kiriko is composed of [霧] meaning "fog" or "mist", and [子] meaning "child" or "daughter". Therefore, the general meaning of [霧子] is "daughter of fog" or "daughter of mist". Thus representing his power to disappear and teleport.
Meaning of Kiriko in Japanese
Because it is a word with many Kanji homonyms, the name of the character Kiriko may have also been chosen with the aim of living up to the following words:
- [切り粉] – Chips or shavings left after cutting wood, or metal with a saw, etc.
- [切り子] - Facet; faceted object.
- [切り込] – Verb that means to cut deeply [切り込む].
Meaning of Kiriko's Ultimate
What does the phrase Kiriko says when using her special ult against enemies mean? Now let's see the meaning of Kitsune no kagidzume o tokihanate!
狐の鉤爪を解き放て Kitsune no kagidzume o tokihanate!
- 狐 - Fox
- 鉤爪 - Claws
- 鉤 - Hook
- 爪 - Claw
- 解き放て - Launch; Release;
- 解 - Resolve; unravel; to understand; to respond; explain
- 放て - Release; release.
The phrase can be literally translated as: Release the fox's claws!
