Question meaning of Sakamaki Izayoi

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  1. Cosmic_

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    So one of my favorite characters is Sakamaki Izayoi from the Mondaji-tach light novels/anime. I wanted to know the literal meaning of his name. I had google translate it previously and it was something like Reverse Zero which I thought was super badass. So what is the actual meaning?

    kanji- 逆廻 十六夜
     
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    Same, i love izayoi too :blobsalute:
    He is one of the badass MC:blob_grin:
     
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    sixteenthh night or something like that (Izayoi part) if I not wrong the Izayoi kanji similar to Izayoi from touhou (?)
     
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    WHY IS HE SO COOL! His character design (both the original and new), his backstory, his attitude, and even his power is Op and badass! Code: Unknown. His name is just three letters off from mistaken for Sakamoto too.
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    According to Google translate it's Reverse Sixty Night
     
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    So is does Sakamaki mean Reverse?

    Also a bit unrelated tho, does Mukami mean "godless" 無神?
     
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    He is the most badass mc. I am still waiting for the sequel Last embryo to get translated (only 1vol translated)
     
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    逆-reverse, opposite
    廻-round, game, revolve, go around, circumference
    十六夜 - 16-day-old moon

    Just searched online. Dunno if it's accurate. XP
     
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    逆 = Reverse/Inverse/Converse/Opposite
    廻 = Going Around / Rotate
    The Reverse of Going Around / Rotate = Fixed, Unmoving, Nonrotating, Rotating to Reverse Direction?
    The Kanji is also used in 輪 = The Endless Cycle of Souls, the Samsara.
    So it could also means: The opposite/inverse/reverse of the Cycle.

    十六 = 16
    夜 = Nights
    The 16th Night. The Night after Full-Moon.

    So yeah... Its a cool Chuuni Name.
     
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    So his name means reversing the cycle at 16th night?
     
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    dunno about that in first place I didn't really understand Japanese, as for Izayoi part I know it since I had see that before hand
     
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    That's still a 69
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    hey guys, what does this kanji mean?