Sailor Jupiter::Name

Name Explination//Japanese:
Makoto is Sailorjupiter's given name. Kino is her family name. In Japan, a person's name is written family name then given name. So it is correctly written Kino Makoto.

Name Meaning//Japanese:
木 Ki: wood, tree
野 No: field, civilian life [similar to "の" - possesive word "of"]
まこと Makoto: sincerity, truthfulness

Sailorjupiter's name has two meanings. This is because of the Kanji character, 野. This character written in Romaji or Roman Characters (like the ones used in English) is no. This Kanji character sounds like the Hirigana character that is also pronounced as no, but is written like this: の. The Hirigana の (no) means "of" in English. However, in Sailorjupiter's last name, Kino, no is written in Kanji. This Kanji character, 野, means "civilian life" or "field." So when Kino Makoto is translated by the way it is written, it means: "Wood Civilian Life Sincerity" or "Civilian Wood Sincerity." This makes Makoto's name a pun, beacause, when Kino Makoto is translated by the way it is said, it means: "Wood's Sincerity" or "Sincerity of Wood."

Therefore these are the two meanings of Kino Makoto:
Literal Maning: "Civilian Wood Sincerity"
Pun Meaning: "Sincerity of Wood"

Name Pronunciation//Japanese:
Kino Makoto is pronounced as follows:
Kee-noh Mah-koh-toh
Key-no Ma-koh-toh

Name Connections//Japanese:
Many Japanese Kanji characters can be read differently to have other meanings (almost like bat and bat in English). The Kanji 木, is read as Ki in Sailorjupiter's family name; however, it can also be read as moku. When 木 read as moku is added with the kanji for "star" (sei 星) you get Mokusei (木星) which represents the planet Jupiter.

The word mokuyoubi (木曜日) means "Thursday." It is made up of the Kanji characters for moku which means "wood," you which means "weekday," and bi which means "day."

Ki (木), meaning wood, is conected to Roman mythology. Jupiter was a Roman god whose symbol was the oak leaf and an oak leaf comes from an oak tree which is wood.

Name//Second Senshi Form:
Japanese Name: スーパーセーラージュピター
Name Romanization: Seeraajupitaa
English Name: Sailor Jupiter

Name Explination//Senshi:
In Japanese Script, Sailorjupiter is written in Katakana Characters ( セーラージュピター ). It is generally accepted to write her Senshi name as both Sailorjupiter and Sailor Jupiter. "Sailorjupiter" is usually used to show that your talking about the Japanese version and "Sailor Jupiter" is usually used when talking about the dub version. It is acceptable to use both in either way and it is based upon user preference.

Name Meaning & Connections//Senshi:
The "Sailor" part of Sailorjupiter comes from the outfit she is wearing which has a sailor collar. The "Jupiter" part comes from the planet Jupiter which Mako-chan represents and the Roman god Jupiter.

Name Meaning//English:
The name Lita comes from the name Carmelita, which is a varient of the name Carmel. Carmel means "Garden" in Hebrew. This fits with Sailor Jupiter, since she likes gardens.

Name Explaination//English:
Sailor Jupiter's English name is Lita. There was no last name mentioned for her in the Anime dub. However, in the Tokyopop Manga, her last name is Kino.

Name Pronunciation//English:
Lee-tah

Name Origins//English:
The name Lita does not appear to come from the names Makoto or Kino. It is possible that Lita may have come from the word Leda, one of the planet Jupiter's moons. The moon Leda was named after one of Zeus' mythological cohorts, who is the subject of the famous poem "Leda and the Swan." Both Lita and Leda have four letters and start with L, and end with A.