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Inu means dog. Yasha means..... 15 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 17
I need to know if anyone else has noticed this. I could be wrong, so please correct me.

Inu- dog
Yasha- female demon

Wouldn't that mean that if you put the two together to form Inuyasha, you would be calling him a female dog demon?

This has been bugging ever since I first noticed that yasha meant female demon....am I right, or not?
 
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Re:Inu means dog. Yasha means..... 15 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 26
I might be wrong, but I thought "Yasha" meant something like, forest child. I will double check, and if I'm wrong, I'll post the correct informantion.

Edit: Here's some information I found.

Inuyasha FAQ

Question:What does the name "Inuyasha" mean in Japanese?
Answer:

Inuyasha in Japanese translates to "Dog-Demon" but many people are confused with a different version that means it's a female dog demon which is wrong.
Posted by Naraku on Sunday December 21 ,2003
Inu means "dog" yasha means "demon"
Posted by zach on Monday December 22 ,2003

And here is the direct link to the website where I found it. www.inuyashaworld.com/faq_answer.cfm?ID=21

Hope this helps.
 
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Re:Inu means dog. Yasha means..... 15 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 17
Really? Huh.....Thanks for clearing that up for me! It's been buggen the heck outta me.
 
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Re:Inu means dog. Yasha means..... 15 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 26
No problem!
 
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