With hi meaning 'fire' and no still being a possessive, her name reads as Rei's fire or the fire of Rei. There are not any secret meanings there is only her name. Sailor Mars' given name, Rei, is spelled in katakana and not in kanji which means the only way to read it is just as is. Katakana is used for words that are not present in the Japanese lexicon in origin, they are borrowed from other languages. Hino Rei, hi no rei, incorporates katakana, one of the three written languages of Japanese. Sailor Mars has an interesting naming choice that comes more in line to her personality as opposed to her origins or planet. As guardian of protection, her name was also almost mamoru. Kino Makoto, ki no makoto, give us 'tree field/forest of sincerity or trust'. Sailor Jupiter leans more towards oak trees instead of thunder and lightning. With her crescent love beam and being of the planet Venus, planet of love, it is easy to see the vein in thinking Naoko Takeuchi had. Her name being Aino Minako, which breaks into ai no minako, gives us 'beautiful child of love'. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sailor Venus also has references to Greek mythology.
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