Rokubungi is the
Japanese word for
sextant. The
Kanji for it is as follows,
( Ï»Éå±· ) (
EUC Encoded).
In the
anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, numerous
nautical references are used by the creator,
Anno Hideaki, when it comes to naming characters. Most are named after former
Imperial Japanese Warships (for example
Akagi), however some are simply named after nautical terms.
Gendou Rokubungi is the original name of the character more commonly known as
Gendou Ikari in the series. Gendou replaced Rokubungi as his last name when he married
Yui Ikari. Incidentally the Japanese word
Ikari means '
anchor'.
Kanji source:
Japanese-English Ocean Dictionary -
http://www.sainet.or.jp/~k-naka/