Explain the literal meaning of Japanese character names in Spirited Away

Spirited Away character names and their literal Kanji meanings

カオナシ （顔無し） Kaonashi = No Face

湯婆婆 Yubaba = Hot water old woman

銭婆 Zeniba = Money old woman

(If you put their names together, it becomes 銭湯婆婆. Sento means public bath, so they’re together, Public bath old woman)

釜爺 Kamaji = Caldron old man

ハク (白) Haku = White

リン （凛） Rin = Steadfast

ススワタリ （煤渡り）Susuwatari = Soot crossing

坊 Bou = Boy

青蛙 Aogaeru = Green frog (青, the Kanji for blue,traditionally encompassed green in Japan)

頭 Kashira = Head

オオトリ様 (鳳様)= Phoenix

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