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Japanese First Names

Japanese given names are usually written in kanji chosen for their meaning as much as their sound, and the same spoken name can be written several different ways. Below are common names for both boys and girls, with their kanji and meanings.

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A

  • Ai愛

    love

  • Aiko愛子

    child of love

  • Akariあかり

    light

  • Akira明

    bright

  • Akito暁人

    dawn and person

  • Ao碧

    blue or green

  • Aoi蒼

    blue

  • Arata新

    new

  • Asahi朝陽

    morning sun

  • Asami麻美

    hemp beauty

  • Asuka飛鳥

    flying bird

  • Ayaka彩花

    colorful flower

  • Ayano彩乃

    color and from

  • Ayato綾人

    design and person

C

  • Chiaki千秋

    thousand autumns

  • Chie智恵

    wisdom and blessing

  • Chika千佳

    thousand excellent

D

  • Daiki大輝

    great radiance

  • Dan暖

    warm

E

  • Ema咲茉

    bloom and jasmine

  • Emi恵美

    blessed beauty

  • Eri絵理

    picture and logic

F

  • Fuka楓佳

    maple and excellent

  • Fumiko文子

    literature child

G

  • Gaku岳

    mountain peak

  • Goro五郎

    fifth son

H

  • Haru春

    spring

  • Haruki春樹

    spring tree

  • Haruna春奈

    spring and apple tree

  • Haruto陽翔

    sun and flight

  • Hayato隼人

    falcon person

  • Hideki秀樹

    excellent tree

  • Hikaru光

    light

  • Himari陽葵

    sun and hollyhock

  • Hina陽菜

    sun and greens

  • Hinata陽向

    facing the sun

  • Hiromi宏美

    broad beauty

  • Hiroshi博

    extensive

  • Hiroto大翔

    great flight

  • Hitomi瞳

    pupil of the eye

  • Hoshiko星子

    star child

I

  • Ibuki伊吹

    breath

  • Ichika一華

    one flower

  • Ichiro一郎

    first son

  • Itsuki樹

    tree

  • Izumi泉

    fountain

J

  • Jin仁

    benevolence

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  • Jiro二郎

    second son

  • Jun潤

    moisture

  • Junko順子

    obedient child

K

  • Kaede楓

    maple

  • Kaito海斗

    sea and Big Dipper

  • Kana佳奈

    excellent apple tree

  • Kanna栞奈

    bookmark and apple tree

  • Kaoru薫

    fragrance

  • Kasumi霞

    mist

  • Kazuki一輝

    one radiance

  • Kazumi和美

    peace and beauty

  • Kazuya和也

    harmony to be

  • Kei圭

    square jewel

  • Keiko慶子

    celebrate child

  • Keisuke圭介

    square jewel and herald

  • Ken健

    healthy

  • Kenshin謙信

    modest and truth

  • Kenta健太

    healthy and thick

  • Kimi君

    lord or noble

  • Kiyomi清美

    pure beauty

  • Koharu心春

    heart and spring

  • Kohei航平

    navigate and peaceful

  • Koji康二

    healthy and second

  • Koki光希

    light and hope

  • Kotaro虎太郎

    tiger thick son

  • Kotone琴音

    koto sound

  • Kousei光生

    light and life

  • Kyo京

    capital

  • Kyohei恭平

    respectful and peaceful

  • Kyoko響子

    echo child

M

  • Madoka円

    circle

  • Mai舞

    dance

  • Maki真希

    true hope

  • Makoto誠

    sincerity

  • Masaki正樹

    correct tree

  • Masami雅美

    elegant beauty

  • Masashi雅史

    elegant history

  • Mayumi真由美

    true reason beauty

  • Megumi恵

    blessing

  • Mei芽依

    sprout and reliant

  • Michi道

    path

  • Midori緑

    green

  • Mika美嘉

    beautiful and excellent

  • Miku未来

    future

  • Minato湊

    harbor

  • Minori実莉

    truth and jasmine

  • Mio澪

    waterway

  • Misaki美咲

    beautiful bloom

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  • Mitsuki美月

    beautiful moon

  • Miyu美結

    beautiful tie

N

  • Nagi凪

    calm

  • Naho菜穂

    greens and ear of grain

  • Nana菜々

    greens

  • Nanami七海

    seven seas

  • Nao尚

    esteem

  • Naoki直樹

    honest tree

  • Naomi直美

    straight beauty

  • Naoya直也

    honest to be

  • Natsuki夏樹

    summer tree

  • Natsumi夏海

    summer sea

  • Niko虹心

    rainbow and heart

  • Noa乃愛

    from and love

  • Noriko紀子

    chronicle child

O

  • Osamu修

    discipline

R

  • Rei怜

    wise

  • Reika麗花

    lovely flower

  • Ren蓮

    lotus

  • Rie理恵

    logic and blessing

  • Riko莉子

    jasmine and child

  • Riku陸

    land

  • Rin凛

    dignified

  • Rina莉奈

    jasmine and apple tree

  • Rui瑠衣

    lapis lazuli and clothing

  • Rumi留美

    detain beauty

  • Ryo涼

    cool

  • Ryosuke涼介

    cool herald

  • Ryota涼太

    cool and thick

  • Ryusei琉生

    lapis lazuli and life

S

  • Saburo三郎

    third son

  • Sachiko幸子

    happiness child

  • Saku朔

    first day of the month

  • Sakura桜

    cherry blossom

  • Sana紗奈

    gauze and apple tree

  • Sara咲良

    bloom and good

  • Satomi里美

    village beauty

  • Satoshi聡

    wise

  • Sayaka清香

    pure perfume

  • Sayuri小百合

    small lily

  • Seiya星矢

    star arrow

  • Shigeru茂

    luxuriant

  • Shin芯

    core

  • Shinji真司

    true rule

  • Shinnosuke慎之介

    careful herald

  • Shiori詩織

    poem and weave

  • Shiro四郎

    fourth son

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  • Shizuka静香

    quiet perfume

  • Sho翔

    fly

  • Shota翔太

    flying and thick

  • Shun旬

    season

  • Sora空

    sky

  • Sota颯太

    sudden and thick

  • Susumu進

    advance

T

  • Taiga大雅

    great and elegant

  • Taka鷹

    hawk

  • Takahiro貴浩

    noble and prosperous

  • Takako貴子

    noble child

  • Takashi孝

    filial piety

  • Takeru尊

    noble

  • Takumi匠

    artisan

  • Tatsuo龍男

    dragon man

  • Tatsuya竜也

    dragon to be

  • Tetsuya哲也

    philosophy to be

  • Tomohiro智広

    wisdom and broad

  • Tomoko智子

    wisdom child

  • Tomomi智美

    wisdom and beauty

  • Touma斗真

    Big Dipper and truth

  • Tsubasa翼

    wing

  • Tsukasa司

    director

  • Tsumugi紬

    pongee silk

  • Tsuyoshi剛

    sturdy

U

  • Uta詩

    poem

W

  • Wakana和奏

    harmony and play music

  • Wataru渉

    navigate

Y

  • Yamato大和

    great harmony

  • Yasuhiro泰裕

    peaceful and abundant

  • Yori頼

    rely

  • Yoshiko良子

    good child

  • Yoshio義雄

    righteous hero

  • Yosuke洋介

    ocean herald

  • Yu優

    excellent

  • Yugo優吾

    kind and myself

  • Yui結衣

    tie and clothing

  • Yuka由佳

    reason and excellent

  • Yuki雪

    snow

  • Yuko結子

    tie and child

  • Yuma悠真

    leisurely truth

  • Yumi弓

    bow

  • Yuna結菜

    tie and greens

  • Yuriko百合子

    lily child

  • Yuta優太

    excellent and thick

  • Yuto結翔

    tie and flight

  • Yuzuki結月

    tie and moon

  • Yuzuru結弦

    tie the bowstring

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