Japanese Name Generator

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Random names generated especially for you (surname and given name):

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Ujikawa
Choubee
うじかわ ちょうべえ 氏川 蝶兵衛 氏 - clan, family name, surname
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
蝶 - butterfly
兵 - army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare
衛 - defense, protection
Miyadai
Hasua
みやだい はすあ 宮代 蓮愛 宮 - Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
代 - age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
蓮 - lotus
愛 - affection, favourite, love
Shimomoto
Wan’Ya
しももと わん’や 下本 王斗 下 - below, descend, down, give, inferior, low
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
王 - king, magnate, rule
斗 - Big Dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68), sake dipper, ten sho (vol)
Nagatsuka
Kan’Ichi
ながつか かん’いち 長束 勘一 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
束 - bundle, control, govern, manage, ream, sheaf, tie in bundles
勘 - check, compare, intuition, perception, sixth sense
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Shimanaka
Momohi
しまなか ももひ 島中 桃妃 島 - island
中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
桃 - peach
妃 - princess, queen
Hironaka
Shikie
ひろなか しきえ 広中 四季恵 広 - broad, spacious, wide
中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
四 - four
季 - seasons
恵 - blessing, favor, grace, kindness
Kitamori
Saeshi
きたもり さえし 北森 冴思 北 - north
森 - forest, woods
冴 - be clear, cold, serene, skilful
思 - think
Awane
Sayume
あわね さゆめ 粟根 桜夢 粟 - millet
根 - head (pimple), radical, root
桜 - cherry
夢 - dream, illusion, vision
Minamiyama
Riruru
みなみやま りるる 南山 凛瑠々 南 - south
山 - mountain
凛 - cold, severe, strict
瑠 - lapis lazuli
々 - An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi
Yazawa
Makihiko
やざわ まきひこ 矢澤 卷彦 矢 - arrow, dart
澤 - swamp
卷 - book, part, volume
彦 - boy (ancient), lad

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Our tool can help you select a Japanese name for a boy, a girl, or a unisex variant. Each name is written in English letters (romaji) for easy reading and duplicated in Hiragana and Kanji, complete with the meaning of each character.

When creating this Japanese name generator, we took into account all the peculiarities of Japanese culture:

  • In Japan, parents have the freedom to choose any name for their children, but they must adhere to authorized characters and respect cultural traditions.
  • Traditional Japanese surnames often derive from geographic locations.
  • Furthermore, in this country, surnames always come before given names.

In our database, you can find over 20,000 personal names and approximately 10,000 authentic surnames.

How to use the generator?

  1. First, select the gender (male, female) or choose a random selection.
  2. Then, you can specify the letters the first and last name should start or end with.
  3. If you want to create a Japanese name based on your real name, type it into the separate field.
  4. Press the button, and the system will generate a list of 30 random Japanese names.

What to do with the generated names?

These ideas for female, male, and unisex names are perfect for novelists, anime artists, manga authors, and any other creative personalities. If you are a gamer looking for a cool Japanese nickname for your profile, you can choose a variant based on the deep meaning behind the kanji or just a beautiful combination of syllables.