Japanese Name Generator

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First name settings

fill out the "First name" field to generate ideas based on your given name

Last name settings

fill out the "Last name" field to generate ideas based on your surname

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Sakura
Juushin
さくら じゅうしん 桜 十心 桜 - cherry
十 - ten
心 - heart, heart radical (no. 61), mind, spirit
Kakiuchi
Hotaru
かきうち ほたる 柿内 豊隆 柿 - persimmon
内 - among, between, home, house, inside, within
豊 - bountiful, excellent, rich
隆 - high, hump, noble, prosperity
Emori
Kiyosuke
えもり きよすけ 江森 清亮 江 - bay, creek, inlet
森 - forest, woods
清 - Manchu dynasty, cleanse, exorcise, pure, purify
亮 - clear, help
Bonkohara
Kaikuu
ぼんこはら かいくう 盆子原 快空 盆 - basin, lantern festival, tray
子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
快 - agreeable, cheerful, comfortable, pleasant
空 - empty, sky, vacant, vacuum, void
Hijikata
Teira
ひじかた ていら 土方 亭来 土 - Turkey, earth, ground, soil
方 - alternative, direction, person
亭 - arbor, cottage, mansion, music hall, pavilion, restaurant, stage name, vaudeville
来 - next (year, etc.), since
Iizawa
Shichinosuke
いいざわ しちのすけ 飯沢 七ノ介 飯 - boiled rice, meal
沢 - brilliance, grace, marsh, swamp
七 - seven
ノ - Hiragana and katakana are meaningless
介 - concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish
Ezoe
Tenho
えぞえ てんほ 江添 天歩 江 - bay, creek, inlet
添 - accompany, annexed, append, attach, garnish, imitate, marry, meet, satisfy, suit
天 - heavens, imperial, sky
歩 - counter for steps, walk
Yamagata
Rukia
やまがた るきあ 山縣 輝樹 山 - mountain
縣 - county, district, subdivision
輝 - gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle
樹 - establish, set up, timber, trees, wood
Kaido
Misyua
かいど みしゆあ 海道 美朱愛 海 - ocean, sea
道 - course, district, journey, moral, road-way, street, teachings
美 - beautiful, beauty
朱 - bloody, cinnabar, red, scarlet, vermilion
愛 - affection, favourite, love
Masuyama
Maha
ますやま まは 増山 磨音 増 - add, augment, gain, increase, promote
山 - mountain
磨 - brush (teeth), grind, improve, polish, scour
音 - noise, sound

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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.