Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Ogawa
Hisao
おがわ ひさお 小河 久生 小 - little, small
河 - river
久 - long time, old story
生 - birth, genuine, life
Nakane
Ryuun
なかね りゅうん 中根 琉雲 中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
根 - head (pimple), radical, root
琉 - gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone
雲 - cloud
Norita
Rikihito
のりた りきひと 乗田 力一 乗 - board, counter for vehicles, join, mount, multiplication, power, record, ride
田 - rice field, rice paddy
力 - bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Manabe
Hikonoumi
まなべ ひこのうみ 間部 彦之海 間 - interval, space
部 - bureau, class, copy, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine, dept, part, portion, section
彦 - boy (ancient), lad
之 - of, this
海 - ocean, sea
Abe
Hoyomi
あべ ほよみ 安倍 保世美 安 - cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested
倍 - double, fold, times, twice
保 - guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain
世 - generation, public, society, world
美 - beautiful, beauty
Imada
Sebumi
いまだ せぶみ 今田 瀬文 今 - now
田 - rice field, rice paddy
瀬 - current, rapids, shallows, shoal, torrent
文 - art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
Sako
Gunsei
さこ ぐんせい 迫 群青 迫 - force, imminent, spur on, urge
群 - cluster, crowd, flock, group, herd, swarm
青 - blue, green
Kashimoto
Noho
かしもと のほ 柏本 乃帆 柏 - cypress, oak
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
帆 - sail
Tamaki
Saima
たまき さいま 玉置 彩真 玉 - ball, jewel
置 - deposit, employ, keep, leave behind, pawn, placement, put, set
彩 - coloring, makeup, paint
真 - Buddhist sect, reality, true
Tando
Tokiyo
たんど ときよ 丹藤 刻世 丹 - pills, red, red lead, rust-colored, sincerity
藤 - wisteria
刻 - carving, chop, cut fine, engrave, hash, mince, time
世 - generation, public, society, world

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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.