Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Katagishi
Gagen
かたぎし がげん 片岸 雅玄 片 - leaf, one-sided, right-side kata radical (no. 91), sheet
岸 - beach
雅 - elegant, graceful, gracious, refined
玄 - black, deep, mysterious, occultness, profound
Nagamine
Akinari
ながみね あきなり 長峰 旺生 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
峰 - peak, summit
旺 - beautiful, flourishing, successful, vigorous
生 - birth, genuine, life
Mera
Masushi
めら ますし 米良 升 米 - USA, metre, rice
良 - good, pleasing, skilled
升 - 1.8 liter, measuring box
Toshikawa
Mashino
としかわ ましの 利川 真篠 利 - advantage, benefit, profit
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
真 - Buddhist sect, reality, true
篠 - bamboo grass
Obo
Kazumaru
おぼ かずまる 大保 千丸 大 - big, large
保 - guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain
千 - thousand
丸 - -ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce
Shinozuka
Takee
しのずか たけえ 篠塚 武江 篠 - bamboo grass
塚 - hillock, mound
武 - arms, chivalry, military, warrior
江 - bay, creek, inlet
Uotsu
Neia
うおつ ねいあ 魚津 寧亜 魚 - fish
津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port
寧 - peaceful, preferably, quiet, rather, tranquility
亜 - -ous, Asia, come after, rank next
Kirimoto
Kie
きりもと きえ 桐本 鬼壊 桐 - paulownia
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
鬼 - devil, ghost
壊 - break, demolition, destroy
Iizawa
Homura
いいざわ ほむら 飯沢 誉礼 飯 - boiled rice, meal
沢 - brilliance, grace, marsh, swamp
誉 - glory, honor, praise, reputation
礼 - bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks
Osafune
Murakumo
おさふね むらくも 長船 叢雲 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
船 - boat, ship
叢 - clump of bushes, plexus, thicket
雲 - cloud

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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.