Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Kamijo
Ouhei
かみじょ おうへい 上城 央幣 上 - above, up
城 - castle
央 - center, middle
幣 - Shinto offerings of cloth, bad habit, cash, cut paper, gift, humble prefix, rope
Nagataki
Osen
ながたき おせん 長滝 鷹閃 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
滝 - cascade, rapids, waterfall
鷹 - hawk
閃 - brandish, flash
Zenke
Ayagi
ぜんけ あやぎ 善家 綾衣 善 - good, goodness, virtuous
家 - expert, family, home, house, performer, professional
綾 - design, figured cloth, twill
衣 - clothes, dressing, garment
Akechi
Anamu
あけち あなむ 明智 亜奈睦 明 - bright, light
智 - intellect, reason, wisdom
亜 - -ous, Asia, come after, rank next
奈 - Nara, what?
睦 - friendly, harmonious, intimate
Katsura
Kihito
かつら きひと 桂 基人 桂 - Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
基 - counter for machines, foundation, fundamentals, radical (chem)
人 - person
Shiojima
Hidenojou
しおじま ひでのじょう 塩島 一之丞 塩 - salt
島 - island
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
之 - of, this
丞 - help
Tokai
Bun
とかい ぶん 渡海 文 渡 - cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit
海 - ocean, sea
文 - art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
Hatazaki
Wakayo
はたざき わかよ 畑崎 若代 畑 - (kokuji), farm, field, garden, one's specialty
崎 - cape, promontory, spit
若 - if, immature, low number, perhaps, possibly, young
代 - age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
Uchibori
Harutsune
うちぼり はるつね 内堀 春常 内 - among, between, home, house, inside, within
堀 - canal, ditch, moat
春 - spring (season), springtime
常 - always, common, continually, long-lasting, normal, ordinary, regular, usual
Okitsu
Renari
おきつ れなり 興津 玲那莉 興 - entertain, interest, pleasure, retrieve, revive
津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port
玲 - sound of jewels
那 - what?
莉 - jasmine

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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.