Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji	Hiragana	Kanji	Name meaning
Yakuwa Samanosuke	やくわさまのすけ	八鍬札幌男	八 - eight, eight radical (no. 12) 鍬 - hoe with long blade at acute angle 札 - bid, counter for bonds, paper money, placard, tag 幌 - awning, canopy, curtain, hood 男 - male
Yamakoshi Motome	やまこしもとめ	山越元女	山 - mountain 越 - Vietnam, cross over, exceed, move to, surpass 元 - beginning, former time, origin 女 - female, woman
Takanohashi Yaaya	たかのはしやあや	鷹箸耶綾	鷹 - hawk 箸 - chopsticks 耶 - question mark 綾 - design, figured cloth, twill
Yokobori Kama	よこぼりかま	横堀蒲	横 - horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable, width, woof 堀 - canal, ditch, moat 蒲 - bullrush, cattail, flag
Kakitani Ruhan	かきたにるはん	柿谷陽季	柿 - persimmon 谷 - valley 陽 - daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle 季 - seasons
Shimozaki Miteki	しもざきみてき	下崎未笛	下 - below, descend, down, give, inferior, low 崎 - cape, promontory, spit 未 - 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac, even now, hitherto, not yet, sign of the ram, still, un- 笛 - bagpipe, clarinet, flute, piccolo, pipe, whistle
Chiba Hana	ちばはな	千葉美	千 - thousand 葉 - blade, counter for flat things, fragment, leaf, lobe, needle, piece, plane, spear 美 - beautiful, beauty
Yusa Kazutomi	ゆさかずとみ	遊佐和臣	遊 - play 佐 - assistant, help 和 - Japan, Japanese style, harmony, peace, soften 臣 - retainer, subject
Sogame Aihei	そがめあいへい	十亀愛平	十 - ten 亀 - tortoise, turtle 愛 - affection, favourite, love 平 - even, flat, peace
Saito Namuru	さいとなむる	西塔奈夢瑠	西 - Spain, west 塔 - pagoda, steeple, tower 奈 - Nara, what? 夢 - dream, illusion, vision 瑠 - lapis lazuli

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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?

First, select the gender (male, female) or choose a random selection.
Then, you can specify the letters the first and last name should start or end with.
If you want to create a Japanese name based on your real name, type it into the separate field.
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.