Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji	Hiragana	Kanji	Name meaning
Kano Sarako	かのさらこ	叶更子	叶 - answer, grant 更 - again, further, grow late, more and more, night watch, of course, renew, renovate, sit up late 子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Kitabatake Meiku	きたばたけめいく	北畠芽育	北 - north 畠 - (kokuji), farm, field, garden 芽 - bud, germ, spear, sprout 育 - bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Ishikawa Seara	いしかわせあら	石河星愛	石 - stone 河 - river 星 - dot, mark, spot, star 愛 - affection, favourite, love
Nakaso Sesera	なかそせせら	中曽聖朱瑠	中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle 曽 - before, ever, ex-, formerly, never, once 聖 - holy, master, priest, sage, saint 朱 - bloody, cinnabar, red, scarlet, vermilion 瑠 - lapis lazuli
Inano Yanase	いなのやなせ	稲野耶奈瀬	稲 - rice plant 野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic 耶 - question mark 奈 - Nara, what? 瀬 - current, rapids, shallows, shoal, torrent
Yoshimatsu Nikona	よしまつにこな	吉松笑来花	吉 - congratulations, good luck, joy 松 - pine tree 笑 - laugh 来 - next (year, etc.), since 花 - flower
Maruchi Sahori	まるちさほり	丸地彩帆里	丸 - -ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce 地 - earth, ground 彩 - coloring, makeup, paint 帆 - sail 里 - league, parent's home, ri, village
Shige Nadaichi	しげなだいち	茂灘一	茂 - be luxuriant, grow thick, overgrown 灘 - open sea 一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Togano Genne	とがのげんね	栂野言音	栂 - (kokuji), hemlock 野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic 言 - say, word 音 - noise, sound
Matsumi Naonosuke	まつみなおのすけ	松見尚之介	松 - pine tree 見 - chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible 尚 - esteem, furthermore, still, yet 之 - of, this 介 - concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish

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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.