Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji	Hiragana	Kanji	Name meaning
Kasatani Reime	かさたにれいめ	笠谷怜芽	笠 - bamboo hat, one's influence 谷 - valley 怜 - wise 芽 - bud, germ, spear, sprout
Ashizaki Wario	あしざきわりお	芦崎和利男	芦 - bullrush, reed 崎 - cape, promontory, spit 和 - Japan, Japanese style, harmony, peace, soften 利 - advantage, benefit, profit 男 - male
Mitsuma Tatsugo	みつまたつご	三間立五	三 - three 間 - interval, space 立 - erect, rise, set up, stand up 五 - five
Shigemoto Monsuke	しげもともんすけ	重本問介	重 - -fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect 本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true 問 - ask, problem, question 介 - concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish
Yonaiyama Yoshinae	よないやまよしなえ	米内山芳苗	米 - USA, metre, rice 内 - among, between, home, house, inside, within 山 - mountain 芳 - balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume 苗 - sapling, seedling, shoot
Pekin Rearu	ぺきんれある	北京玲歩	北 - north 京 - 10**16, capital 玲 - sound of jewels 歩 - counter for steps, walk
Oikawa Yatsumaro	おいかわやつまろ	及川八麿	及 - cause, exercise, exert, reach out 川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream 八 - eight, eight radical (no. 12) 麿 - (kokuji), I, you
Takabayashi Chuuichi	たかばやしちゅういち	高林中一	高 - expensive, high, tall 林 - forest, grove 中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle 一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Kamekawa Mibu	かめかわみぶ	亀川満夢	亀 - tortoise, turtle 川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream 満 - enough, full, fullness, satisfy 夢 - dream, illusion, vision
Yamamori Koono	やまもりこおの	山森小斤	山 - mountain 森 - forest, woods 小 - little, small 斤 - 1.32 lb, axe, axe radical (no. 69), catty, counter for loaves of bread

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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.