Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Oya
Tahine
おや たひね 大屋 太比音 大 - big, large
屋 - dealer, house, roof, seller, shop
太 - big around, plump, thick
比 - Philippines, compare, race, ratio
音 - noise, sound
Kido
Takanosyou
きど たかのしよう 木戸 鷹之将 木 - tree, wood
戸 - counter for houses, door, door radical (no. 63)
鷹 - hawk
之 - of, this
将 - admiral, and again, commander, from now on, general, just about, leader, or, soon
Todaka
Misao
とだか みさお 戸高 操 戸 - counter for houses, door, door radical (no. 63)
高 - expensive, high, tall
操 - chastity, fidelity, maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, virginity
Ui
Nobumoto
うい のぶもと 宇井 伸元 宇 - eaves, heaven, house, roof
井 - community, town, well, well crib
伸 - expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
元 - beginning, former time, origin
Oyama
Manako
おやま まなこ 尾山 邑凪 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
山 - mountain
邑 - right village radical (no. 163), rural community, village
凪 - (kokuji), calm, lull
Kajioka
Amiri
かじおか あみり 梶岡 阿未莉 梶 - sculling oar
岡 - hill, knoll, mount
阿 - Africa, corner, fawn upon, flatter, nook, recess
未 - 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac, even now, hitherto, not yet, sign of the ram, still, un-
莉 - jasmine
Oto
Himawari
おと ひまわり 大藤 向日葵 大 - big, large
藤 - wisteria
向 - approach, beyond, confront, defy, facing, tend toward, yonder
日 - Japan, counter for days, day, sun
葵 - hollyhock
Nagatsu
Tomoyasu
ながつ ともやす 長津 友保 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port
友 - friend
保 - guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain
Katane
Hokusai
かたね ほくさい 片根 北斎 片 - leaf, one-sided, right-side kata radical (no. 91), sheet
根 - head (pimple), radical, root
北 - north
斎 - Buddhist food, alike, avoid, purification, room, worship
Niina
Rairyuu
にいな らいりゅう 新名 雷龍 新 - new
名 - distinguished, name, noted, reputation
雷 - lightning bolt, thunder
龍 - dragon, imperial

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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.