Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Horibata
Namuru
ほりばた なむる 堀端 奈夢瑠 堀 - canal, ditch, moat
端 - border, cape, edge, end, origin, point, verge
奈 - Nara, what?
夢 - dream, illusion, vision
瑠 - lapis lazuli
Nasuno
Kureba
なすの くれば 那須野 紅陽 那 - what?
須 - by all means, necessarily, ought
野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
紅 - crimson, deep red
陽 - daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle
Sagawa
Utsutsu
さがわ うつつ 佐川 現 佐 - assistant, help
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
現 - actual, existing, present
Nagatomi
Shigemasa
ながとみ しげまさ 永冨 茂優 永 - eternity, lengthy, long
冨 - abundant, enrich, wealthy
茂 - be luxuriant, grow thick, overgrown
優 - actor, excel, gentleness, superiority, surpass, tenderness
Tabuchi
Hyouichi
たぶち ひょういち 田淵 兵一 田 - rice field, rice paddy
淵 - abyss, deep pool, edge, the depths
兵 - army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Kitagishi
Fumika
きたぎし ふみか 北岸 典果 北 - north
岸 - beach
典 - ceremony, code, law, rule
果 - achieve, carry out, complete, end, finish, fruit, reward, succeed
Sakagami
Hayata
さかがみ はやた 阪上 勇多 阪 - heights, slope
上 - above, up
勇 - be in high spirits, bravery, cheer up, courage, heroism
多 - frequent, many, much
Ishimoto
Dengo
いしもと でんご 石本 伝五 石 - stone
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
伝 - communicate, follow, go along, legend, report, tradition, transmit, walk along
五 - five
Jinno
Shirou
じんの しろう 神野 白狼 神 - gods, mind, soul
野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
白 - white
狼 - wolf
Ikushima
Miomana
いくしま みおまな 幾島 澪柊 幾 - how far, how long, how many, how much, several, some
島 - island
澪 - shipping channel, water route
柊 - holly

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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.