Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Tomohara
Muna
ともはら むな 友原 夢菜 友 - friend
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
夢 - dream, illusion, vision
菜 - greens, side dish, vegetable
Kawanami
Youjin
かわなみ ようじん 川波 要仁 川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
波 - Poland, billows, waves
要 - essence, key to, main point, need, pivot
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
Yasunaga
Kyousa
やすなが きょうさ 保永 京紗 保 - guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain
永 - eternity, lengthy, long
京 - 10**16, capital
紗 - gauze, gossamer
Kaseda
Zen’Ichi
かせだ ぜん’いち 忰田 全一 忰 - become emaciated, haggard, suffer
田 - rice field, rice paddy
全 - all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Ogane
Kunoko
おがね くのこ 大金 玖乃子 大 - big, large
金 - gold
玖 - beautiful black jewel, nine
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Igura
Ayahi
いぐら あやひ 伊倉 彩姫 伊 - Italy, that one
倉 - cellar, godown, storehouse, treasury, warehouse
彩 - coloring, makeup, paint
姫 - princess
Aimoto
Tsunesumi
あいもと つねすみ 相本 常住 相 - aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
常 - always, common, continually, long-lasting, normal, ordinary, regular, usual
住 - dwell, inhabit, live, reside
Takishima
Zenitsu
たきしま ぜにつ 滝島 善逸 滝 - cascade, rapids, waterfall
島 - island
善 - good, goodness, virtuous
逸 - deviate, diverge, elude, evade, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, parry
Nodera
Tatsukuni
のでら たつくに 野寺 龍邦 野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
寺 - Buddhist temple
龍 - dragon, imperial
邦 - Japan, country, home country
Morioka
Saisuke
もりおか さいすけ 森岡 宰介 森 - forest, woods
岡 - hill, knoll, mount
宰 - manager, rule, superintend
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?

  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.