Japanese Name Generator

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Last name settings

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Ehara
Fuari
えはら ふあり 江原 楓璃 江 - bay, creek, inlet
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
楓 - maple
璃 - glassy, lapis lazuli
Oshino
Mitsuaki
おしの みつあき 押野 光明 押 - attach, check, do in spite of, press, push, seal, seize, shove, stop, subdue, weight
野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
光 - light, ray
明 - bright, light
Shiki
Kotami
しき こたみ 志岐 來黎 志 - aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling
岐 - arena, branch off, fork in road, scene, theater
來 - become, cause, come, due, next
黎 - black, dark, many
Nagamine
Hiyona
ながみね ひよな 永峯 陽縁 永 - eternity, lengthy, long
峯 - peak, summit
陽 - daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle
縁 - affinity, border, brink, connection, edge, relation, verge
Yuguchi
Adan
ゆぐち あだん 湯口 有男 湯 - bath, hot spring, hot water
口 - mouth
有 - approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess
男 - male
Mimatsu
Syuutoku
みまつ しゆうとく 三松 秀徳 三 - three
松 - pine tree
秀 - beauty, excel, excellence, surpass
徳 - benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue
Hanamitsu
Toyoshige
はなみつ とよしげ 花光 仁滋 花 - flower
光 - light, ray
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
滋 - be luxuriant, more & more, nourishing, planting, turbidity
Norimoto
Shimako
のりもと しまこ 乗本 縞子 乗 - board, counter for vehicles, join, mount, multiplication, power, record, ride
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
縞 - stripe
子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Kakeno
Niemon
かけの にえもん 掛布 仁右衛門 掛 - arrive at, depend, hang, pour, suspend, tax
布 - cloth, distribute, linen, spread
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
右 - right
衛 - defense, protection
門 - counter for cannons, gate
Teranishi
Hinomaru
てらにし ひのまる 寺西 日乃丸 寺 - Buddhist temple
西 - Spain, west
日 - Japan, counter for days, day, sun
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
丸 - -ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce

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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.