Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Kanaya
Mutsuyo
かなや むつよ 金谷 六代 金 - gold
谷 - valley
六 - six
代 - age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
Kaneko
Chouya
かねこ ちょうや 金児 朝也 金 - gold
児 - child, newborn babe, young of animals
朝 - (North) Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime
也 - to be (classical)
Oyama
Kiyokichi
おやま きよきち 尾山 清吉 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
山 - mountain
清 - Manchu dynasty, cleanse, exorcise, pure, purify
吉 - congratulations, good luck, joy
Kawazumi
Youjin
かわずみ ようじん 川住 要仁 川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
住 - dwell, inhabit, live, reside
要 - essence, key to, main point, need, pivot
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
Takatsuki
Mamino
たかつき まみの 高月 万実乃 高 - expensive, high, tall
月 - month, moon
万 - 10,000, ten thousand
実 - fruit, nut, reality, seed, truth
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
Hirayasu
Eira
ひらやす えいら 平安 絵依良 平 - even, flat, peace
安 - cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested
絵 - drawing, painting, picture, sketch
依 - consequently, depend on, due to, reliant, therefore
良 - good, pleasing, skilled
Gaja
Chisao
がじゃ ちさお 我謝 茅彩 我 - I, ego, oneself, our, selfish
謝 - apologize, refuse, thank
茅 - miscanthus reed
彩 - coloring, makeup, paint
Oba
Chikako
おば ちかこ 大場 亨子 大 - big, large
場 - location, place
亨 - go smoothly, pass through
子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Hatanaka
Muayu
はたなか むあゆ 畠中 夢歩 畠 - (kokuji), farm, field, garden
中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
夢 - dream, illusion, vision
歩 - counter for steps, walk
Demachi
Machida
でまち まちだ 出町 町田 出 - come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out
町 - block, street, town, village
町 - block, street, town, village
田 - rice field, rice paddy

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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.