Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Umahashi
Omega
うまはし おめが 馬橋 緒芽河 馬 - horse
橋 - bridge
緒 - beginning, cord, end, inception, mental or emotional state, strap, thong
芽 - bud, germ, spear, sprout
河 - river
Obata
Narisumi
おばた なりすみ 尾畑 成純 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
畑 - (kokuji), farm, field, garden, one's specialty
成 - become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into
純 - genuine, innocence, net (profit), purity
Takeoka
Yaesa
たけおか やえさ 竹岡 八重咲 竹 - bamboo
岡 - hill, knoll, mount
八 - eight, eight radical (no. 12)
重 - -fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
咲 - bloom, blossom
Namae
Yaimi
なまえ やいみ 生江 弥衣充 生 - birth, genuine, life
江 - bay, creek, inlet
弥 - all the more, increasingly
衣 - clothes, dressing, garment
充 - allot, fill
Kawarai
Himehiro
かわらい ひめひろ 河原井 姫博 河 - river
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
井 - community, town, well, well crib
姫 - princess
博 - Dr., Ph.D., command, esteem, exposition, fair, win acclaim
Idomoto
Hayase
いどもと はやせ 井戸本 颯勢 井 - community, town, well, well crib
戸 - counter for houses, door, door radical (no. 63)
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
颯 - quick, sound of the wind, sudden
勢 - energy, forces, military strength
Shimoju
Etsuhito
しもじゅ えつひと 下重 悦一 下 - below, descend, down, give, inferior, low
重 - -fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
悦 - ecstasy, joy, rapture
一 - one, one radical (no.1)
Fukagawa
Ikua
ふかがわ いくあ 深川 郁空 深 - deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
郁 - cultural progress, perfume
空 - empty, sky, vacant, vacuum, void
Miyamoto
Tokimi
みやもと ときみ 宮本 時海 宮 - Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
時 - hour, time
海 - ocean, sea
Hata
Oubu
はた おうぶ 秦 央武 秦 - Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners
央 - center, middle
武 - arms, chivalry, military, warrior

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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.