Japanese Name Generator

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First name settings

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Last name settings

fill out the "Last name" field to generate ideas based on your surname

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Oguri
Riruu
おぐり りるう 小栗 莉瑠羽 小 - little, small
栗 - chestnut
莉 - jasmine
瑠 - lapis lazuli
羽 - counter for birds, rabbits, feathers
Sekihara
Furano
せきはら ふらの 関原 富良乃 関 - barrier, concerning, connection, gateway, involve
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
富 - abundant, enrich, wealth
良 - good, pleasing, skilled
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
Mitsuya
Hanoko
みつや はのこ 三津谷 葉乃子 三 - three
津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port
谷 - valley
葉 - blade, counter for flat things, fragment, leaf, lobe, needle, piece, plane, spear
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Tome
Kagetoyo
とめ かげとよ 当銘 影仁 当 - appropriate, himself, hit, right
銘 - inscription, signature (of artisan)
影 - phantom, shadow, silhouette
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
Wano
Mikachi
わの みかち 和野 美歌知 和 - Japan, Japanese style, harmony, peace, soften
野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
美 - beautiful, beauty
歌 - sing, song
知 - know, wisdom
Shibata
Hidai
しばた ひだい 芝田 肥大 芝 - lawn, turf
田 - rice field, rice paddy
肥 - fertile, fertilizer, get fat, manure, pamper
大 - big, large
Agata
Kunimoto
あがた くにもと 縣 国元 縣 - county, district, subdivision
国 - country
元 - beginning, former time, origin
Yoshimoto
Hii
よしもと ひい 芳本 燈 芳 - balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
燈 - counter for lights, lamp, light
Bito
Etsu
びと えつ 美藤 越 美 - beautiful, beauty
藤 - wisteria
越 - Vietnam, cross over, exceed, move to, surpass
Someya
Futa
そめや ふた 染矢 二 染 - color, dye, paint, print, stain
矢 - arrow, dart
二 - two, two radical (no. 7)

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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.