Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Kageyama
Meguka
かげやま めぐか 影山 芽桜 影 - phantom, shadow, silhouette
山 - mountain
芽 - bud, germ, spear, sprout
桜 - cherry
Maesako
Danjirou
まえさこ だんじろう 前迫 男二朗 前 - before, in front
迫 - force, imminent, spur on, urge
男 - male
二 - two, two radical (no. 7)
朗 - bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene
Sugai
Oshine
すがい おしね 須貝 忍音 須 - by all means, necessarily, ought
貝 - shellfish
忍 - bear, conceal, endure, put up with, secrete, sneak, spy
音 - noise, sound
Sawame
Mutsumichi
さわめ むつみち 沢目 睦道 沢 - brilliance, grace, marsh, swamp
目 - care, class, experience, eye, favor, insight, look
睦 - friendly, harmonious, intimate
道 - course, district, journey, moral, road-way, street, teachings
Matsu
Ranshirou
まつ らんしろう 松 嵐志郎 松 - pine tree
嵐 - storm, tempest
志 - aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling
郎 - counter for sons, son
Omi
Akari
おみ あかり 大参 明 大 - big, large
参 - be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, participate, take part in, three (in documents), visit, visiting
明 - bright, light
Nagafuji
Hoaki
ながふじ ほあき 長藤 歩成 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
藤 - wisteria
歩 - counter for steps, walk
成 - become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into
Fukashiro
Ruua
ふかしろ るうあ 深代 隆亜 深 - deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
代 - age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
隆 - high, hump, noble, prosperity
亜 - -ous, Asia, come after, rank next
Onaka
Sawa
おなか さわ 尾中 爽 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
爽 - bracing, clear, refreshing, resonant, sweet
Hamawaki
Koyuuza
はまわき こゆうざ 浜脇 小遊三 浜 - beach, seacoast, seashore
脇 - another place, armpit, flank, supporting role, the other way
小 - little, small
遊 - play
三 - three

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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.