Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Orui
Sasaha
おるい ささは 大類 小羽 大 - big, large
類 - class, genus, kind, sort, variety
小 - little, small
羽 - counter for birds, rabbits, feathers
Miyazaki
Atsuse
みやざき あつせ 宮崎 篤瀬 宮 - Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
崎 - cape, promontory, spit
篤 - cordial, deliberate, fervent, kind, serious
瀬 - current, rapids, shallows, shoal, torrent
Kihara
Sousei
きはら そうせい 鬼原 蒼星 鬼 - devil, ghost
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
蒼 - blue, pale
星 - dot, mark, spot, star
Hamada
Yutoku
はまだ ゆとく 濱田 諭徳 濱 - beach, river bank, sea coast
田 - rice field, rice paddy
諭 - admonish, charge, persuade, rebuke, warn
徳 - benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue
Nakatani
Tokuya
なかたに とくや 中谷 徳也 中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
谷 - valley
徳 - benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue
也 - to be (classical)
Kameyama
Rikua
かめやま りくあ 亀山 龍來 亀 - tortoise, turtle
山 - mountain
龍 - dragon, imperial
來 - become, cause, come, due, next
Yoshikawa
Rantarou
よしかわ らんたろう 吉川 蘭太郎 吉 - congratulations, good luck, joy
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
蘭 - Holland, orchid
太 - big around, plump, thick
郎 - counter for sons, son
Kaminaga
Michimaru
かみなが みちまる 神永 道丸 神 - gods, mind, soul
永 - eternity, lengthy, long
道 - course, district, journey, moral, road-way, street, teachings
丸 - -ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce
Hatashima
Shigeki
はたしま しげき 畑島 慈生 畑 - (kokuji), farm, field, garden, one's specialty
島 - island
慈 - mercy
生 - birth, genuine, life
Masuno
Syauri
ますの しやうり 桝野 紗羽空 桝 - (kokuji), measuring box
野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic
紗 - gauze, gossamer
羽 - counter for birds, rabbits, feathers
空 - empty, sky, vacant, vacuum, void

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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.