Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji	Hiragana	Kanji	Name meaning
Okawara Sadayo	おかわらさだよ	大河原完代	大 - big, large 河 - river 原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness 完 - completion, end, perfect 代 - age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
Kitatsuji Rusou	きたつじるそう	北辻流漱	北 - north 辻 - (kokuji), crossing, crossroad, street corners 流 - a sink, current, flow, forfeit 漱 - gargle, rinse mouth
Annen Asari	あんねんあさり	安念朝里	安 - cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested 念 - attention, desire, feeling, idea, sense, thought, wish 朝 - (North) Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime 里 - league, parent's home, ri, village
Ueno Migiko	うえのみぎこ	植野右子	植 - plant 野 - civilian life, field, plains, rustic 右 - right 子 - 11PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
Horio Ippo	ほりおいっぽ	堀尾壱歩	堀 - canal, ditch, moat 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail 壱 - one (in documents) 歩 - counter for steps, walk
Shiojima Inosuke	しおじまいのすけ	塩島伊之助	塩 - salt 島 - island 伊 - Italy, that one 之 - of, this 助 - assist, help, rescue
Kaga Adoru	かがあどる	加賀合曇	加 - Canada, add, addition, include, increase, join 賀 - congratulations, joy 合 - 0.1, fit, join, suit 曇 - cloud up, cloudy weather
Shimojo Koshiki	しもじょこしき	下城小識	下 - below, descend, down, give, inferior, low 城 - castle 小 - little, small 識 - discriminating, know, write
Akutsu Chikama	あくつちかま	阿久津知華朋	阿 - Africa, corner, fawn upon, flatter, nook, recess 久 - long time, old story 津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port 知 - know, wisdom 華 - flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendor 朋 - companion, friend
Hinata Mototaka	ひなたもとたか	日当元喬	日 - Japan, counter for days, day, sun 当 - appropriate, himself, hit, right 元 - beginning, former time, origin 喬 - boasting, high

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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?

First, select the gender (male, female) or choose a random selection.
Then, you can specify the letters the first and last name should start or end with.
If you want to create a Japanese name based on your real name, type it into the separate field.
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.