Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Yakuwa
Houitsu
やくわ ほういつ 八鍬 芳逸 八 - eight, eight radical (no. 12)
鍬 - hoe with long blade at acute angle
芳 - balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume
逸 - deviate, diverge, elude, evade, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, parry
Horigome
Nenta
ほりごめ ねんた 堀米 年多 堀 - canal, ditch, moat
米 - USA, metre, rice
年 - counter for years, year
多 - frequent, many, much
Nemoto
Makiron
ねもと まきろん 根本 巻論 根 - head (pimple), radical, root
本 - book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
巻 - book, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls), part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up
論 - argument, discourse
Morimune
Sumitomo
もりむね すみとも 森宗 住伴 森 - forest, woods
宗 - denomination, essence, main point, origin, religion, sect
住 - dwell, inhabit, live, reside
伴 - accompany, bring with, companion, consort
Sorimachi
Yoshinosuke
そりまち よしのすけ 反町 佳乃介 反 - anti-
町 - block, street, town, village
佳 - beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled
乃 - accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon
介 - concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish
Shiotsu
Sumimitsu
しおつ すみみつ 塩津 住三 塩 - salt
津 - ferry, harbor, haven, port
住 - dwell, inhabit, live, reside
三 - three
Wakamori
Toyonobu
わかもり とよのぶ 若森 仁伸 若 - if, immature, low number, perhaps, possibly, young
森 - forest, woods
仁 - benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
伸 - expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
Tanji
Hiyona
たんじ ひよな 丹治 陽縁 丹 - pills, red, red lead, rust-colored, sincerity
治 - be at peace, calm down, conserve, cure, govt, heal, quell, reign, rule, subdue
陽 - daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle
縁 - affinity, border, brink, connection, edge, relation, verge
Nakahara
Agunesu
なかはら あぐねす 中原 亜愚根素 中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
原 - field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
亜 - -ous, Asia, come after, rank next
愚 - absurdity, folly, foolish, stupid
根 - head (pimple), radical, root
素 - elementary, naked, principle, uncovered
Onai
Kiddo
おない きっど 尾内 綺努 尾 - counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
内 - among, between, home, house, inside, within
綺 - beautiful, figured cloth
努 - as much as possible, diligent, toil

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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.