Japanese Name Generator

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

Romaji Hiragana Kanji Name meaning
Kayashima
Orimu
かやしま おりむ 茅島 織夢 茅 - miscanthus reed
島 - island
織 - fabric, weave
夢 - dream, illusion, vision
Akita
Ruki
あきた るき 穐田 惺希 穐 - autumn
田 - rice field, rice paddy
惺 - realize
希 - Greece, beg, beseech, dilute (acid), few, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request
Kayukawa
Miseri
かゆかわ みせり 粥川 実芹 粥 - rice gruel
川 - river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
実 - fruit, nut, reality, seed, truth
芹 - parsley
Nagaya
Houshin
ながや ほうしん 長屋 宝心 長 - leader, long, senior, superior
屋 - dealer, house, roof, seller, shop
宝 - treasure, valuables, wealth
心 - heart, heart radical (no. 61), mind, spirit
Nakatsuji
Mahoki
なかつじ まほき 中辻 真穂季 中 - center, in, inside, mean, middle
辻 - (kokuji), crossing, crossroad, street corners
真 - Buddhist sect, reality, true
穂 - crest (wave), ear, ear (grain), head
季 - seasons
Yamakawa
Washin
やまかわ わしん 山河 和心 山 - mountain
河 - river
和 - Japan, Japanese style, harmony, peace, soften
心 - heart, heart radical (no. 61), mind, spirit
Masuda
Takakage
ますだ たかかげ 枡田 孝影 枡 - (kokuji), measuring box
田 - rice field, rice paddy
孝 - child's respect, filial piety
影 - phantom, shadow, silhouette
Ikki
Tanimitsu
いっき たにみつ 一木 他人光 一 - one, one radical (no.1)
木 - tree, wood
他 - another, other, the others
人 - person
光 - light, ray
Ashitomi
Mitoku
あしとみ みとく 安次富 未徳 安 - cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested
次 - next, order, sequence
富 - abundant, enrich, wealth
未 - 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac, even now, hitherto, not yet, sign of the ram, still, un-
徳 - benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue
Takegami
Yukita
たけがみ ゆきた 竹上 之多 竹 - bamboo
上 - above, up
之 - of, this
多 - frequent, many, much

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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.