Japanese Name Generator

This Japanese name generator gives you six real Japanese names at a time. Each one shows the kanji, the hiragana reading, the name in English letters (romaji) and what the kanji mean. Pick girl, boy or either, then press the button for six more. Tap the speaker to hear the name in the text-to-speech voice our Japanese flashcards use. The family name comes first, the way names are written in Japan.

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  • 岡田 美月

    おかだ みづき

    Okada Mizuki

    Okada: hill + rice field

    Mizuki: beautiful + moon

    Girl

  • 小林 直樹

    こばやし なおき

    Kobayashi Naoki

    Kobayashi: small + forest

    Naoki: honest + tree

    Boy

  • 坂本 葵

    さかもと あおい

    Sakamoto Aoi

    Sakamoto: slope + base

    Aoi: hollyhock

    Girl

  • 林 樹

    はやし いつき

    Hayashi Itsuki

    Hayashi: grove

    Itsuki: tree

    Boy

  • 青木 詩

    あおき うた

    Aoki Uta

    Aoki: blue + tree

    Uta: poem

    Girl

  • 吉田 光

    よしだ ひかる

    Yoshida Hikaru

    Yoshida: good luck + rice field

    Hikaru: light

    Boy

The generator mixes 30 family names with 60 given names

The given names split into 30 for girls and 30 for boys. Each press pairs a family name with a given name at random, so the list can make 1,800 full names.

Each name is written one common way in kanji. Many names can be written with other kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. Haruto, for example, can also be written 晴人 (clear sky + person). The meaning on the card is for the kanji shown.

The voice reads the hiragana because most kanji can be read more than one way. The audio is Google Cloud text-to-speech. We made one sound file per name ahead of time, so a tap plays that file.

All 60 given names and 30 family names

These are all the names the generator can pick, with the kanji, hiragana, romaji and meaning. Tap the speaker on a row to hear the name.

30 Japanese girl names
Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
陽葵 ひまり Himari sun + hollyhock
凛 りん Rin dignified
結衣 ゆい Yui tie + clothing
桜 さくら Sakura cherry blossom
葵 あおい Aoi hollyhock
美咲 みさき Misaki beautiful + bloom
花 はな Hana flower
結愛 ゆあ Yua tie + love
芽依 めい Mei sprout + rely on
澪 みお Mio water channel
紬 つむぎ Tsumugi spun silk
杏 あん An apricot
愛 あい Ai love
優花 ゆうか Yuka gentle + flower
七海 ななみ Nanami seven + sea
美月 みづき Mizuki beautiful + moon
千尋 ちひろ Chihiro thousand + fathom
彩 あや Aya color
莉子 りこ Riko jasmine + child
心春 こはる Koharu heart + spring
舞 まい Mai dance
雪 ゆき Yuki snow
真央 まお Mao true + center
遥 はるか Haruka far away
楓 かえで Kaede maple
琴音 ことね Kotone koto harp + sound
美羽 みう Miu beautiful + feather
詩 うた Uta poem
明日香 あすか Asuka tomorrow + scent
恵 めぐみ Megumi blessing
30 Japanese boy names
Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
陽翔 はると Haruto sun + soar
蓮 れん Ren lotus
湊 みなと Minato harbor
樹 いつき Itsuki tree
大和 やまと Yamato great + harmony
空 そら Sora sky
悠真 ゆうま Yuma calm + true
颯太 そうた Sota brisk wind + big
大翔 ひろと Hiroto big + soar
翔太 しょうた Shota soar + big
健太 けんた Kenta healthy + big
拓海 たくみ Takumi open up + sea
海斗 かいと Kaito sea + Big Dipper
陸 りく Riku land
隼人 はやと Hayato falcon + person
律 りつ Ritsu rule, rhythm
翼 つばさ Tsubasa wings
大輝 だいき Daiki big + shine
一郎 いちろう Ichiro first + son
誠 まこと Makoto sincerity
光 ひかる Hikaru light
蒼真 そうま Soma blue + true
直樹 なおき Naoki honest + tree
亮 りょう Ryo clear, bright
悠人 ゆうと Yuto calm + person
朝陽 あさひ Asahi morning + sun
春樹 はるき Haruki spring + tree
龍之介 りゅうのすけ Ryunosuke dragon + an old name ending
結翔 ゆいと Yuito tie + soar
太郎 たろう Taro big + son
30 Japanese family names
Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
佐藤 さとう Sato help + wisteria
鈴木 すずき Suzuki bell + tree
高橋 たかはし Takahashi tall + bridge
田中 たなか Tanaka rice field + middle
渡辺 わたなべ Watanabe cross over + edge
山本 やまもと Yamamoto mountain + base
中村 なかむら Nakamura middle + village
小林 こばやし Kobayashi small + forest
加藤 かとう Kato add + wisteria
吉田 よしだ Yoshida good luck + rice field
山田 やまだ Yamada mountain + rice field
山口 やまぐち Yamaguchi mountain + mouth
松本 まつもと Matsumoto pine + base
井上 いのうえ Inoue well + above
木村 きむら Kimura tree + village
林 はやし Hayashi grove
清水 しみず Shimizu pure water
森 もり Mori forest
池田 いけだ Ikeda pond + rice field
橋本 はしもと Hashimoto bridge + base
石川 いしかわ Ishikawa stone + river
前田 まえだ Maeda front + rice field
藤田 ふじた Fujita wisteria + rice field
岡田 おかだ Okada hill + rice field
村上 むらかみ Murakami village + above
小川 おがわ Ogawa small + river
青木 あおき Aoki blue + tree
坂本 さかもと Sakamoto slope + base
西村 にしむら Nishimura west + village
福田 ふくだ Fukuda good fortune + rice field

Japanese names put the family name first

In Japanese the family name comes first, so 佐藤陽翔 is Sato Haruto. In English you will see both orders.

At school and at work, people use the family name plus -san, so Haruto Sato is Sato-san. Given names are for family and close friends.

Two names can sound the same and mean different things. Yuto can be 悠人 (calm + person) or 優斗 (gentle + Big Dipper).

Frequently asked questions

Do Japanese names have meanings?

Yes, because each kanji has a meaning, and a name means what its kanji mean. Haruto written 陽翔 means sun + soar. The same sound written with other kanji means something else.

How do I write my own name in Japanese?

Names from other languages are written in katakana. That is the script Japan uses for words from abroad. Kate becomes ケイト (keito). This tool only picks Japanese names, so look up the katakana for your own name.

What does -san mean after a Japanese name?

It is a polite word, like Mr. or Ms. You add it to someone else's name, never to your own: Sato-san.

Whose voice reads the names?

A computer voice. It is Google Cloud text-to-speech, the same Japanese voice our flashcards use. It reads the hiragana, so it says each name the way it is meant to sound.

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