Japanese Names

Varies widely depending on kanji; common meanings include 'blessing', 'celebration', 'respect', 'soar', 'star', 'winter'.

Respectful, celebratory, or auspicious (depending on kanji)

respectful, reverent, or splendid, brilliant

strong, healthy; humble, modest; sword; study, research

healthy first (son), humble first (son), or strong first (son)

wise first son; healthy first son; humble first son

healthy, strong, or study, learn

healthy friend, humble courage, or wise warrior

Intelligent second son; strong and vigorous (Japanese)

strong and healthy; intelligent second son

wise second son; healthy second son

healthy and strong; humble and strong

health, strong; or humble, modest

healthy son; wise son; strong son (depends on kanji)

Ken (study, examine) + Saku (work, create)

sword saint; wise warrior; sacred sword

modest truth; sword heart

healthy, strong, or humble, modest

healthy, strong, grand

big boy, healthy boy, or first-born son

healthy, strong; clever, wise; flying, soaring

wise and healthy; humble and healthy; strong and healthy

wise, healthy, strong

joy, happiness

blessing, gift, or a variant of Kairi meaning 'sea'

lucky son; joyous son; wise son

auspicious son

eight (or joy) and warrior

respectful, reverence, or joy, happiness

hope, rare, precious, jewel, princess, sail, wave, summer, ocean

first son, joy, hope, or tree

respectful son; joy son; standard son

Child of joy; radiant child; rare child

ten-thousandth son

Gift of God; child of the tree; hope

chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum boy; chronicle man; beginning man

chrysanthemum boy

Unknown, possibly related to 'kill' or 'killer' in English, or a Japanese sound

righteous, valiant, brave

Various meanings depending on kanji, e.g., 'rejoice, bright, autumn'

various meanings depending on kanji, often 'vast, beautiful, history'

rare, valuable, beautiful; thousand, beautiful, flower; or ruler, beautiful, flower

Beginning, foundation; record, chronicle; precious, noble

honor, respect, three, tree, beautiful, good, excellent, ocean, sea

Depending on kanji, could mean 'noble peace' or 'imperial peace'.

golden first son

brave, strong, or warrior