Japanese Names

Japanese baby names rich in poetic meaning, nature imagery and kanji symbolism. Discover traditional, modern and pop-culture inspired Japanese names for boys and girls with their meanings and pronunciations.

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village child, pear blossom child, or truth child

child of custom/law, or child of the village/plum

Dream; Jasmine; Village; Gain, advantage

undifferentiated Japanese kana

sixth son

sixth son

Japanese (from rōnin), Irish (from Rónán)

wandering samurai; little seal

Uncertain, potentially Japanese

Uncertain, possibly a modern coinage or regional variant

multiple meanings depending on kanji, e.g., 'auspicious, good fortune' + 'person'

bright flower, lapis lazuli, good luck

lapis lazuli, gem, or six trees

child of Ru, beautiful child, lapis lazuli child

lapis lazuli, emerald, or other precious jewel

Palauan (shared with Japanese)

Unknown in Palauan; various meanings in Japanese

cool, refreshing; excellent, distant; dragon; reality, truth

good fang, good tusk, good incisor

Good, clear, or excellent, combined with peace, harmony, or flat/level.

good, clear, bright; flat, peaceful

Good first son; clear first son

good ruler, clear two, dragon two, or various other meanings depending on kanji

Good spirit; clear, bright hope

Good child, refreshing child, or dragon child, depending on the kanji.

good horse, dragon horse, refreshing horse

undifferentiated Japanese kana

Clear bright, good bright, or dragon bright

good, clear, cool, refreshing, bright, pure, excellent, law, rule, system, order, star

clear, refreshing, help, assistant, good, bright

cool, refreshing, clear; good, excellent; thick, sturdy, stout

good son, refreshing son, or dragon son

undifferentiated Japanese kana

Cool/refreshing (涼) + person (人) or dragon (竜) + soaring (翔)

cool, refreshing, or clear valley

good, clear, or refreshing + three, third

dragon; noble, respectable; willow

undifferentiated Japanese kana

dragon

dragon's fang, dragon's jaw, or elegant/lofty dragon

dragon prosperity/peace

dragon first (son)

dragon (ryū) + second son (ji)

dragon son, dragon second son, or dragon brave son

Valuable tree, splendid hope, dragon spirit

dragon tree, noble dragon, dragon spirit

dragon child

dragon horse

1194.Ryūnosuke

dragon's helper/herald

dragon, noble, help, create, make

dragon star

dragon helper, dragon mediator, dragon excellent

dragon, stout, thick, great, excellent, clear, bright, good, assistant

dragon son, dragon prosperity, dragon excellence

undifferentiated Japanese kana

dragon person/soar, dragon

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