Japanese Unisex Names and Their Meanings

There are plenty of lists of Japanese names online, but today I’m sharing a list of Japanese unisex names and their meanings, along with the kanji or ideograms that make up each name.

Keep in mind that the meaning is often only superficial and sometimes does not make much sense unless you understand the kanji and its deeper nuance. Not to mention that a name can have different meanings and be written with different ideograms.

This list contains names that can be given to both boys and girls. They are truly unisex names. The list of Japanese names and their meanings follows below:

If you want to dig deeper into Japanese names, check the links below:

List of names in Japanese

Name	Kanji	Meaning
Aki	秋 - 明 - 晶	1 - autumn 2 - bright
Akira	明 - 亮	1 - bright 2 - clear
Aoi	碧 - 葵	1 - blue 2 - hollyhock
Haru	晴 - 春 - 陽	1 - to clear up 2 - spring 3 - sun, sunlight
Hibiki	響	sound, echo
Hiro	裕 - 寛 - 浩	1 - abundant 2 - generous, tolerant 3 - prosperous
Hisoka	密	reserved
Jun(ho)	順	obedient
Kin	欽	gold, admirable
Madoka	円 - 円花	circle - flower
Makoto	誠	sincerity
Masa	正 - 雅 - 昌 - 真	1 - correct, just 2 - elegant 3 - flourishing, prosperous 4 - genuine
Masumi	真澄	true clarity
Michi	道	path
Minato	港	harbor
Minori	里	truth
Naoki	直樹	gentle tree
Naomi	直美	means straight and beautiful
Nori	儀 - 典 - 則	1 - ceremony 2 - code 3 - model
Ren	蓮 - 恋	1 - lotus 2 - love
Sora	空	sky
Yori	より	—
Yoshi	義 - 吉 - 良	1 - correct 2 - good, happy 3 - good, pleasant
Yuki	幸 - 雪	1 - happiness, good luck 2 - snow
Yuuki	優希	kindness, excellence, hope

Our video below can help you find other names on your own!

YouTube video

YouTube video

Remember that there are other kanji combinations that can form the same names above. The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing a name and how to write it in Japanese.

You can read more articles about Japanese names by clicking the links below:

• Japanese Names
• List of feminine Japanese names with meanings