There are plenty of lists with Japanese names on the internet, but today I present to you a list of Japanese names and their meanings, as well as the kanji or ideograms that make up the name.
Remember that the meaning is quite shallow and sometimes doesn’t make sense, because it requires the person to know the Kanji and its essence to understand the deep meaning of each name. Not to mention that a name can have various meanings and be written with different ideograms.
The list contains names that can be given to boys and girls! They are completely unisex names. The list of masculine and feminine names in Japanese and their meanings follows below:
If you want to delve deeper into Japanese names, we recommend a Japanese Names Dictionary by JBC (click for details).
List of names in Japanese
| Name | Ideogram | Meaning |
| Aki | 秋 – 明 – 晶 | 1 – autumn 2 – bright |
| Akira | 明 – 亮 | 1 – bright 2 – clear |
| Aoi | 碧 – 葵 | 1 – Blue 2 – Alcea |
| Haru | 晴 – 春 – 陽 | 1 – clarify 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 | port |
| Minori | 里 | truth |
| Naoki | 直樹 | docile 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 – well, happy 3 – good, pleasant |
| Yuki | 幸 – 雪 | 1 – happiness, good luck 2 – snow |
| Yuuki | 優希 | kindness, agile, superior + hope |
Our video below can help you find other names on your own!
Remember that there are other combinations of kanji that can form the same names above. The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing a name and its writing in Japanese.
You can read other articles about Japanese names by clicking on the links below:
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