Japanese names

Names with Japanese roots

Aeko

Japanese

peaceful

Aika

Japanese

flower

Aiko

Japanese

beloved child

Aimi

Japanese

beautiful love

Aina

Scandinavian and Finnish variation of Aino, Catalan variation of Anna, Japanese, Latvian, Kazakh, Yoruba

always; grace; lover of green; sight; mirror; delivery had complications [umbilical cord twisted around neck]

Airi

Japanese, Finnish

lover of jasmine; lover of pears; messenger, herald

Aizen

Japanese

love, affection + good, virtuous

Akako

Japanese

red

Akane

Japanese

deep red

Akari

Japanese

light; vermilion

Akatsuki

Japanese

dawn; daybreak

Akeno

Japanese

bright

Aki

Japanese; Finnish

born in the autumn; ancestor

Akiko

Japanese

bright child

Akio

Japanese

bright man

Akira

Japanese

bright, intelligent

Akiro

Japanese

bright boy; man of autumn

Akita

Japanese place name

field of rice

Akui

Japanese

evil

Akuma

Japanese

devil, demon

Amai

Japanese, English, Hebrew

sweet, dance; friend, loved; my truth

Amane

Japanese

heavenly sound; sound of rain; everywhere

Amaya

Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese

mother city; the end; night rain

Amayah

Variation of Amaya or Amaia, Spanish, Basque, Japanese

mother city; the end; night rain; heavenly valley

Ami

Japanese, Sanskrit, or variation of Amy

second beauty; second ocean; second truth; nectar; beloved

Amika

Japanese

second + beautiful + fragrance

Aneko

Japanese

older sister

Anime

Japanese from English

animation

Anthy

Popular culture, Japanese, Greek

blossom, flower

Anzu

Japanese

apricot

Aoi

Japanese

bluish

Arata

Japanese

new; fresh

Aruna

Sanskrit, Japanese

reddish-brown; Asian moon

Asa

Hebrew; Japanese

healer; born in the morning

Asagao

Japanese

morning glory, morning bindweed

Asahi

Japanese

sunlight; morning

Asai

Japanese

shallow well

Asaki

Japanese

morning moon or morning blossom

Asuma

Japanese

tomorrow truth

Atari

Israeli surname; Japanese

son of the chemist; I'm about to win

Aya

Japanese, Hebrew, Danish, Arabic

colorful, design; honey buzzard, bird; rock, lull, happiness; sign, verse

Ayaka

Japanese

color, flower

Ayako

Japanese

color + child; peaceful night child; writings + child

Ayame

Japanese

iris

Azami

Japanese; Persian

thistle flower; greatest

Azumi

Japanese, Hausa

safety, peaceful, beauty, apricot; born during the month of fasting

Bara

Hebrew, Japanese

to select; rose

Beni

Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese

son of the right hand; blessed; crimson

Bonsai

Japanese plant name

planted in a tray

Boruto

Japanese

bolt

Botan

Japanese

peony

Chiaki

Japanese

one thousand autumns

Chibi

Japanese

little, small

Chibiusa

Japanese

little rabbit

Chieko

Japanese

wisdom; thousand, girl

Chihiro

Japanese

thousand questions

Chiyo

Japanese

thousand generations

Chiyoko

Japanese

child of one thousand generations

Chocho

Japanese

butterfly

Choji

Japanese

second butterfly

Chōko

Japanese

butterfly child

Chou

Japanese

butterfly

Chouko

Variation of Choko, Japanese

butterfly child

Dai

Japanese

to shine

Daidō

Japanese

the great way

Daina

Japanese; Lithuanian and Latvian

my greens; song

Daisuke

Japanese

great help

Deidara

Japanese

mud

Denki

Japanese

electricity

Eiji

Japanese

prosperity, peace

Eijiro

Japanese

reflective second son

Eimy

Variation of Amy, Japanese

beloved; eternity + beauty

Eko

English, Japanese, Georgian, Javanese

echo, reverberation; blessing + child; pure; one, first

Ema

Variation of Emma, German, Japanese

universal; favor, benefit + flax

Emiko

Japanese

smiling child; beautiful child

Eniko

Japanese, Hungarian

prosperity, charity; young hind

Eri

Japanese

loving reason; blessing + reason; hometown blessing; picture + pear

Erina

Greek, Japanese, Albanian

spring, hero; favored village; peace; our wind

Fuji

Japanese

dweller near the river where wisteria grows

Fuyuki

Japanese

snow

Gaara

Japanese

demigod who I love; demigod who loves himself

Geisha

Japanese word name

entertainer

Gen

Japanese

spring

Goku

Japanese

aware of emptiness

Goro

Japanese; variation of Gorou

fifth son

Gorou

Japanese

fifth son

Hachiro

Japanese

eighth son

Hachirou

Japanese

eighth son

Hakka

Japanese

peppermint

Haku

Japanese

white; chief; soul

Hana

Hebrew, Hawaiian, Maori, Japanese

grace, work, glow, flower

Hanabi

Japanese

fireworks

Hanaka

Japanese

flower

Hanako

Japanese

flower child

Hanami

Japanese

flower viewing

Haru

Japanese

born in the spring; clear weather

Haruhi

Japanese

spring day; spring queen

Haruka

Japanese

distant; spring flower

Haruki

Japanese

spring tree

Haruko

Japanese

born in spring

Harumi

Japanese

beautiful spring; clear weather

Haruna

Japanese

spring vegetables

Haruo

Japanese

spring-born boy

Haruto

Japanese

a person born in the spring

Haruu

Variation of Haru, Japanese

born in the spring; clear weather

Haya

Hebrew or Japanese

life; universal feathers

Hayate

Japanese

smooth; sound of the wind; hurricane; sudden sound

Hideaki

Japanese

excellent brightness

Hideki

Japanese

bright tree

Hikari

Japanese

light

Hikaru

Japanese

light or radiance

Himari

Japanese

sunflower; sunshine + hollyhock

Himawari

Japanese word name

sunflower

Hinata

Japanese

sunflower; facing the sun

Hiro

Japanese

Generous, prosperous

Hiroko

Japanese

generous, fair

Hiroshi

Japanese

generous

Hiroto

Japanese

great flying

Hisa

Japanese

long-awaited

Hitomi

Japanese

pupil of the eye; beautiful history; noble beauty

Honoka

Japanese

harmony + flower; fragrant grain

Hoshi

Japanese

star

Ibara

Japanese surname

thorn

Ichigo

Japanese

strawberry; one guardian

Ichiro

Japanese

firstborn son

Iku

Japanese

nourishing

Ikuko

Japanese

educated child

Ima

Japanese

present, now

Inari

Finnish place name; Japanese

loaded with rice

Ino

Greek; Japanese

mythological name; wild boar

Inojin

Japanese

boar person

Inori

Japanese

prayer

Io

Japanese

rely on + emperor, rely on + hero

Iro

Greek, Japanese, Finnish

hero; color; peace

Isamu

Japanese

brave or gallant

Ishi

Japanese

stone

Issei

Japanese

single, alone, one + star; bright; sincere

Itachi

Japanese

weasel

Itsuka

Japanese

most beautiful; best flower; best fruit

Izan

Basque variation of Ethan or Japanese

strong, firm; reliable mountain

Izuku

Japanese

long exit

Izumi

Japanese

spring fountain

Jigen

Japanese

dimension

Jin

Japanese or Chinese

tenderness, gentleness; gold

Jinbe

Japanese

whale-shark

Jiraiya

Japanese

young thunder

Jiro

Japanese

second son

Junko

Japanese

pure or obedient child

Juro

Croatian, Japanese

earth worker; tenth son

Jyn

Variation of Jin, Japanese or Chinese

tenderness, gentleness; gold

Kabuto

Japanese

helmet, armor

Kaede

Japanese

maple tree

Kaguya

Japanese

shining

Kairi

Japanese

sea

Kaito

Japanese

sea, ocean + to fly, soar

Kaizen

Japanese

good change

Kakashi

Japanese

scarecrow

Kakuzu

Japanese

bishop

Kakyuu

Japanese

fireball

Kami

English, Japanese

young ceremonial attendant or crooked nose; divine

Kamiko

Japanese

fragrant ocean child

Kanai

Hawaiian, Japanese, Hebrew

the conqueror; gold mine, metal pit, humble; zealous for God, a zealot

Kano

African place-name or Japanese

the god of the waters

Kanza

Arabic, Japanese, "treasure; a pause, interval + to stand, sit"

treasure; a pause, interval + to stand, sit

Kaomi

Japanese, Hawaiian, Yoruba

fragrant + beautiful; pressure, press, click

Kaori

Japanese

smell, fragrance

Karen

Danish variation of Katherine, Japanese

pure; lotus flower

Kasai

Japanese

fire, flame

Kasumi

Japanese

mist

Katana

Persian or Japanese

honorable or sword

Katori

Japanese

beautiful jasmine girl

Katsu

Japanese

victory

Katsuhiko

Japanese

victorious prince

Kawaii

Japanese

cute, darling

Kaya

Scandinavian, English, Literature, Japanese

pure; one who arranges rocks; perfume, incense; fruit, reward

Kayori

Japanese

scent, fragrance

Kazu

Japanese

number, amount

Kazue

Japanese

one blessing

Kazuki

Japanese

hope of peace

Kazuko

Japanese

child of peace

Kazumi

Japanese

beautiful peace

Kazuo

Japanese

first son; harmonious man

Kei

Japanese, Frisian

blessing, wise, intelligent, gemstone; horn, victory or the people

Keiko

Japanese

happy child

Keita

Japanese, East African

celebration, open, begin + great, big; worshipper, blessing

Ken

Diminutive of Kenneth; Japanese

born of fire or handsome; healthy and strong

Kenichi

Japanese

wise one

Kenji

Japanese

second son; healthy + second; wise + second; modest second

Kenjiro

Japanese

strong second son

Kenshi

Japanese

swordsman

Kenzo

Japanese

strong and healthy

Kiaria

Japanese

fortunate

Kiba

Japanese

fang

Kiki

French nickname and Japanese

double happiness

Kiko

Japanese

hope child

Kikyo

Japanese

platycodon flower; balloon flower

Kimi

Finnish, Hawaiian, Japanese

Yahweh will establish; supplanter; righteous + lord

Kin

Japanese

gold; pleasure; close; average

Kinoko

Japanese

mushroom

Kisame

Japanese

demon shark

Kita

Japanese, Croatian

north; rejoice + many; pure

Kitara

Japanese

north edge

Kitsu

Japanese

orange, tangerine; good luck

Kiyoko

Japanese

clear, pure child; holy child; rejoice child

Kiyomi

Japanese

sacred and beautiful; clean and beautiful

Koda

Japanese, Sioux

friend

Kodai

Japanese

large

Kohaku

Japanese

amber

Koharu

Japanese

late summer; early autumn

Kohei

Japanese

wide and flat

Koi

Japanese or Choctaw

carp; panther

Koji

Japanese

double happiness; peaceful boss

Koki

Japanese

bright light; hopeful fortune

Koko

Japanese, Native American

stork; night

Kokomo

Japanese, Hawaian, Native American

mind, heart + peach; to enter

Kota

Japanese, Indian, Native American

happiness; good fortune; fort; allies, friends

Kouki

Variation of Koki, Japanese

bright light; hopeful fortune

Kouta

Japanese

happiness; good fortune; peace; great; little songs

Kubo

Japanese

sunken ground

Kumiko

Japanese

forever beautiful child

Kurenai

Japanese

crimson

Kuro

Japanese

ninth son; black

Kyo

Japanese

village; capital city; apricot; unite

Kyoka

Japanese

mirror; fragrant flower

Kyoko

Japanese

mirror

Kyomi

Japanese "pure and beautiful"

pure and beautiful

Machiko

Japanese

fortunate child

Madara

Japanese

impure

Mai

Japanese, French, Welsh, Vietnamese, Navajo

dance; May; cherry blossom; coyote

Maiko

Japanese

dance child

Maisa

Finnish and Old Swedish form of Maria, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Arabic

beloved; drop of the sea, bitter; beloved and famous in battle; dance + sand; born in May; walking with a proud gait

Maki

Japanese

true, reality, hope

Mako

Japanese

sincerity

Makoto

Japanese

sincerity, truth

Mami

Japanese

true beauty

Mamoru

Japanese

defend, protect

Manami

Japanese

ocean

Manzo

Japanese

third son

Mari

Variation of Maria or Mary, Basque, Japanese

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved; gift, mother; truth, genuine, villlage

Mariko

Japanese

real, true; village, child

Maro

Latin, Hebrew, or Japanese

from Mars; bitter; or, myself

Maru

Tswana, Amharic, Japanese, Maori

cloud; honey; circle, round; gentle, easy, safe

Masako

Japanese

proper child

Masashi

Japanese

governmental; graceful purpose

Masaya

Japanese

to be graceful, elegant

Masuyo

Japanese

increase + generation; increase + gift

Mawata

Japanese

silk floss, real cotton

Mayu

Japanese

genuine excellence; cocoon

Mayura

Sanskrit, Japanese

peacock; celestial, heavenly + cherry blossom

Megumi

Japanese

blessing

Michi

Japanese, German

path, road; who is like God?

Michiaki

Japanese

bright path, autumn path

Michika

Japanese

multiple

Michiko

Japanese

the righteous way

Michiru

Japanese

fulfill; complete; mature

Midori

Japanese

green; beautiful bird

Midoriya

Japanese

green valley

Mie

Danish, Norwegian diminutive of Marie, Japanese

bitter; beauty; three

Mieko

Japanese

prosperous

Miini

Japanese

beauty

Mika

Japanese, Slovene, Hebrew, English, Greek

beautiful fragrance; who is like God?; follower of Demeter

Mikasa

Japanese

three bamboo hats

Miki

Japanese

flower stem

Mikio

Japanese

tree trunk man, tree trunk husband

Mimiko

Japanese

beautiful child

Minako

Japanese

beautiful child

Minato

Japanese

harbor

Minto

Japanese

mint

Mio

Japanese

beautiful, or, cherry

Mira

Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit, Japanese

admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean; mirror

Mirai

Japanese or Shona

future or wait

Misa

Japanese

beautiful happiness; sea and sand

Mitsu

Japanese

light; honey, nectar, sweetness; beautiful haven, beautiful harbor; three

Mitsuki

Japanese

full moon; beautiful moon; moonlight; snake vessel

Miu

Japanese

better heart; beautiful feather

Miya

Variation of Mia or Maya; Japanese

palace, shrine, temple

Miyabi

Japanese

elegance; beautiful night fire

Miyako

Japanese

beautiful night child

Miyori

Japanese

beautiful generation

Miyu

Japanese

beautfiul evening

Miyuki

Japanese

beautiful snow / beautiful happiness

Mizuki

Japanese

good luck, auspicious, hope; water, mist

Moe

English, Hebrew, Japanese

beloved, bitter; delivered; bud, sprout

Moegi

Japanese

budding sprout

Momiji

Japanese

autumn colors

Momo

Japanese

peach

Momoe

Japanese

one hundred blessings

Momoko

Japanese

peach child

Mori

Japanese

forest

Morita

Japanese, Filipino

forest + rice paddy, field; Moorish, North African

Motoki

Japanese

submerged rock

Motoko

Japanese

resourceful child

Murasaki

Japanese

purple gromwell, purple flower; violet colour; cluster of blooms

Naemi

German and Nordic form of Naomi, Hebrew; Japanese

pleasantness; sapling, seed + beautful

Nagato

Japanese

long-lasting gate

Nahomi

Japanese, variation of Naomi

straight and beautiful

Nai

Japanese

vegetables, green; clothing

Nakano

Japanese surname

mid-field, middle of the wilderness

Nami

Japanese

ocean wave

Namida

Japanese

tear