Japanese Name Generator with Kanji and Meanings

In Japanese order the surname comes before the given name: Tanaka Hina, not Hina Tanaka. English texts often reverse it, so pick one order and keep it consistent.

Most names are written in kanji, and each character adds meaning. 陽菜 (Hina) combines 陽 "sun" and 菜 "greens".

One reading can be written many ways. Haruto can be 陽翔, 晴人 or 春斗, and each spelling tells a slightly different story.

Traditional feminine names often end in -ko (子) or -mi (美), modern ones in -na, -ka or -ri. Masculine names often end in -ta (太), -to (斗 or 翔), -ki (輝 or 樹) or -rō (郎).

Many surnames describe the landscape: 田 rice field, 山 mountain, 川 river, 森 forest, 橋 bridge. Yamamoto (山本) literally points to the base of a mountain.

Because kanji can be read in several ways, the hiragana reading tells you exactly how a name is pronounced.

Classic names such as 千代 (Chiyo) and 清 (Kiyoshi) that feel at home in a period drama.

Names from today's popularity charts, like 陽翔 (Haruto) and 陽葵 (Himari).

Names built on sky, sea and seasons, such as 空 (Sora), 海斗 (Kaito) and 春香 (Haruka).

Soft sounds and flower kanji, such as 桃 (Momo), 結愛 (Yua) and 花 (Hana).

Bold kanji like 剛 (Tsuyoshi, "sturdy") and 武 (Takeshi, "martial").

Quiet, poetic imagery such as 朔 (Saku, "new moon"), 雫 (Shizuku, "droplet") and 澪 (Mio, "waterway").