Appendix:Japanese given names

These names are listed in 五十音 (gojūon) order; see the hiragana page for a chart. The romanization is given first, followed by kanji (if any), kana, meaning (if any), and gender (F for female, M for male, blank for unknown). Please do not add names to this list unless you can provide kanji.

A

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Ai	愛	あい	love	F
Aoi	碧, 葵	あおい	blue, hollyhock	F
Akio	明夫	あきお	bright boy	M
Akiko	明子	あきこ	bright child	F
Akiko	秋子	あきこ	autumn child	F
Akira	明	あきら	bright	M
Akira	晶、彰	あきら	clear	M,F
Atsuko	亜月子	あつこ	child that comes after the moon?	F
Ayako	亜也湖、亜也子	あやこ	classical lake, classical child	F

Ka

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Kaori	香、香織	かおり	incense, perfume	F
Kaoru	香織	かおる	weave incense	M
Kaoru	佳緒	かおる	pleasing beginning	F
Kazue	か寿枝	かずえ	one garment	F
Kazuko	カズ子	かずこ	Powerful child?	F
Kasumi	香澄	かすみ	mist	F
Kimiko	き実子, き美子, キミ子	きみこ	Child of truth/Beautiful child	F
Kyō	京	きよう	Derived from 'Kyoto' - capital? Can also mean large, approval or ginger (the herb)	M
Keiko	京子 (kanji can also be read Kyōko or Kiyoko)、恵子	けいこ	Capital child/ Child of the capital/ smart(wise) child	F
Kōji	浩二、浩治、幸二、浩次	こうじ	two wide expanses; abundant peace/ruling; two blessings; vigorous order	M

Sa

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Sakura	櫻	さくら	cherry blossom	F
Sachiko	幸子	さちこ	happy child	F
Satomi	三十三、 さと未、 里美	さとみ	three ten(s); not yet like...	F
Sumiko	主珠子	すみこ	Child of the principle jewel/ Principle jewel child	M, F (this name with this kanji is of uncertain gender despite feminine ending -ko...)
Seiko	世依子	せいこ	Child who depends on the world/society OR Child the world/society depends on	F

Ta

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Takashi	隆、隆志、隆史..	たかし	noble, noble hopes, noble history	M
Takahiro	隆弘	たかひろ	prosperous	M
Takeshi	武、毅、猛、武志..	たけし	bamboo tree/brave	M
Tarō	太郎	たろう	First Born son (a higher meaning than Ichirō, which also means first born son)	M

Na

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Naoko	直子	なおこ	honest child	F
Nana	奈々	なな		F
Nana	ナナ	なな		F
Nanami	七海	ななみ	seven seas	F
Noboru	冲	のぼる	Rises high into the sky	M
Nobu	乃武; 庸	のぶ	From the warrior; ordinary	M
Noriko	且子	のりこ	further child	F

Ha

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Hana	一愛	はな	favourite one	F
Hanako	花子	はなこ	flower child	F
Haru	如春	はる	like springtime	F
Haruko	保	はるこ	protect, support	F
Hikaru	光	ひかる	shine	M, F
Hideki	秀喜、秀樹、英機	ひでき	take pleasure in beauty/excellence; good/excellent/beautiful timber wood	M
Hideyoshi	秀吉	ひでよし	excellent luck	M
Hitomi	ひ都実	ひとみ	true capital	F, M
Hiroko	丕子	ひろこ	glorious child	F

Ma

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Maaka	真亜華	まあか	true beauty	F
Mai	舞	まい	dance	F
Mami	麻美	まみ	beautiful flax	F
Manami	真奈美	まなみ		F
Masami	正巳、雅巳	まさみ		M
Masami	雅美	まさみ	beauty and grace	M,F
Midori	緑	みどり	green, greenery, verdure	F
Minami	南	みなみ	South	F
Misaki	美咲	みさき	beautiful blossom	F
Mitsuki	美月	みつき	beautiful moon	F
Moe	萌	もえ	sprout	F
Maroka	麿歌	まろか	I/You sing	F

Ya

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Yaaya	耶彩	やあや	Paint	F
Yanmin	楊明	やんみん	Light coloured willow	F
Yarei	若麗	やれい	Young companion	F
Yuan	柚杏	ゆあん	citron apricot	F
Yū	勇	ゆう	courage	M,F
Yukiko	雪子	ゆきこ	snow child	F
Yukijura	幸樹蘭	ゆきじゅら	Blessed timber orchid	F
Yukihimekumiko	雪姫久美子	ゆきひめくみこ	Ancient beautiful snow princess	F
Yukimi	雪水	ゆきみ	Meltwater	F
Yukio	由紀夫	ゆきお		M

Ra

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Rai	羅為	らい	Made of thin silk	F, M
Raina	雷鳴	らいな	Echo of thunder	F
Rakusai	楽斎	らくさい
Ranri	蘭莉	らんり	Jasmine orchid	F
Risa	理沙	りさ		F
Ryūnosuke	龍之介	りゅうのすけ	of the dragon	M
Ryōichi	亮一	りょういち	Excellent one, ?purifying music?	M

Wa

Romaji	Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Waako	羽亜恋	わあこ	In love with feathers?	F
Waimi	羽維見	わいみ	Ties feathers with ideas	F
Wakako	輪加子	わかこ	Joining flowers	F
Wakana	若菜	わかな	young greens(herbs)	F

Further reading

• Japanese Given Names
• Japanese Names in Hiragana and Kanji