list of japanese given names

For information about Japanese names in general, see Japanese name. 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

Rōmaji>

Kanji	Kana spelling	Meaning	Gender
Ai	愛	あい	love	F
Aoi	碧	あおい	blue	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

Ka

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Kaori	香, 香織	かおり	incense, perfume	F
Kaoru	香織	かおる	add a man's strength	M
Kouji	浩二、浩治、幸二、浩次	こうじ	\| M

Sa

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Sachiko	幸子	さちこ	happy child	F

Ta

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Takahiro	隆弘	たかひろ	prosperous	M
Takashi	隆、隆志、隆史..	たかし	\| M
Takeshi	武、毅、猛、武志..	たけし	\| M

Na

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Naoko	直子	なおこ	honest child	F
Nanami	七海	ななみ	seven seas	F

Ha

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Hanako	花子	はなこ	flower child	F
Hideki	秀喜、秀樹、英機	ひでき	\| M
Hideyoshi	秀吉	ひでよし	excellent luck	M

Ma

Romaji>

Kanji	Kana	Meaning	Gender
Mami	麻美	まみ	beautiful flax	F
Masami	正巳、雅巳	まさみ	\| M
Masami	雅美	まさみ	beauty and grace	M,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