japanese names
( meaning )

feminine

ahmya ( black rain )
amaya ( mother city )
asuga ( tomorrow )
ayaka ( color )

bashira ( joyful )

chiaki ( a thousand autumns )
chiasa ( one thousand mornings )

dai ( to shine )

emica ( beautiful )

fumiko ( beautiful )

hatsu ( beginning )
hayami ( rare and unusual beauty )
hide ( excellent )

izumi ( spring fountain )

japana ( muttering prayers )

katana ( character name )
keiko ( happy child )
kiki ( double happiness )
kumi ( long period of time )
kumiko ( long-time beauty )

masami ( beautiful )
megumi ( blessing )
midori ( green )
mika ( beautiful fragrance )
misako ( beautiful child )
miu ( beautiful feather )
momo ( a hundred )
moriko ( forest )

namie ( blessing )
nishi ( west )
nori ( belief )

okemia ( war horn )
okimi ( bright shining light )

rai ( thunder )
reina ( wise )
rika ( village )
rini ( little bunny )
ruqa ( beautiful )

seijun ( pure )
seina ( soul )
shinobu ( endure )
shoko ( auspicious child )
suki ( loved one )
suzume ( sparrow )

tamashini ( soul )
tora ( tiger )

umi ( beauty )
utano ( field of songs )

wakumi ( beautiful spring of water )

yoko ( good girl )
yoneko ( rice child )
yoshi ( character name )
youko ( sunshine )
yuki ( happiness )
yuriko ( lily child )

masculine

akio ( bright )
aoki ( blue tree )
asa ( morning )
asahi ( sunlight )

benjiro ( one who enjoys peace )
botan ( peony )

chikao ( clever )
chimon ( gate of wisdom )

daichi ( earth )
daiki ( shining )
daisuke ( great help )

enmei ( bright circle )

fuji ( place name )
fumihiro ( wide sentence )

genkei ( to be honored )
giichi ( justice )
goku ( character name )
goro ( enlightened son )

habiki ( echo )
haru ( spring )
hideo ( excellent male child )
hinata ( towards the sun )
hiroshi ( generous )
hiroto ( big )
hotaru ( firefly )

ichiro ( first son )
itachi ( weasel )
itsuki ( tree )

jiro ( second son )
junichiro ( he who takes )

kaito ( ocean/soaring )
keisuke ( save )
kenji ( strong )

kenzo ( strong and healthy )
kiyoshi ( pure )
kota ( happiness )

mako ( sincerity )
masashi ( ambition )
minato ( harbor )

oda ( small rice paddy )

ren ( lotus )
riku ( land )

sana ( calm )
souta ( suddenly )

touma ( iron )

yamato ( great harmony )

yukio ( snow boy )

unisex

aki ( crystal bright )
aoi ( blueish )

asa ( morning )

doi ( earthen well )

hachi ( eight )
harue ( springtime bay )
hiromi ( generous beauty )

ichigo ( strawberry )

jin ( bright )
jona ( dove )
jun ( talented )

kairi ( ocean village )
kana ( powerful )
katsumi ( overcome )
kazuto ( unknown )
kei ( intelligent )
kin ( gold )

koda ( friend )

kohaku ( music )
kosuke ( rising sun )
kozue ( tree branches )
kuma ( bear )
kyo ( peach )
kyou ( apricot )

masa ( straightforward )
masumi ( beauty )
michi ( righteous way )
minori ( beautiful harbor )
mitsu ( honey )
mitsuru ( satisfy )

nao ( love )
natsu ( born in summer )

ohta ( one who is free from impurities )

raiden ( thunder and lightning )

reiki ( spiritual healing practice )
reiko ( beautiful child )
ren ( love/water lily )
rin ( dignified )

rumi ( beauty )

ryo ( defy )

saku ( remembrance of the Lord )
seiko ( truth )
shun ( speed )
soma ( smoothly )
sora ( sky )
suburu ( star name )
suzuki ( the ears of rice piled up )

taru ( small plant )
tokyo ( place name )
tomi ( rich )
tsubasa ( wings )

yasu ( calm )

yuki ( snow )

yuu ( tenderness )
yuuki ( gentle hope )

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