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Japanese names

33 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100
Japanese

Akari

Brightness and village in one Japanese spelling

FamiliarRising
Japanese

Akira

Bright or clear in one Japanese spelling

Familiar
Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

Familiar
Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Persian · Arabic · Japanese

Rumi

From Rum, the old name for Anatolia

Uncommon
Japanese

Sora

Sky in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon
Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

Rare gem
Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

Rare gem
Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Chihiro

A thousand fathoms in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Igbo · Japanese

Chika

God is greater in Igbo; Japanese meaning depends on spelling

Rare gem
Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem
Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

Rare gem
Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Itsuki

Tree in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Kaoru

Fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Makoto

Sincerity in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Nagisa

Shore in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Nao

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese · Hebrew

Ran

Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew

Rare gem
Japanese

Rei

Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Ritsu

Meaning depends on kanji; law is one possibility

Rare gem
Chinese · Portuguese · Japanese

Rui

Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ

Rare gem
Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Tomomi

Wisdom or friendship with beauty; depends on kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Tsubasa

Wing in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Tsukasa

Director; leader, with 司

Rare gem
Japanese

Yuki

Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
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