Kai
Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
Japanese baby names
155 names with Japanese roots, each with its meaning, pronunciation and story.
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Every Japanese name, A to Z
A
- Aiko, girl.Love and child in one Japanese spelling
- Akane, girl.Madder; deep red in one Japanese spelling
- Akari, gender-neutral.Brightness and village in one Japanese spelling
- Aki, gender-neutral.Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form
- Akio, boy.Bright man in one Japanese spelling
- Akira, gender-neutral.Bright or clear in one Japanese spelling
- Ami, gender-neutral.My people
- Aoi, gender-neutral.Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling
- Aoto, boy.Blue-green and person in one Japanese spelling
- Arata, boy.New; fresh in one Japanese spelling
- Asahi, boy.Morning sun in one Japanese spelling
- Asuka, girl.Tomorrow and fragrance in one Japanese spelling
- Aya, girl.Sign; miracle; verse
- Ayaka, girl.Color and flower in one Japanese spelling
- Ayato, boy.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
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- Hajime, boy.Beginning; depends on kanji
- Hana, girl.Happiness; bliss
- Hanae, girl.Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji
- Haru, gender-neutral.Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean
- Haruka, girl.Distant in one Japanese spelling
- Haruki, boy.Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling
- Haruto, boy.Sunlight and soaring in one Japanese spelling
- Hayate, boy.Wind-associated; depends on kanji
- Hayato, boy.Falcon and person in one Japanese spelling
- Hibiki, gender-neutral.Sound; resonance, with 響
- Hikari, girl.Light in one Japanese spelling
- Hikaru, gender-neutral.Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling
- Himari, girl.Sunlight and hollyhock in one Japanese spelling
- Hina, girl.Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots
- Hinata, gender-neutral.Sunny place in one Japanese spelling
- Hiro, boy.Abundant or generous, depending on the Japanese spelling
- Hiromi, gender-neutral.Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling
- Honoka, girl.Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling
- Hotaru, girl.Firefly in one Japanese spelling
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- Kaede, girl.Maple in one Japanese spelling
- Kai, gender-neutral.Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
- Kaika, girl.Cheerful summer in 快夏; other spellings differ
- Kaito, boy.Sea and soaring in one Japanese spelling
- Kanata, boy.Music and abundance in one Japanese spelling
- Kanna, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Kaori, girl.Fragrance and weaving in one Japanese spelling
- Kaoru, gender-neutral.Fragrance in one Japanese spelling
- Kazuki, boy.Harmony and tree in one Japanese spelling
- Keiko, girl.Celebration and child in one Japanese spelling
- Keita, boy.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Ken, boy.Healthy or strong in one Japanese spelling
- Kenji, boy.Health and two in one Japanese spelling
- Kenshin, boy.Humility and trust in one Japanese spelling
- Kenzo, boy.Health and three in one Japanese spelling
- Kiko, girl.Child of hope in 希子; other spellings differ
- Kiyomi, girl.Pure beauty in 清美; other spellings differ
- Kiyoshi, boy.Pure in one Japanese spelling
- Kohana, girl.Little flower in 小花; other spellings differ
- Koharu, girl.Little spring in one Japanese spelling
- Kōhei, boy.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Kotaro, boy.Meaning depends on the Japanese spelling
- Kotone, girl.Koto sound in one Japanese spelling
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- Mai, girl.Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ
- Makoto, gender-neutral.Sincerity in one Japanese spelling
- Mamoru, boy.Protect or guard in 守; other spellings differ
- Mana, girl.Japanese meaning depends on spelling; spiritual power in Māori
- Mari, girl.Meaning varies by language and Japanese kanji
- Masaki, boy.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Mayumi, girl.Tender; soft; modest
- Mei, girl.Beauty or plum in Chinese; Japanese meanings vary
- Michiko, girl.Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling
- Midori, girl.Green in one Japanese spelling
- Mika, gender-neutral.Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling
- Miku, girl.Beauty and sky in one Japanese spelling
- Minato, boy.Harbor in one Japanese spelling
- Mio, girl.Waterway; beauty and blossom in one Japanese spelling
- Mirai, girl.Future in 未来; other spellings differ
- Misaki, girl.Beauty and blossoming in one Japanese spelling
- Mitsuki, girl.Beauty and moon in one Japanese spelling
- Miyu, girl.Beauty and gentleness in one Japanese spelling
- Momoko, girl.Peach and child in one Japanese spelling
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- Nagi, gender-neutral.Calm in one Japanese spelling
- Nagisa, gender-neutral.Shore in one Japanese spelling
- Nanami, girl.Seven seas in one Japanese spelling
- Nao, gender-neutral.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Naoki, boy.Upright tree in one Japanese spelling
- Naomi, girl.My pleasantness
- Natsuki, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Natsumi, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Noa, girl.Movement; motion
- Nozomi, girl.Meaning depends on kanji; hope or wish are possibilities
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- Ran, gender-neutral.Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew
- Rei, gender-neutral.Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling
- Ren, boy.Lotus or romantic love in one Japanese spelling
- Riko, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Riku, boy.Land in one Japanese spelling
- Rin, girl.Dignified in one Japanese spelling
- Rina, girl.Joyful song
- Rio, gender-neutral.River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji
- Ritsu, gender-neutral.Meaning depends on kanji; law is one possibility
- Rui, gender-neutral.Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ
- Rumi, gender-neutral.From Rum, the old name for Anatolia
- Ryo, boy.Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling
- Ryota, boy.Coolness and greatness in one Japanese spelling
- Ryu, boy.Dragon in one Japanese spelling
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- Saku, boy.First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ
- Sakura, girl.Cherry blossom in one Japanese spelling
- Sana, girl.Radiance; brilliance
- Saori, girl.Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji
- Satoshi, boy.Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling
- Sayaka, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Sayuri, girl.Little lily in one Japanese spelling
- Shiori, girl.Poem and weaving; bookmark in one Japanese spelling
- Shohei, boy.Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling
- Sora, gender-neutral.Sky in one Japanese spelling
- Sota, boy.Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling
- Sui, gender-neutral.Blue-green in one Japanese spelling
- Sumire, girl.Violet in one Japanese spelling
- Suzu, girl.Bell in one Japanese spelling
- Suzume, girl.Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility
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- Tadao, boy.Loyal man in 忠男; other spellings differ
- Taichi, boy.Greatness and one in one Japanese spelling
- Taiga, boy.Greatness and elegance in one Japanese spelling
- Takeshi, boy.Martial; healthy in one Japanese spelling
- Takumi, boy.Artisan; skillful in one Japanese spelling
- Toma, boy.Romanian form of Thomas; Japanese meaning depends on spelling
- Tomomi, gender-neutral.Wisdom or friendship with beauty; depends on kanji
- Toshiro, boy.Talented son in one Japanese spelling
- Tsubaki, girl.Camellia in one Japanese spelling
- Tsubame, girl.Meaning depends on kanji; swallow bird is one possibility
- Tsubasa, gender-neutral.Wing in one Japanese spelling
- Tsukasa, gender-neutral.Director; leader, with 司
- Tsumugi, girl.Pongee; a type of silk cloth in one Japanese spelling
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- Yamato, boy.Great harmony; an ancient name for Japan in one Japanese spelling
- Yoko, girl.Sunlight and child in one Japanese spelling
- Yori, boy.Meaning depends on kanji; rely is one possibility
- Yua, girl.Joining and love in one Japanese spelling
- Yui, girl.Joining or tying in one Japanese spelling
- Yuito, boy.Connection and flight in 結翔; other spellings differ
- Yuki, gender-neutral.Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling
- Yūma, boy.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Yuna, girl.Gentleness and greens in one Japanese spelling
- Yuri, gender-neutral.Slavic form of George: farmer
- Yuto, boy.Gentleness and soaring in one Japanese spelling
- Yuzuki, girl.Meaning depends on the chosen kanji
- Yuzuru, boy.To yield; to allow in one Japanese spelling
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