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Japanese Boy Names with Meanings and Kanji

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Given name formats

Romanized form

Akira

Japanese form

光

あきら

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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光
ray; light
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Asahi

Japanese form

海昇

あさひ

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海
sea; ocean
昇
rise up
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Romanized form

Atsushi

Japanese form

渥

あつし

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渥
kindness; moisten
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Ayumu

Japanese form

愛歩

あゆむ

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愛
love; affection; favourite
歩
walk; counter for steps
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Daiki

Japanese form

太喜

だいき

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太
plump; thick; big around
喜
rejoice; take pleasure in
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Daisuke

Japanese form

太助

だいすけ

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太
plump; thick; big around
助
help; rescue; assist
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Romanized form

Haruka

Japanese form

桜花

はるか

Meaning

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桜
cherry
花
flower
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Haruki

Japanese form

美希

はるき

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美
beauty; beautiful
希
hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal
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Hayato

Japanese form

速

はやと

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速
quick; fast
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Hikaru

Japanese form

月

ひかる

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月
month; moon
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Hiroki

Japanese form

泱

ひろき

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泱
billowy clouds; deep and broad
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Hiroshi

Japanese form

海

ひろし

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海
sea; ocean
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Kai

Japanese form

海

かい

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海
sea; ocean
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Kaito

Japanese form

海音

かいと

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海
sea; ocean
音
sound; noise
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Kei

Japanese form

花泉

けい

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花
flower
泉
spring; fountain
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Keita

Japanese form

佳太

けいた

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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佳
excellent; beautiful; good; pleasing; skilled
太
plump; thick; big around
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Editorial selection is a browsing order, not a popularity ranking. Style and usage estimates are editorial guidance. Dictionary notes do not establish a name’s intended meaning.

Readings and kanji variations

A familiar reading may have several written forms. We show a concise recommended form in the list and keep spelling-specific meanings on the detail page so distinct variations are not flattened together.

Ren written 蓮 uses the character for lotus, while Takumi written 匠 points to an artisan. Haruto written 陽翔 combines characters associated with sunlight and soaring. These written-form notes do not establish a particular person’s naming intention. Use a name in the generator to compare how it reads alongside different surnames.