Japanese Boy Names with Meanings and Kanji Browse source-backed Japanese boy names with recommended kanji, hiragana readings, romaji, meaning notes, style labels, and transparent commonness information.
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Japanese boy names 143 matches Meaning
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央 center; middle Usage not ranked
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創 genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate Usage not ranked
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位 rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some Usage not ranked
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威 intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten Usage not ranked
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海 sea; ocean Usage not ranked
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倭 Yamato; ancient Japan Usage not ranked
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夢 dream; vision; illusion
海 sea; ocean Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
喜 rejoice; take pleasure in Usage not ranked
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佑 help; assist
歌 song; sing Usage not ranked
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夢 dream; vision; illusion
叶 grant; answer Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
一 one; one radical (no.1)
郎 son; counter for sons Usage not ranked
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章 badge; chapter; composition; poem; design
文 sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
仁 humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
男 male Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
利 profit; advantage; benefit Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
義 righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
咲 blossom; bloom Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
月 month; moon Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
津 haven; port; harbor; ferry
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
芽 bud; sprout; spear; germ Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
洸 sparkling water Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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史 history; chronicle
桜 cherry Usage not ranked
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美 beauty; beautiful
彦 lad; boy (ancient) Usage not ranked
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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.