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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美 beauty; beautiful
咲 blossom; bloom
桜 cherry Usage not ranked
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海 sea; ocean
太 plump; thick; big around
郎 son; counter for sons Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
彦 lad; boy (ancient) Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
司 director; official; govt office; rule; administer Usage not ranked
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海 sea; ocean
月 month; moon Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
於 at; in; on; as for Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
司 director; official; govt office; rule; administer Usage not ranked
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光 ray; light
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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美 beauty; beautiful
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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海 sea; ocean
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元 beginning; former time; origin
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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夏 summer
海 sea; ocean
彦 lad; boy (ancient) Usage not ranked
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奈 Nara; what?
桜 cherry
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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尚 esteem; furthermore; still; yet
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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延 prolong; stretching
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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星 star; spot; dot; mark
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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穏 calm; quiet; moderation
花 flower Usage not ranked
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師 expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war
月 month; moon
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美 beauty; beautiful
空 empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum Usage not ranked
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資 assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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薫 send forth fragrance; fragrant; be scented; smoke (tobacco)
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可 can; passable; approval
美 beauty; beautiful 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.