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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空 empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
茜 madder; red dye; Turkey red Usage not ranked
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恭 respect; reverent
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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岳 point; peak; mountain
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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建 build
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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輝 radiance; shine; sparkle; gleam; twinkle
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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永 eternity; long; lengthy
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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美 beauty; beautiful
雄 masculine; male; hero; leader; superiority; excellence Usage not ranked
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知 know; wisdom
愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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月 month; moon
花 flower
紗 gauze; gossamer Usage not ranked
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海 sea; ocean
人 person Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
明 bright; light Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
親 parent; intimacy; relative; familiarity; dealer (cards) Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
史 history; chronicle Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
彦 lad; boy (ancient) Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
子 child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
国 country Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
美 beauty; beautiful Usage not ranked
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愛 love; affection; favourite
也 to be (classical) 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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愛 love; affection; favourite
夫 husband; man Usage not ranked
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美 beauty; beautiful
光 ray; light Usage not ranked
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行 going; journey; carry out; conduct; act; line; row; bank
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.