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Japanese Girl Names with Meanings and Kanji

Explore Japanese girl names with kanji, hiragana, romaji, and meaning notes. Compare written forms, listen to the reading, or keep a name while finding a surname to pair with it.

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Japanese girl names

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Given name formats

Romanized form

Ai

Japanese form

愛

あい

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Aiko

Japanese form

愛馨

あいこ

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
馨
fragrant; balmy; favourable
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Romanized form

Aki

Japanese form

愛

あき

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Akiko

Japanese form

愛子

あきこ

Meaning

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Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
子
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
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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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Romanized form

Asahi

Japanese form

海昇

あさひ

Meaning

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海
sea; ocean
昇
rise up
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Romanized form

Asuka

Japanese form

愛澄花

あすか

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
澄
lucidity; be clear; clear; clarify; settle; strain; look grave
花
flower
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Romanized form

Atsushi

Japanese form

渥

あつし

Meaning

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渥
kindness; moisten
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Romanized form

Aya

Japanese form

愛

あや

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Ayaka

Japanese form

愛弥花

あやか

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
弥
all the more; increasingly
花
flower
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Romanized form

Ayako

Japanese form

愛哉子

あやこ

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

These are general dictionary senses, including abbreviations and other contexts. They do not establish the meaning or intention of this name.

愛
love; affection; favourite
哉
how; what; alas; question mark; exclamation mark
子
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Romanized form

Ayumu

Japanese form

愛歩

あゆむ

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
歩
walk; counter for steps
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Romanized form

Chinatsu

Japanese form

一夏

ちなつ

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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一
one; one radical (no.1)
夏
summer
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Romanized form

Ema

Japanese form

愛真

えま

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
真
true; reality; Buddhist sect
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Romanized form

Emi

Japanese form

愛海

えみ

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
海
sea; ocean
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Romanized form

Eri

Japanese form

愛心

えり

Meaning

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Character dictionary notes

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愛
love; affection; favourite
心
heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
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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.

Choosing a spelling, not just a sound

Japanese given names are often discussed by reading and written form. Two people called Rin may use different kanji, so a meaning belongs to a particular spelling rather than automatically to every person with that reading.

For example, Hana written 花 points to a flower, while Hikari written 光 points to light. Akari can be written 明里 or 灯 in this collection; the character explanation changes with the spelling. Compare the displayed kanji as well as the sound before choosing.