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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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Romanized form

Erika

Japanese form

愛梨花

えりか

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love; affection; favourite
pear tree
flower
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Haru

Japanese form

はる

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flower
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Haruka

Japanese form

桜花

はるか

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cherry
flower
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Haruki

Japanese form

美希

はるき

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

Japanese form

はやと

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quick; fast
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Hikaru

Japanese form

ひかる

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month; moon
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Himari

Japanese form

愛梨

ひまり

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love; affection; favourite
pear tree
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Romanized form

Hina

Japanese form

光花

ひな

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ray; light
flower
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Hiroki

Japanese form

ひろき

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billowy clouds; deep and broad
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Hiroshi

Japanese form

ひろし

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sea; ocean
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Honoka

Japanese form

桜花

ほのか

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cherry
flower
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Romanized form

Kaho

Japanese form

花火

かほ

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flower
fire
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Kai

Japanese form

かい

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sea; ocean
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Kaito

Japanese form

海音

かいと

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sea; ocean
sound; noise
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Kana

Japanese form

花愛

かな

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flower
love; affection; favourite
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Kanako

Japanese form

愛子

かなこ

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love; affection; favourite
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Kanata

Japanese form

かなた

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empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
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Kei

Japanese form

花泉

けい

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flower
spring; fountain
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Keiko

Japanese form

蛍光

けいこ

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lightning-bug; firefly
ray; light
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Ken

Japanese form

けん

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brilliant fabric design
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Koharu

Japanese form

瑚花

こはる

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ancestral offering receptacle; coral
flower
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Kokoro

Japanese form

こころ

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love; affection; favourite
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Kou

Japanese form

こう

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ray; light
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Kouki

Japanese form

光喜

こうき

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ray; light
rejoice; take pleasure in
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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.