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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

Kouta

Japanese form

光多

こうた

Meaning

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ray; light
many; frequent; much
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Romanized form

Kumi

Japanese form

空海

くみ

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empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
sea; ocean
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Romanized form

Kyouko

Japanese form

郷桜子

きょうこ

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home town; village; native place; district
cherry
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Romanized form

Mai

Japanese form

愛依

まい

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love; affection; favourite
reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to
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Romanized form

Makoto

Japanese form

愛琴

まこと

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love; affection; favourite
harp; koto
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Romanized form

Mao

Japanese form

愛桜

まお

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love; affection; favourite
cherry
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Romanized form

Masaki

Japanese form

愛咲

まさき

Meaning

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love; affection; favourite
blossom; bloom
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Romanized form

Masato

Japanese form

まさと

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stretch
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Romanized form

Mei

Japanese form

めい

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love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Mika

Japanese form

海愛

みか

Meaning

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sea; ocean
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Miki

Japanese form

みき

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beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Minami

Japanese form

美愛

みなみ

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Mio

Japanese form

海桜

みお

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sea; ocean
cherry
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Misaki

Japanese form

美桜生

みさき

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
cherry
life; genuine; birth
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Romanized form

Miyu

Japanese form

美海

みゆ

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
sea; ocean
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Romanized form

Miyuki

Japanese form

美如月

みゆき

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beauty; beautiful
likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal
month; moon
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Romanized form

Momoka

Japanese form

杏花

ももか

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apricot
flower
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Nana

Japanese form

愛梨

なな

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love; affection; favourite
pear tree
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Nanami

Japanese form

愛光

ななみ

Meaning

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love; affection; favourite
ray; light
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Romanized form

Nao

Japanese form

花緒

なお

Meaning

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flower
thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap; mental or emotional state
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Naoki

Japanese form

なおき

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straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair
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Natsuki

Japanese form

夏月

なつき

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summer
month; moon
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Natsumi

Japanese form

夏月海

なつみ

Meaning

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summer
month; moon
sea; ocean
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Nozomi

Japanese form

のぞみ

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love; affection; favourite
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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.