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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

Rei

Japanese form

れい

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ray; light
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Reina

Japanese form

玲月

れいな

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sound of jewels
month; moon
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Reo

Japanese form

令桜

れお

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orders; laws; command; decree; good
cherry
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Rika

Japanese form

合花

りか

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fit; suit; join; 0.1
flower
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Riko

Japanese form

月琴

りこ

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month; moon
harp; koto
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Riku

Japanese form

梨空

りく

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pear tree
empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
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Rina

Japanese form

美那

りな

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beauty; beautiful
what?
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Rio

Japanese form

吏桜

りお

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officer; an official
cherry
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Ryou

Japanese form

りょう

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design; figured cloth; twill
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Saki

Japanese form

花咲

さき

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flower
blossom; bloom
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Sakura

Japanese form

桜愛

さくら

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cherry
love; affection; favourite
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Sana

Japanese form

采愛

さな

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dice; form; appearance; take; gather; coloring
love; affection; favourite
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Satoshi

Japanese form

さとし

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intelligence; imperial
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Saya

Japanese form

桜彩

さや

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cherry
coloring; paint; makeup
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Shin

Japanese form

しん

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expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase
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Shiori

Japanese form

思桜美

しおり

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think
cherry
beauty; beautiful
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Shou

Japanese form

しょう

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sparkle of jewelry; crystal
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Shun

Japanese form

しゅん

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sagacious; genius; excellence
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Shuu

Japanese form

しゅう

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center; middle
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Sou

Japanese form

そう

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genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate
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Sumire

Japanese form

紫花

すみれ

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purple; violet
flower
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Suzu

Japanese form

すず

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gauze; gossamer
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Takashi

Japanese form

たかし

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rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some
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Tsubasa

Japanese form

空舞

つばさ

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empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
dance; flit; circle; wheel
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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.