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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

Keito

Japanese form

花糸

けいと

Meaning

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flower
thread
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Romanized form

Kira

Japanese form

季桜

きら

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seasons
cherry
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Romanized form

Kirara

Japanese form

きらら

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ray; light
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Romanized form

Mahiro

Japanese form

愛優

まひろ

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love; affection; favourite
tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness
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Romanized form

Manabu

Japanese form

まなぶ

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love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Masae

Japanese form

雅美

まさえ

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gracious; elegant; graceful; refined
beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Masami

Japanese form

惟美

まさみ

Meaning

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consider; reflect; think
beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Masayoshi

Japanese form

雅愛

まさよし

Meaning

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gracious; elegant; graceful; refined
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Masumi

Japanese form

愛純

ますみ

Meaning

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love; affection; favourite
genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit)
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Romanized form

Mia

Japanese form

海愛

みあ

Meaning

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sea; ocean
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Michika

Japanese form

光愛

みちか

Meaning

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ray; light
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Mikako

Japanese form

美花香

みかこ

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
flower
incense; smell; perfume
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Romanized form

Mikio

Japanese form

海紀男

みきお

Meaning

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sea; ocean
chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period
male
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Romanized form

Mikoto

Japanese form

海琴

みこと

Meaning

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sea; ocean
harp; koto
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Romanized form

Misao

Japanese form

美咲桜

みさお

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
blossom; bloom
cherry
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Romanized form

Misato

Japanese form

愛恵

みさと

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love; affection; favourite
favor; blessing; grace; kindness
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Romanized form

Mitsuki

Japanese form

海月

みつき

Meaning

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sea; ocean
month; moon
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Romanized form

Mitsuru

Japanese form

みつる

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ray; light
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Romanized form

Miyoshi

Japanese form

美愛

みよし

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Mizuki

Japanese form

海月

みづき

Meaning

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sea; ocean
month; moon
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Mizuki

Japanese form

美月

みずき

Meaning

Beauty; moon

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Romanized form

Naomi

Japanese form

奈桜美

なおみ

Meaning

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Nara; what?
cherry
beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Rui

Japanese form

るい

Meaning

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love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Sayaka

Japanese form

桜谷花

さやか

Meaning

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cherry
valley
flower
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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.