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Ren: Meaning & Kanji

蓮

れん · レン

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Gender in this collection
boy, unisex
Stored reading
れん (Ren)

What does Ren mean in this spelling?

Ren is shown here as 蓮, the character for lotus, with the reading れん. This is a one-character written form. The lotus explanation belongs to 蓮; another kanji spelling with the same sound would need its own explanation.

These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Ren

蓮

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Written-form notes

Lotus

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5712854. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

蓮
lotus

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Ren

山本 蓮Yamamoto RenUse this pairing →田中 蓮Tanaka RenUse this pairing →佐藤 蓮Satō RenUse this pairing →鈴木 蓮Suzuki RenUse this pairing →林 蓮Hayashi RenUse this pairing →高橋 蓮Takahashi RenUse this pairing →

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01