Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using Japanese Names, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the website. These terms apply to visitors and anyone who uses the site's tools or content.
Purpose of the service
Japanese Names is an educational reference and creative name-generation tool. It combines stored surname records, given-name readings, kanji spellings, meanings, and editorial context. Generated combinations are suggestions, not statements that a name is common, legally available, culturally appropriate in every setting, or associated with a particular person or family.
Accuracy and responsible use
Japanese names can have multiple readings, spellings, histories, and regional associations. We work to label evidence and uncertainty, but we do not guarantee that every interpretation is complete or error-free. Literal kanji meanings do not prove ancestry, personality, social status, or a single historical origin.
Before using a name for a child, legal identity, publication, tattoo, product, character, or other important purpose, consult a qualified native speaker or an appropriate professional and conduct your own cultural, legal, and trademark checks.
Permitted and prohibited conduct
You may use the website for lawful personal, educational, and creative purposes. You must not:
- Use the service to violate law or the rights of another person.
- Attempt to disrupt, overload, probe, or gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems.
- Use automated requests in a way that degrades the service or bypasses reasonable access controls.
- Misrepresent generated output as proof of Japanese ancestry, official registration, or professional advice.
- Copy or republish substantial portions of the website in a way that violates applicable rights or source licenses.
Content, data, and intellectual property
The website's design, original text, software, organization, and editorial presentation are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Some linguistic and reference data comes from third-party or public sources and remains subject to its original terms and licenses. Sources and important limitations are described on the About our data page. Nothing in these terms changes a third party's license or ownership rights.
Favorites and browser features
Favorites are stored locally in your browser. We do not guarantee that saved items will remain available after browser data is cleared, a device changes, or the website is updated. You are responsible for keeping any information you need elsewhere.
Third-party services and advertising
The website may use third-party analytics, hosting, links, or advertising services, including Google services. Third parties operate under their own terms and privacy policies. Advertising does not constitute our endorsement of an advertiser, product, or claim. See our Privacy Policy for information about cookies and advertising choices.
Availability and changes
We may correct, update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the website at any time. We do not promise uninterrupted availability or that a particular name, feature, or saved link will remain unchanged.
Disclaimer of warranties
To the extent permitted by law, the website is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted operation. Nothing on the website is legal, genealogical, linguistic, naming, or other professional advice.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Japanese Names and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss arising from reliance on generated names, meanings, historical interpretations, third-party services, or loss of browser-stored favorites. Rights that cannot legally be excluded remain unaffected.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms when the website or applicable requirements change. The effective date at the top identifies the current version. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms to the extent permitted by law.
Contact
Questions about these terms may be sent using the details on our Contact page.