Japanese Names for Girls- 100 Names In Japanese With Meaning

Japanese Names for Girls with meanings. When a baby is born in a family, the most exciting yet challenging decision for the parents is picking out the utterly unique, trendy, and cutest name with the beautiful meanings for their child.

Japan is a land of immense beauty, and when it comes to Japanese girls, they are truly adorable and loveable. In the 1990s, people didn’t have access to the internet, and some names were repeatedly used for every other newborn in the family. In this digital world, you may find hundreds and thousands of unique and different names that are available on several websites. Here, we have selected the top 100 names of the Japanese girls that are exclusively chosen for you to make your decision easier while naming your baby. These Japanese names are significant and are centered around beautiful images or concepts, like the cherry blossoms that fill temple pavilions, or the flowing waterfalls that stagger fields.

Most Beautiful Japanese Names For Girls With Meaning

Japanese names usually consist of a surname or family name, which is then followed by the given name. Japanese rarely have more than one given name. The names are written in kanji characters, which are Chinese in origin but have Japanese pronunciations. Apart from kanji, the Japanese writing system also has hiragana and katakana, both of which come under the kana system. Parents might choose to give their child names using hiragana and katakana because kanji has a wide range of pronunciations and scripts in comparison.

Note: Meanings vary depending on the kanji characters used, and the kanji characters for names vary greatly. We have mentioned one kanji variation of a name at most and the meanings are mentioned at random.

We have listed all the names in alphabetical order to make it easier to peruse.

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A

↓ 1 – Akiko

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
あきこ (hiragana)
アキコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: AH-kee-koh

Meaning: Depending on the kanji used, ‘Aki’ can have several different meanings while ‘ko’ means child in every variation:

Queen
Peaceful
Bright truth

↓ 2 – Ayumi

Japanese Characters:

安愉海 (kanji)
あゆみ (hiragana)
アユミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Á-yú-mí

Meaning:

Progress
Sweetfish

↓ 3 – Asuka

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
あすか (hiragana)
アスカ (katakana)

Pronunciation: A-soo-ka

Meaning:

Asu: tomorrow, ka: fragrance
Asu: to fly, ka: bird

↓ 4 – Aiko

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
あいこ(hiragana)
アイコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: Ah-ee-ko

Meaning: Child of love

↓ 5 – Ai

Japanese Characters:

あい (hiragana)
アイ(katakana)
亜衣 (kanji)

Pronunciation: ‘Eye’

Meaning:

Love
Affection
Indigo

B

↓ 6 – Bunko

It’s a rarely used feminine Japanese name.

Japanese Characters:

文子 (kanji)
ぶんこ (hiragana)
ブンコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Bun-koh

Meaning: ‘bun’ can have the following meanings:

Art
Decoration
Style

C

↓ 7 – Chizuko

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
ひずこ (hiragana)
ヒズコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: chee-zoo-koh

Meaning: chi: thousand, zu: crane, ko: child

↓ 8 – Chizuru

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
ちずる (hiragana)
チズル (katakana)

Pronunciation: chee-zoo-roo

Meaning: A thousand cranes.

↓ 9 – Chie

Japanese Characters:

亜妃子 (kanji)
ちえ (hiragana)
チエ (katakana)

Pronunciation: chee-e

Meaning:

wisdom, blessing
thousand, branches
knowledge, shine

↓ 10 – Chiharu

Japanese Characters:

ちはる (hiragana)
チハル (katakana)
千春 (kanji)

Pronunciation: chee-hah-loo

Meaning:

thousand, spring
wisdom, spring

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E

↓ 11 – Erina

Japanese Characters:

恵里奈 (kanji)
えりな (hiragana)
エリナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: eh-ree-nah

Meaning:

Blessings
Logic

↓ 12 – Erika

Japanese Characters:

恵梨香 (kanji)
えりか (hiragana)
エリカ (katakana)

Pronunciation: eh-ree-kah

Meaning:

Favor
Benefit
Fragrance

↓ 13 – Emik0

Japanese Characters:

栄美子 (kanji)
えみこ (hiragana)
エミコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: eh-mee-koh

Meaning:

Blessed child
Beautiful child
Prosperous child

↓ 14 – Emi

Japanese Characters:

絵美 (kanji)
えみ (hiragana)
エミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: É-mí

Meaning:

Beauty
Smile

↓ 15 – Emiri

Japanese Characters:

笑里 (kanji)
えみり (hiragana)
エミリ (katakana)

Pronunciation: eh-mee-ree

Meaning:

Bloom
Laughter
Gallant

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↓ 16 – Etsuko

Japanese Characters:

市原 (kanji)
えつこ (hiragana)
エツコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: eh-tsoo-ko

Meaning:

Joy
Delight
Transcendental

F

↓ 17 – Fusako

Japanese Characters:

房子 (kanji)
うさこ (hiragana
ウサコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: few-za-ko

Meaning:

Smart
Lotus
Wealth

↓ 18 – Fumiko

Japanese Characters:

文虹 (kanji)
ふみこ (hiragana)
フミコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Few-mi-koh

Meaning:

Disciplined
Rainbow
History

↓ 19 – Fuyuko

Japanese Characters:

冬瑚 (kanji)
ふゆこ (hiragana)
フユコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Few-u-koh

Meaning:

Winter child
Rich
Dream

↓ 20 – Fuji

Japanese Characters:

藤 (kanji)
ふじ (hiragana)
フジ (katakana)

Pronunciation: foo-jee

Meaning:

Wisteria
Wealth
Samurai

G

↓ 21 – Ginna

Japanese Characters:

吟奈 (kanji)
ぎんな (hiragana)
ギンナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: G-nah

Meaning: A mixture of ‘hum’ and ‘fruit tree’.

↓ 22 – Goma

Japanese Characters:

ごま (hiragana)
ゴマ (katakana)
胡麻 (kanji)

Pronunciation: go-mah

Meaning: 胡 is ‘to live long’ and 麻 means ‘hemp’.

H

↓ 23 – Hisa

Japanese Characters:久

久 (kanji)
ひさ (hiragana)
ヒサ (katakana)

Pronunciation: hee-sah

Meaning:

Long time
Sand
Gauze
Vivid

↓ 24 – Hana

Japanese Characters:瑛

瑛 (kanji)
はな (hiragana)
ハナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ha-na

Meaning:

Warm heart
Crystal
Flower

↓ 25 – Hanako

Japanese Characters:

花子 (kanji)
はなこ (hiragana)
ハナコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ha-na-ko

Meaning: Flower girl

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↓ 26 – Hachi

Japanese Characters:

蜂 (kanji)
はち (hiragana)
ハチ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ha-chee

Meaning: Bee

↓ 27 – Hideko

Japanese Characters:

英子 (kanji)
ひでこ (hiragana)
ヒデコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: hee-deh-ko

Meaning:

Splendid child
Fortunate child

↓ 28 – Haru

Japanese Characters:

陽 (kanji)
はる (hiragana)
ハル (katakana)

Pronunciation: ha-roo

Meaning:

Sun
Spring
God’s decree

↓ 29 – Haruhi

Japanese Characters:

春日 (kanji)
はるひ (hiragana)
ハルヒ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ha-ru-khee

Meaning:

Spring day
Spring princess
Clear day

↓ 30 – Hisano

Japanese Characters:

尚野 (kanji)
ひさの (hiragana)
ヒサノ(katakana)

Pronunciation: heいずみ-za-noh

Meaning:

Permanent
Precious
Progress

I

↓ 31 – Isamu

Japanese Characters:

kanji
hiragana
katakana

Pronunciation:

Meaning: Fountain

↓ 32 – Izumi

Japanese Characters:

泉 (kanji)
いずみ (hiragana)
イズミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ee-zoo-mee

Meaning:

Serenity
Pure

↓ 33 – Iwa

Japanese Characters:

好笑 (kanji)
いわ (hiragana)
イワ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ee-wah

Meaning: Laughter

J

↓ 34 – Junko

Japanese Characters:

純子 (kanji)
じゅんこ (hiragana)
ジュンコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: joong-ko

Meaning: Obedient and pure child

↓ 35 – Jitsuko

Japanese Characters:

実子 (kanji)
いつこ (hiragana)
イツコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: jit-soo-koh

Meaning:

Kindness
Faith
Fidelity

K

↓ 36 – Kaguya

Japanese Characters:

輝夜 (kanji)
かぐや (hiragana)
カグヤ (katakana)

Pronunciation: kah-goo-yah

Meaning:

Bright night
Moon princess
Radiant night

↓ 37 – Keiki

Japanese Characters:

慶樹 (kanji)
けいき (hiragana)
ケイキ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ke-kee

Meaning:

Lovely hope
Blessed joy
Firefly princess

↓ 38 – Kimi

Japanese Characters:

公 (kanji)
きみ (hiragana)
キミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: kee-mee

Meaning: The word ki can mean ‘tree’, ‘queen’, ‘wish’ or ‘honor’ while mi can refer to ‘full moon’, ‘ocean’ or ‘desire’ among others.

↓ 39 – Kana

Japanese Characters:

佳奈 (kanji)
かな (hiragana)
カナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: kan-ə, kan-uh

Meaning:

Gentle
Beginning
To come true
Calm summer

↓ 40 – Kayoko

Japanese Characters:

花代子 (kanji)
かよこ (hiragana)
カヨコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ka-yo-ko

Meaning:

Secrets/a person full of secrets
Child of a good/beautiful/flowering generation

↓ 41 – Kasumi

Japanese Characters:

霞 (kanji)
かすみ (hiragana)
カスミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ka-soo-mee

Meaning:

Haze
Serene summer
Violet
Hidden Beauty

↓ 42 – Kumi

Japanese Characters:

久美 (kanji)
くみ (hiragana)
クミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: q-mee

Meaning:

Forever beautiful
Nine seas
Deep red pearl

↓ 43 – Koharu

Japanese Characters:

小春 (kanji)
こはる (hiragana)
コハル (katakana)

Pronunciation: ko-ha-roo

Meaning:

Clear fortune
Small flower
Spring rainbow

↓ 44 – Kyoko

Japanese Characters:

京子 (kanji)
きょうこ (hiragana)
キョウコ (katakana)

Pronunciation:

Meaning: Ko means child, whereas Kyo has several meanings:

Echo
Mirror
Apricot
Respectful

The most common meaning of the name, however, is ‘girl of Kyoto’ where Kyoto is a city in Japan.

M

↓ 45 – Mai

Japanese Characters:

舞 (kanji)
まい (hiragana)
マイ(katakana)

Pronunciation: ma-ee

Meaning:

True intent
Dancing cherry blossoms
True love

↓ 46 – Megumi

Japanese Characters:

恵美 (kanji)
めぐみ (hiragana)
メグミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: me-gu-mi

Meaning:

Love
Grace

↓ 47 – Mitsuko

Japanese Characters:

光子 (kanji)
みつこ(hiragana)
ミツコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: mee-tsoo-koh

Meaning: Some possibly variations of meanings depending on the kanji used are:

Shining child
Friendly child
Careful child

↓ 48 – Mariko

Japanese Characters:

鞠子 (kanji)
まりこ (hiragana)
マリコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ma-ree-ko

Meaning: Mari can mean a lot of things such as ‘truth’, ‘jasmine’ and ‘village’.

↓ 49 – Mieko

Japanese Characters:

美恵子 (kanji)
みえこ (hiragana)
ミエコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: mee-e-ko

Meaning:

Beautiful blessing child
Three branch child

↓ 50 – Mizuki

Japanese Characters:

瑞希 (kanji)
みづき (hiragana)
ミヅキ (katakana)

Pronunciation: mee-zoo-kee

Meaning:

Bright
Auspicious
Hope
Precious/living light

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↓ 51 – Noriko

Japanese Characters:

徳子 (kanji)
のりこ (hiragana)
ノリコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: no-ree-ko

Meaning:

A child who harvests wisdom and knowledge
Benevolent child
Lawful

↓ 52 – Nozomi

Japanese Characters:

望魅 (kanji)
のぞみ (hiragana)
ノゾミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: no-zo-mi

Meaning:

Wishful fascination
Hopeful beauty
Wishful ocean

↓ 53 – Nao

Short for Naoko, Naoto, Naomi, etc.

Japanese Characters:

直 (kanji)
なお (hiragana)
ナオ (katakana)

Pronunciation: na-o

Meaning:

Honest
Esteem

↓ 54 – Nanako

Japanese Characters:

奈々子 (kanji)
ななこ (hiragana)
ナナコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: na-na-ko

Meaning: Child of the greens

↓ 55 – Natsuko

Japanese Characters:

夏子 (kanji)
なつこ (hiragana)
ナツコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: na-tsoo-ko

Meaning:

Summer child
Yearning and reminiscing child

↓ 56 – Natsumi

Japanese Characters:

夏美 (kanji)
なつみ (hiragana)
ナツミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: na-tsoo-mi

Meaning: Summer beauty/truth/sea/life

↓ 57 – Nagako

Japanese Characters:

長子 (kanji)
ながこ(hiragana)
ナガコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: na-ga-ko

Meaning: Delighted child

↓ 58 – Noriyo

Japanese Characters:

紀代 (kanji)
のりよ (hiragana)
ノリヨ (katakana)

Pronunciation: no-ree-yo

Meaning:

Ageing night
Virtuous night
Lawful world

O

↓ 59 – Omi

Japanese Characters:

央弥 (kanji)
おみ (hiragana)
オミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: oh-mee

Meaning: Beautiful cherry blossoms

↓ 60 – Otome

Japanese Characters:

響愛 (kanji)
おとめ (hiragana)
オトメ (katakana)

Pronunciation: o-toh-meh

Meaning: Sound of love

↓ 61 – Ohana

Japanese Characters:

愛華 (kanji)
おはな (hiragana)
オハナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: oh-ha-na

Meaning: Flower of love

↓ 62 – Otoha

Japanese Characters:

乙羽 (kanji)
おとは (hiragana)
オトハ (katakana)

Pronunciation: o-to-hah

Meaning: The kanji character combinations can have the following meanings:

maiden, feathers
sound, leaf

R

↓ 63 – Ren

Japanese Characters:

蓮 (kanji)
れん (hiragana)
レン (katakana)

Pronunciation: rehn

Meaning:

Lotus
Ripple
Pure heart
Clever

↓ 64 – Rieko

Japanese Characters:

理恵子 (kanji)
りえこ (hiragana)
リエコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ree-e-ko

Meaning:

Pear branch
Profit and blessing

↓ 65 – Reiki

Japanese Characters:

礼季 (kanji)
れいき (hiragana)
レイキ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ray-ki

Meaning:

Season of gratitude
Tinkling hope

↓ 66 – Rikona

Japanese Characters:

梨粉 (kanji)
りこな (hiragana)
リコナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ree-koh-na

Meaning:

Pear
Lake
Gallant

↓ 67 – Reina

Japanese Characters:

黎奈 (kanji)
れいな (hiragana)
レイナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: reh-na

Meaning: God’s beautiful decree

↓ 68 – Risa

Japanese Characters:

梨彩 (kanji)
りさ (hiragana)
リサ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ree-sah

Meaning: The first part of the kanji characters of Risa can mean ‘pear’, ‘village’ or ‘reason’, while the second part can mean ‘coloring’, ‘sand’ and ‘silk gauze’.

↓ 69 – Ryoko

Japanese Characters:

良子 (kanji)
りょこ (hiragana)
リョコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: rio-ko

Meaning:

Distant
Understanding
Helpful

↓ 70 – Rio

Japanese Characters:

麗央(kanji)
りお (hiragana)
リオ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ree-o

Meaning: Smart firebird

↓ 71 – Rina

Japanese Characters:

麗鳴 (kanji)
りな (hiragana)
リナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ree-nah

Meaning:

Beautiful plum
Beautiful bark

↓ 72 – Runa

Japanese Characters:

満月 (kanji)
るな (hiragana)
ルナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: roo-nah

Meaning: Summer/winter/full moon

S

↓ 73 – Sen

Japanese Characters:

扇 (kanji)
せん (hiragana)
セン(katakana)

Pronunciation: sehn

Meaning:

Fan
Hermit
Bright, shining wing

↓ 74 – Seiko

Japanese Characters:

晴子 (kanji)
せいこ(hiragana)
セイコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: se-ko

Meaning:

Clear weather
Upright and correct
Clean and pure

↓ 75 – Sayuri

Japanese Characters:

小百合 (kanji)
さゆり (hiragana)
サユリ (katakana)

Pronunciation: sah-you-ree

Meaning: Small lily

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↓ 76 – Shizuka

Japanese Characters:

静 (kanji)
しずか (hiragana)
シズカ (katakana)

Pronunciation: she-zoo-ka

Meaning:

Zen
Static river
Quietness

↓ 77 – Suzuko

Japanese Characters:

鈴子 (kanji)
すづこ (hiragana)
スヅコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: soo-zoo-ko

Meaning:

Bell
Cool
To govern

↓ 78 – Shihori

Japanese Characters:

汐里 (kanji)
しほり (hiragana)
シホリ(katakana)

Pronunciation: she-ho-ṙee

Meaning:

tide, village
history, step, crystal

↓ 79 – Sakura

Japanese Characters:

桜 (kanji)
さくら (hiragana)
サクラ (katakana)

Pronunciation: sa-koo-ra

Meaning: Cherry blossom

↓ 80 – Sai

Japanese Characters:

彩 (kanji)
さい (hiragana)
サイ(katakana)

Pronunciation: s-eye

Meaning: Vivid color

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↓ 81 – Shiori

Japanese Characters:

栞 (kanji)
しおり (hiragana)
シオリ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Shí-ó-rí

Meaning: Guide

↓ 82 – Sumire

Japanese Characters:

菫 (kanji)
すみれ (hiragana)
スミレ (katakana)

Pronunciation: Su-mi-ré

Meaning: Purple flower

↓ 83 – Saya

Japanese Characters:

爽 (kanji)
さや (hiragana)
サヤ (katakana)

Pronunciation: sie-ya

Meaning: Refreshing

T

↓ 84 – Tsuru

Japanese Characters:

津 (kanji)
つる (hiragana)
ツル (katakana)

Pronunciation: tsoo-ṙuu

Meaning: Crane

↓ 85 – Taki

Japanese Characters:

滝 (kanji)
たき (hiragana)
タキ (katakana)

Pronunciation: tah-kee

Meaning: Waterfall

↓ 86 – Tsumugi

Japanese Characters:

紬 (kanji)
つむぎ (hiragana)
ツムギ (katakana)

Pronunciation: tsoo-moo-gee

Meaning: Pongee, a soft and thin woven cloth.

↓ 87 – Takako

Japanese Characters:

孝子 (kanji)
たかこ (hiragana)
タカコ(katakana)

Pronunciation: ta-ka-ko

Meaning: Filial piety

↓ 88 – Toshiko

Japanese Characters:

敏子 (kanji)
としこ (hiragana)
トシコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: toh-she-koh

Meaning: Agile and clever

↓ 89 – Takara

Japanese Characters:

宝 (kanji)
たから (hiragana)
タカラ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ta-ka-ra

Meaning: Treasure

↓ 90 – Teruko

Japanese Characters:

照子 (kanji)
てるこ (hiragana)
テルコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: teh-roo-ko

Meaning: Shining child

↓ 91 – Tania

Japanese Characters:

渓愛 (kanji)
たにあ (hiragana)
タニア (katakana)

Pronunciation: tan-ya

Meaning: River of love

↓ 92 – Tokiko

Japanese Characters:

秋子 (kanji)
ときこ (hiragana)
トキコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: to-kee-ko

Meaning: Autumn child

↓ 93 – Tsubaki

Japanese Characters:

翼妃 (kanji)
つばき (hiragana)
ツバキ (katakana)

Pronunciation: tsoo-ba-key

Meaning: Winged princess

↓ 94 – Tomoe

Japanese Characters:

巴 (kanji)
ともえ (hiragana)
トモエ (katakana)

Pronunciation: to-mo-e

Meaning: Spiral

U

↓ 95 – Umeko

Japanese Characters:

梅子 (kanji)
うめこ (hiragana)
ウメコ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ooh-meh-ko

Meaning: Plum blossom child

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↓ 96 – Utano

Japanese Characters:

詩野 (kanji)
うたの (hiragana)
ウタノ(katakana)

Pronunciation: uu-tah-no

Meaning: Field of songs

↓ 97 – Umi

Japanese Characters:

洋 (kanji)
うみ (hiragana)
ウミ (katakana)

Pronunciation: oo-mee

Meaning: Ocean

W

↓ 98 – Wakumi

Japanese Characters:

湧水 (kanji)
わくみ (hiragana)
ワクミ(katakana)

Pronunciation: vah-koo-mee

Meaning: Spring water

↓ 99 – Wakana

Japanese Characters:

若菜 (kanji)
わかな (hiragana)
ワカナ (katakana)

Pronunciation: wa-ka-na

Meaning: Love and serenity

Y

↓ 100 – Yasue

Japanese Characters:

安江 (kanji)
やすえ (hiragana)
ヤスエ (katakana)

Pronunciation: ya-soo-ee

Meaning: Restful river