Japanese boy names: 250+ modern, classic and samurai
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Japanese boy names by group
- Haruto
- Minato
- Sota
- Ren
- Yuto
- Hiroshi
- Takashi
- Kenji
- Satoshi
- Kazuo
- Musashi
- Masamune
- Yoshitsune
- Kenshin
- Shingen
- Rin
- Sho
- Ryo
- Kei
- Jun
- Hikaru
- Kaoru
- Akira
- Makoto
- Chihiro
- Ginji
- Sakutaro
- Hyuga
- Tomoki
- Wataru
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Japanese boy names by group
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Modern70
Classic70
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Historical and samurai38
Short33
Unisex22
Unusual36
About Japanese boy names
A Japanese name is written in kanji, and the same sound can take many spellings, so its meaning comes from the characters the parents choose. The names below are in romaji, in six groups: modern, classic, historical and samurai, short, unisex and unusual. In Japan the family name comes first.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the kanji. Haruto can be written 陽翔, sun and soar, or 春人, spring and person. Ask which characters a name uses before you read meaning into it.
郎 (rō) means son. Ichiro is the first son, Jiro the second and Saburo the third. Many boys of the 20th century were named in this order.
No. A name may only use characters from two official lists, the jōyō kanji for everyday use and the jinmeiyō kanji for names.
Hikaru, Akira, Makoto, Chihiro and Yuki are given to both. They're in the unisex group.
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Yes. Every name here is free to use, for a baby, a character or a story.