Female Japanese Names

1. AI (Chinese: 1: 蔼, 2: 爱, Japanese: 1: 藍, 2: 愛): Japanese name meaning 1) "indigo" or 2) "love." Compare with another form of Ai.

2. AIKA (愛佳): Japanese name meaning "love song."

3. AIKO (愛子): Japanese name meaning "love child."

4. AIMI (愛美): Japanese name meaning "love beauty."

5. AKANE (茜): Japanese name meaning "brilliant red."

6. AKEMI (明美): Japanese name meaning "bright beauty."

7. AKI (1-秋, 2-明, 3-晶): Japanese unisex name meaning: 1) "autumn" 2) "bright" 3) "sparkle." Compare with strictly masculine Aki.

8. AKIKO (1-秋子, 2-明子, 3-晶子): Japanese name meaning 1) "autumn child" or 2) "bright child" or 3) "sparkling child."

9. AKIRA (1-明, 2-亮): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "bright" or 2) "clear."

10. AMATERASU (天照): Japanese name composed of the elements ama "heaven, sky" and terasu "to shine," hence "shining over heaven." In mythology, this is the name of a sun goddess who rules the heavens.

11. AMAYA: Japanese name meaning "night rain." Compare with another form of Amaya.

12. AOI (1-碧, 2-葵): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "blue" or 2) "hollyhock."

13. ARISU (アリス): Japanese form of English Alice, meaning "noble sort."

14. ASAMI (麻美): Japanese name meaning "morning beauty."

15. ASUKA (明日香): Japanese name meaning "tomorrow fragrance."

16. ATSUKO (1-篤子, 2-温子): Japanese name meaning 1) "kind child" or 2) "warm child." 

17. AVARON (アヴァロン): Japanese form of Celtic Avalon, meaning "island of apples."

18. AYA (1-彩, 2-綾): Japanese name meaning 1) "colorful" or 2) "design." Compare with another form of Aya.

19. AYAKA (1-彩花, 2-彩華): Japanese name meaning 1) "color-flower" or 2) "color-petal."

20. AYAKO (1-彩子, 2-綾子): Japanese name meaning 1) "color-child" or 2) "design-child."

21. AYAME (菖蒲): Japanese name meaning "iris flower."

22. AYANO (1-彩乃, 2-綾乃): Japanese name meaning 1) "my color" or "my design." 

23. AYUMI (あゆみ): Japanese name meaning "pace, stroll, walk."

24. AZUMI (あずみ): Japanese name meaning "safe residence."

25. BUNKO: Japanese name meaning "literary child."

26. CHIASA: Japanese name meaning "one thousand mornings."

27. CHIE (恵): Japanese name meaning "wisdom."

28. CHIEKO (恵子): Japanese name meaning "wise child."

29. CHIHARU (千春): Japanese name meaning "one thousand springs."

30. CHIKA (散花): Japanese name meaning "scattered flowers." Compare with another form of Chika.

31. CHIKAKO (千香子): Japanese name meaning "very fragrant child."

32. CHINATSU (千夏): Japanese name meaning "a thousand summers."

33. CHIYO (千代): Japanese name meaning "a thousand generations."

34. CHIYOKO (千代子): Japanese name meaning "child of a thousand generations."

35. CHO: Variant spelling of Japanese Chou, meaning "butterfly."

36. CHOU (蝶): Japanese name meaning "butterfly."

37. EIKO (栄子): Japanese name meaning "long-lived child" or "splendid child."

38. EMI (1-恵美, 2-絵美): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful blessing" or 2) "beautiful picture."

39. EMIKO (1-恵美子, 2-笑子): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful child" or 2) "smiling child."

40. ERI (絵理): Japanese name meaning "blessed prize."

41. ETSUKO (悦子): Japanese name meaning "joyful child."

42. FUJI (富): Japanese name possibly meaning "wisteria." 

43. FUMIKO (文子): Japanese name meaning "child of treasured beauty."

44. GINA: Japanese name meaning "silvery." Compare with other forms of Gina.

45. HANA (花): Japanese name meaning "favorite" or "flower." Compare with other forms of Hana.

46. HANAKO (花子): Japanese name meaning "flower child."

47. HARU (1-晴, 2-春, 3-陽): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "clear up," 2) "spring," or 3) "sun, sunlight."

48. HARUKA (遙, 遥, 悠, 遼): Japanese name meaning "distance."

49. HARUKI (春樹): Japanese name meaning "springtime tree."

50. HARUKO (はるこ): Japanese name meaning "spring child."

51. HARUMI (春美): Japanese name meaning "spring beauty."

52. HIDEKO (秀子): Japanese name meaning "splendid child."

53. HIKARI (光): Feminine form of Japanese unisex Hikaru, meaning "radiance."

54. HIKARU (輝): Japanese unisex name meaning "radiance."

55. HIRO (1-裕, 2-寛, 3-浩): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "abundant," 2) "generous, tolerant," or 3) "prosperous." 

56. HIROKO (1-裕子, 2-浩子, 3-寛子): Japanese name meaning 1) "abundant child," 2) "prosperous child," or 3) "generous child."

57. HIROMI (1-裕美, 2-浩美, 3-寛美): Japanese name meaning 1) "abundant beauty," 2) "prosperous beauty," or 3) "generous beauty." 

58. HISAKO (久子): Japanese name meaning "long-lived child."

59. HISOKA (密): Japanese unisex name meaning "reserved."

60. HITOMI (瞳): Japanese name meaning "pupil (of the eye)." This name is usually given to girls with especially beautiful eyes. 

61. HOSHI (星): Japanese name meaning "star."

62. HOTARU (蛍): Japanese name meaning "firefly; lightning bug."

63. IZANAMI (イザナミ): Japanese myth name of the wife of Izanagi, meaning "female who invites."

64. IZUMI (泉): Japanese name meaning "fountain."

65. JUN (順): Japanese unisex name meaning "obedient."

66. JUNKO (1-順子, 2-純子): Japanese name meaning 1) "obedient child" or 2) "pure child."

67. KAEDE (楓): Japanese unisex name meaning "maple."

68. KAME: Japanese name meaning "tortoise (symbol of long life)."

69. KAMEKO (上子): Variant spelling of Japanese Kamiko, meaning "superior child."

70. KAMEYO: Japanese name meaning "tortoise (symbol of long life)."

71. KAMIKO (上子): Japanese name meaning "superior child."

72. KAORI (香織): Japanese name meaning "fragrance weaving."

73. KAORU (薫): Japanese name meaning "fragrance."

74. KASUMI (霞): Japanese name meaning "mist."

75. KATSUMI (勝美): Japanese name meaning "victorious beauty."

76. KAYO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful/increasing generation."

77. KAZUE (一恵): Japanese name meaning "branch; first blessing; harmonious."

78. KAZUKO (1-和子, 2-一子): Japanese name meaning 1) "harmonious/peaceful child" or 2) "only child."

79. KAZUMI (和美): Japanese name meaning "harmonious beauty."

80. KEI (1-恵, 2-慶, 3-桂, 4-敬, 5-啓, 6-圭, 7-景): Japanese name meaning 1) "blessed, lucky," 2) "happy," 3) "katsura tree," 4) "respectful," 5) "spring," 6) "square jewel," or "sunny." 

81. KEIKO (1-恵子, 2-慶子, 3-桂子, 4-敬子, 5-啓子, 6-圭子, 7-景子): Japanese name meaning 1) "blessed, lucky child," 2) "happy child," 3) "katsura tree child," 4) "respectful child," 5) "spring child," 6) "square jewel child," or 7) "sunny child."

82. KIKU (菊): Japanese name meaning "chrysanthemum."

83. KIMI (君): Short form of Japanese names beginning with Kimi-, meaning "honorable, noble." Compare with another form of Kimi.

84. KIMIKO (1-后子, 2-君子): Japanese name meaning 1) "empress child," or 2) "noble child." 

85. KIN (欽): Japanese unisex name meaning "gold."

86. KIYOKO (清子): Japanese name meaning "pure child."

87. KIYOMI (清見): Japanese name meaning "pure beauty."

88. KO (1-幸, 2-光, 3-康): Variant spelling of Japanese unisex Kou, meaning 1) "happiness," 2) "light," or "peace."

89. KOHAKU (琥珀): Japanese unisex name meaning "amber."

90. KOTONE (琴音): Japanese name meaning "harp sound."

91. KOU (1-幸, 2-光, 3-康): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "happiness," 2) "light," or "peace."

92. KUMIKO (久美子): Japanese name meaning "long-time beautiful child."

93. KYO (1-杏, 2- 京, 3- 協, 4- 郷): Variant spelling of Japanese unisex Kyou, meaning 1) "apricot," 2) "capital," 3) "cooperation," or 4) "village." 

94. KYOKO (恭子): Japanese name meaning "child of the city."

95. KYOU (1-杏, 2- 京, 3- 協, 4- 郷): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "apricot," 2) "capital," 3) "cooperation," or 4) "village." 

96. MADOKA (1-円, 2-円花): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "circle" or 2) "circle, flower."

97. MAI (舞): Japanese name meaning "dance." Compare with another form of Mai.

98. MAIKO (舞子): Japanese name meaning "dancing child."

99. MAKI (1-真紀, 2-真希, 3-真貴, 4-真樹): Japanese name meaning 1) "true chronicle/record," 2) "true hope," 3) "true precious," or 4) "true timber trees."

100. MAKOTO (誠): Japanese unisex name meaning "sincere, true."

101. MANA (愛): Japanese name meaning "affection, love." Compare with other forms of Mana.

102. MANAMI (1-愛美, 2-愛海): Japanese name meaning 1) "affectionate beauty" or 2) "love sea."

103. MARI: Japanese form of English Mary, meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." Compare with another form of Mari.

104. MARIKO (真里子): Japanese name meaning "true village child."

105. MASA (1-正, 2-雅, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-将): Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, meaning 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant," 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with strictly masculine Masa.

106. MASAKO (1-雅子, 2-昌子): Japanese name meaning 1) "elegant child" or 2) "flourishing child."

107. MASAMI (雅美): Japanese name meaning "elegant beauty."

108. MASUMI (真澄): Japanese unisex name meaning "true lucidity."

109. MASUYO (益世): Japanese name meaning "benefit the world."

110. MAYUMI (麻弓): Japanese name meaning "true bow (archery)."

111. MEGUMI (恵): Japanese name meaning "blessing."

112. MI (美): Japanese name meaning "beauty."

113. MICHI (道): Japanese unisex name meaning "pathway."

114. MICHIKO (美智子): Japanese name meaning "beautiful wise child."

115. MIDORI (緑): Japanese name meaning "green, verdant."

116. MIEKO (美枝子): Japanese name meaning "beautiful blessing child."

117. MIHO (1-美保, 2-美帆): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful guarantee" or "beautiful sail." Compare with masculine Miho. 

118. MIKA (美香): Japanese name meaning "beautiful fragrance."

119. MIKI (1-美紀, 2-美姫, 3-美樹, 4-美貴): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful chronicle," 2) "beautiful princess," 3) "beautiful tree," or "priceless beauty."

120. MINAKO (美奈子): Japanese name meaning "beautiful child."

121. MINORI (里): Japanese unisex name meaning "truth."

122. MISAKI (美咲): Japanese name meaning "beauty bloom."

123. MITSUKO (光子): Japanese name meaning "light child" or "shining child."

124. MITSURU (満): Japanese unisex name meaning "full" or "growing."

125. MIWA (1-美和, 2-美輪, 3-三和, 4-三輪): Japanese name meaning 1) "beauty, harmony," 2) "beauty, ring/wheel," 3) "three, harmony," or 4) "three, ring/wheel."

126. MIYAKO (美夜子): Japanese name meaning "beautiful night child."

127. MIYOKO (美代子): Japanese name meaning "beautiful generation child."

128. MIYUKI (1-美幸, 2-美雪, 3-深雪): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful fortune/happiness," 2) "beautiful snow," or 3) "deep snow."

129. MIZUKI (美月): Japanese name meaning "beautiful moon."

130. MOE (萌): Japanese name meaning "budding."

131. MOMO (モモ): Japanese name meaning "peach."

132. MOMOE (百恵): Japanese name meaning "hundred blessings."

133. MOMOKO (桃子): Japanese name meaning "peach child."

134. MORIKO (森子): Japanese name meaning "forest child."

135. NANA (ナナ): Japanese name meaning "seven." Compare with other forms of Nana.

136. NAO (1-直, 2-尚): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "docile" or 2) "esteemed."

137. NAOKI (直樹): Japanese unisex name meaning "docile tree."

138. NAOKO (1-直子, 2-尚子): Japanese name meaning 1) "docile child" or 2) "esteemed child."

139. NAOMI (直美): Japanese name meaning "above all; beauty." Compare with another form of Naomi.

140. NATSUKO (夏子): Japanese name meaning "summer child."

141. NATSUMI (夏美): Japanese name meaning "summer beauty."

142. NOBUKO (信子): Japanese name meaning "faithful child."

143. NORI (1-儀, 2-典, 3-則, 4-法): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "ceremony, regalia," 2) "code, precedent," 3) "model, rule, standard," 4) "law, rule."

144. NORIKO (法子 or 典子): Japanese name meaning "law child" or "exemplar child." 

145. RAN (蘭): Japanese name meaning "lily" or "orchid."

146. REI (1-鈴, 2-零, 3-麗, 4-霊): Japanese name meaning 1) "bell," 2) "nothing, zero" or 3) "lovely," 4) "spirit."

147. REIKO (麗子): Japanese name meaning "lovely child."

148. REN (蓮): Japanese name meaning "water lily."

149. RIE (理恵): Japanese name meaning "valued blessing."

150. RIKA (泉): Japanese name meaning "valued fragrance." Compare with another form of Rika.

151. RIKO (理子): Japanese name meaning "jasmine child."

152. RIN (凛): Japanese name meaning "cold, dignified, severe." 

153. RYO (1-亮, 2-遼, 3-諒, 4-涼): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "brightness," 2) "distant," 3) "reality," 4) "refreshing."

154. RYOKO (1-亮子, 2-涼子): Japanese name meaning 1) "bright child" or 2) "refreshing child."

155. SACHIKO (幸子): Japanese name meaning "happy child."

156. SAKI (咲): Japanese name meaning "blossom."

157. SAKIKO (咲子): Japanese name meaning "blossoming child; earlier child."

158. SAKURA (桜): Japanese name meaning "cherry blossom."

159. SANGO (さんご): Japanese name meaning "coral."

160. SAYURI (小百合): Japanese name meaning "lily."

161. SETSUKO (節子): Japanese name meaning "temperate child."

162. SHIG: Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-, meaning "luxuriant."

163. SHIGEKO (成子): Japanese name meaning "luxuriant child."

164. SHIKA (鹿): Japanese name meaning "deer."

165. SHINJU (真珠): Japanese name meaning "pearl."

166. SHIORI (詩織): Japanese name meaning "poem; weave."

167. SHIZUKA (静香): Japanese name meaning "quiet."

168. SHIZUKO (静子): Japanese name meaning "quiet child."

169. SORA (空): Japanese unisex name meaning "sky."

170. SUMIKO (澄子): Japanese name meaning "clear/pure thinking child."

171. SUSUMU (進): Japanese name meaning "progressing."

172. SUZU (鈴): Japanese name meaning "bell."

173. SUZUME (雀): Japanese name meaning "sparrow."

174. TAKAKO (1-隆子, 2-孝子, 3-貴子, 4-敬子): Japanese name meaning 1) "elevated child," 2) "pious child," 3) "noble child," or "respectful child."

175. TAKARA (宝): Japanese name meaning "treasure."

176. TAMIKO (民子): Japanese name meaning "child of the people."

177. TERUKO (照子): Japanese name meaning "shining child."

178. TOMIKO (美子): Japanese name meaning "fortune/wealth-child."

179. TOMOKO (1-友子, 2-知子, 3-智子): Japanese name meaning 1) "friendly child," 2) "knowing child," and 3) "wise child."

180. TOSHIKO (敏子): Japanese name meaning "clever child."

181. TSUKIKO (月子): Japanese name meaning "moon child."

182. UME (梅): Japanese name meaning "plum blossom."

183. UMEKO (梅子): Japanese name meaning "plum blossom child."

184. USAGI (兎): Japanese name meaning "rabbit."

185. YASU (ヤス): Japanese name meaning "assertive child."

186. YASUKO (康子): Japanese name meaning "peaceful child."

187. YOKO (1-洋子, 2-陽子): Japanese name meaning 1) "foreign/ocean child" and 2) "sunny child." 

188. YORI (より): Japanese unisex name meaning "servant to the public."

189. YOSHI (1-義, 2-吉, 3-良): Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Yoshi-, meaning 1) "correct," 2) "fine, happy," and 3) "good, nice."

190. YOSHIE (1-佳江, 2-由栄, 3-淑恵, 4-好恵): Japanese name meaning 1) "beautiful river," 2) "cause-prosper/flourish, 3) "good grace," and 4) "nice favor/grace."

191. YOSHIKO (1-好子, 2-芳子, 3-良子): Japanese name meaning 1) "favorite child," 2) "fragrant child," and 3) "good child."

192. YUKA (1-由佳, 2-佑香): Japanese name meaning 1) "cause-good," and 2) "help-fragrant/incense."

193. YUKI (1-幸, 2-雪): Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Yuki-, meaning 1) "happiness; good fortune" and 2) "snow."

194. YUKIKO (由希子): Japanese name meaning "rare child."

195. YUKO (1-優子, 2-裕子, 3-祐子): Japanese name meaning 1) "affectionate child," 2) "child of leisure," and 3) "helpful child."

196. YUMI (由美): Japanese short form of names beginning with Yumi-, meaning "cause-beauty."

197. YUMIKO (由美子): Japanese name meaning "cause-beauty-child."

198. YURIKO (百合子): Japanese name meaning "hundred-perfect-child."

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