Beautiful and popular Japanese surnames for girls

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In Japan, it is important for girls and women to have a beautiful first and last name combination. They have a special scientific field that deals with this issue.

From birth, they carefully think over the name for the girl so that it fits perfectly with the surname, but at the same time carries an interesting meaning.

When choosing beautiful Japanese female surnames and names, you should think through everything to the smallest detail. First, it’s worth studying their meaning, origin, and history.

When choosing, be sure to take into account the girl’s character, her behavior, and habits.

Meaning of Japanese surnames

Girls always want to be bright, unusual, to attract the attention of guys and at the same time remain a mystery to them.

A good option for creating an expressive image is an unusual surname. To do this, you can refer to Japanese initials.

In Japan, surnames are treated quite reverently. Usually it has a certain meaning and serves as a symbol of the family.

The people know all their relatives going back several generations; moreover, they know where their surname came from and why it came to belong to them.

It is worth noting! A surname is a hereditary family name. It is passed on from father to children, or rather sons. In Japan, wives always take their husband's last name.

If you want to replace your last name or are interested in the initials of other nations, namely Japan.

Then it’s worth considering the popular options and their meanings:

SurnameMeaning
SatoAssistant
SuzukiBell (bell) + tree
TakahashiHigh + bridge
TanakaRice field
WatanabeCross over
ItoWisteria
YamamotoMountain
NakamuraMiddle + village
KobayashiLittle forest
KatoAdd + wisteria
YoshidaHappiness + rice field
YamadaMountain + rice field
SasakiHelpers + tree
YamaguchiMountain
SaitoPurification (religious) + wisteria
MatsumotoPine
InoeWell
KimuraTree
HayashiForest
ShimizuPure water
Yamazaki/ YamasakiMountain + cape
MoriForest
AbeCorner, shadow sector
IkedaPond + rice field
HashimotoBridge
YamashitaMountain
IshikawaStone + river
NakajimaMiddle + island
MaedaBehind + rice field
FujitaWisteria + rice field
Ogawalittle river
GotoBehind, future + wisteria
OkadaHill + rice field
HasegawaLong + valley + river
MurakamiVillage
CondoClose + wisteria
IshiiStone + well
SaitoEqual + wisteria
SakamotoSlope + base
IendoFar + wisteria
AokiGreen, young + tree
FujiWisteria + well
NishimuraWest + village
FukudaHappiness, prosperity + rice field
OotaLarge + rice field
MiuraThree bays
OkamotoHill
MatsudaPine + rice field
NakagawaMiddle + river
NakanoMiddle + (uncultivated) field, plain
HaradaPlain, field, steppe + rice field
FujiwaraWisteria + plain, field, steppe
ItSmall + (uncultivated) field, plain
TamuraRice field + village
TakeuchiBamboo
KanekoGold + child
VadaHarmony + rice field
NakayamaMiddle + mountain
IsisStone + rice field
Ueda/UetaTop + rice field
MoritaForest + rice field
HaraPlain, field, steppe
ShibataBrushwood + rice field
SakaiAlcohol + well
KudoWorker + wisteria
YokoyamaSide, side of the mountain
MiyazakiTemple, palace + cape
MiyamotoTemple, palace + base
UchidaInside + rice field
TakagiTall tree
AndoCalm + wisteria
TaniguchiValley + mouth, entrance
OonoLarge + (uncultivated) field, plain
MaruyamaRound + mountain
ImaiNow + well
Takada/ TakataHigh + rice field
FujimotoWisteria + base
TakedaMilitary + rice field
MurataVillage + rice field
UenoTop + (uncultivated) field, plain
SugiyamaJapanese cedar + mountain
MasudaIncrease
SugawaraSedge + plain, field, steppe
HiranoSmooth
OotsukaBig + hill
KojimaSmall + island
ChibaA thousand leaves
KuboLong + maintain
MatsuiPine + well
IwasakiRock + cape
SakuraiSakura + well
KinoshitaTree + under, bottom
Noguchi(uncultivated) field, plain + mouth, entrance
MatsuoPine
Nomura(uncultivated) field, plain + village
KikuchiChrysanthemum
SanoAssistant
OonisiGreat West
SugimotoJapanese cedar + roots
AraiNew well
HamadaShore
IchikawaCity + river
Furukawaold river
MizunoWater
Komatsulittle pine
ShimadaIsland
Koyamalittle mountain
TakanoHigh
YamauchiMountain + inside
NishidaWest + rice field
KikuchiChrysanthemum + pond
NishikawaWest + river
Igarashi50 storms
KitamuraNorth + village
YasudaCalm
Nakata/ NakadaMiddle + rice field
KawaguchiRiver
HirataFlat + rice field
KawasakiRiver + cape
IidaBoiled rice, food
YoshikawaHappiness + river
HondaBase + rice field
KubotaLong + maintain + rice field
SawadaSwamp
TsujiStreet
SekiOutpost, barrier
YoshimuraHappiness
WatanabeCross over
IwataRock
NakanishiWest
HattoriClothes, subordinate
HiguchiGutter, drain + mouth, inlet
FukushimaHappiness, prosperity + island
KawakamiRiver + top
NagaiEternal Well
MatsuokaPine + hill
TaguchiRice field + mouth
YamanakaMountain + middle
MorimotoForest + base
TsuchiyaLand + house
I butArrow + (uncultivated) field, plain
HiroseWide fast current
OzawaLittle swamp
AkiyamaAutumn + mountain
IshiharaStone + plain, field, steppe
MatsushitaPine
WomanHorse
OohashiBig Bridge
MatsuuraPine + bay
YoshiokaHappiness + hill
KoikeSmall + pond
AsanoShallow + (uncultivated) field, plain
ArakiWild + tree
OokuboLarge + long + support
KumagaiBear + valley
But yes(uncultivated) field, plain + rice field
TanabeRice field + surroundings
KawamuraRiver + village
HoshinoStar + (uncultivated) field, plain
OotaniBig Valley
KurodaBlack rice field
HoriChannel
OzakiTail + cape
MochizukiFull moon
NagataEternal rice field
NaitoInside + wisteria
MatsumuraPine + village
NishiyamaWest + mountain
HiraiLevel well
OoshimaBig Island
IwamotoRock
KatayamaMountain
HommaLuck
HayakawaEarly + river
YokotaSide + rice field
OkazakiHill + cape
AraiWild well
OoisiBig Stone
KamataSickle, scythe
NaritaForm
MiyataTemple, palace
Oh yeahsmall rice field
IshibashiStone + bridge
KonoRiver
ShinoharaLow growing bamboo
Suto/SudoDefinitely + wisteria
HagiwaraLespedeza bicolor
TakayamaHigh mountain
OosawaBig swamp
KonishiSmall + west
MinamiSouth
KuriharaChestnut
ItoEast
MatsubaraPine
MiyakeThree houses
FukuiHappiness, prosperity
OomoriBig forest
OkumuraDeep
OkaHill
UchiyamaInside + mountain

List of surnames for men and women

Surnames in Japan take precedence over given names and convey much more meaning than the name form. In everyday life, the first ones are used when addressing. And it is the surname that must be written down and pronounced first, as this indicates respect for the family of ancestors.

But it was not always so. Until the mid-19th century, the majority of the common population did not have surnames, and only in the second half of the century a decree was issued in the country ordering all citizens to come up with a surname. Residents of the country did not invent anything about this and the majority chose as surnames the names of the settlements where they lived, the places where they worked, or the area where they farmed.

When getting married, a married couple must have the same last name. It doesn’t matter who (spouse) changes it. In practice, in 90% of cases the wife takes her husband's surname.

Common

The list of Japanese surnames includes more than 100,000 names. The most popular among them are the following: Watanabe, Tokahashi, Nokaiura, Chinen, Abe, Koike, Hosegawa.

It is interesting that all these surnames have a greater or lesser degree of prevalence. Much depends on the prefecture. This is due to the large differences in cultural traditions and dialect across Japan. Thus, just by the last name you can understand where this person came from.

Most surnames include 2 characters, each of which has its own meaning, for example:

  1. Matsumoto: matsu and moto - “pine root”;
  2. Kiyomizu: Kiyei and mizu are “clean water.”

There are about 70% of such “double” surnames. All others consist of one or less often three characters.

With humor

A number of Japanese surnames are very funny both in sound and in their meaning, for example:

  • Baba – translated means “horse plus place”;
  • Iida – “rice water”;
  • Imai – “now plus well”;
  • Kawaguchi - river plus mouth";
  • Matsuo - “pine plus tail.”

Most beautiful

Not only do Japanese names have a deep meaning, many surnames in Japan are also very interesting and beautiful in their meaning. For example:

  • Ayoki – translated means “young tree or sakura”;
  • Yoshikawa - “lucky river”;
  • Kikuchi - “pond with chrysanthemums”;
  • Ohashi – “big bridge”;
  • Nogai - “eternal well”.

Japanese female names

In Japan, names consist of two parts - the family surname and the personal name. But at the same time, the last name is considered the main one; it is pronounced and written everywhere. A name is needed to address a person.

Important! The name expresses the character of the individual, his interests, attitude, and behavior. The name should be chosen carefully during pregnancy. It is the name that has a great influence on personality, character and lifestyle.

The table shows beautiful, rare names for girls and their meaning in Russian:

LetterSurnameMeaning
AAzumiSafe place to live
AyLove
AyanoSilk colors
AkemiVibrant beauty
AkikoAutumn child or smart child
AkiraBright, clear, dawn
AmaterezuBright across the skies
AmayaEvening rain
AsukaAroma
ArizuNoble look
AsemiMorning beauty
AyakaColorful flower, fragrant summer
BBanquoLiterary child
INVadaRice field
DJankoPure child
JuneObedient
ANDZhinaSilver
ANDIzumiFountain
IzenemiThe woman who invites
YokoOcean child, confident child
YoshiFragrant branch, good bay
YoshikoFragrant, good, noble child
Yoshshigood
TOCamTurtle (considered a symbol of long life)
KayaoBeautiful generation, increase generation
KeikoHappy, respectful child
KayRespectful
KikuChrysanthemum
KimikoHistory's beautiful child, dear child, reigning child
KinGolden
KyokoChild of the capital
KohekuAmber
KumikoA beautiful, long-lasting child
KazuBranch, blessed, harmonious
KazumiHarmonious beauty
KatsumiVictorious beauty
MMarieDarling
MegumiBlessed One
MikoBeautiful child
MihoBeautiful bay
MiyukiBeautiful happiness
MomoA hundred blessings, a hundred rivers
Morikoforest child
MezumiIncreased beauty, true purity
MayDance
NNanaSeven
NaokiHonest Tree
NaomiBeauty comes first
NeoHonest
RRanOrchid
RayPolite
RenWater lily
RicoJasmine child
WITHSakeCape
SoraSky
SuzyumSparrow
SeckerCherry blossom
TTerukoBright child
TsukikoMoon child
ThackeraTreasure
UUzejiRabbit
UmekoPlum blossom child
Ume-elvPlum blossom
FFujiWisteria
XHanaFavorite or flower
HikariLight or shining
HirokoGenerous child
HoteruFirefly
HoshiStar
HChiWisdom
ChiioA thousand generations
ChikekoChild of wisdom
ShShayoriBookmark, guide
ShizukaQuiet
ShinjuPearl
EEikaSong of love
AmyThe beauty of love
AmySmile
YUYukaFragrant, friendly blossom
YukiHappiness, snow
YuriLily
IYayoiSpring
YasuCalm

On the Internet there are popular names and surnames in English, Japanese, anime, and films that strongly attract girls.

Before choosing, you should first carefully study the meaning and description. The first and last name must suit the character, personality, they must complement the person both physically and spiritually.

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Japanese male names

Popular Japanese male names are presented here in Russian. These are modern beautiful Japanese boy names that are used by the Japanese population nowadays.

Male Japanese names are the most difficult part of Japanese writing to read; it is in male Japanese names that non-standard readings of nanori and rare readings, strange changes in some components are very common. Although there are also names that are easy to read.

For example, the names Kaoru, Shigekazu and Kungoro use the same character for "aroma", but it is read differently in each name. And the common component of names Yoshi can be written with 104 different characters and their combinations. Often, reading a Japanese male name is not at all connected with the written hieroglyphs of names, so it happens that only the bearer himself can read the name correctly.

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