AI (1)   愛, 藍   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 "love, affection" or 藍 "indigo".
AIKO   愛子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child".
AIMI   愛美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AINA (3)   愛菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
AIRI   愛莉, 愛梨   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" combined with 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear".
AKANE   茜   f   Japanese
Means "deep red" in Japanese.
AKEMI   明美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AKI (2)   晶, 明, 秋, 亜希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晶 "sparkle", 明 "bright" or 秋 "autumn"... [more]
AKIKO   晶子, 明子, 秋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) "sparkle", 明 (aki) "bright" or 秋 (aki) "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AKIO   昭夫, 昭男, 昭雄   m   Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (aki) "bright" combined with 夫 (o) "husband, man", 男 (o) "male" or 雄 (o) "hero, manly".
AKIRA   昭, 明, 亮   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 昭 "bright", 明 "bright" or 亮 "clear".
AMI (3)   亜美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) "second, Asia" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AOI   葵, 碧   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".
ARATA   新   m   Japanese
Means "fresh, new" in Japanese.
ASUKA   明日香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) "tomorrow" and 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
ATSUKO   温子, 篤子, 敦子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) "warm", 篤 (atsu) "kind, cordial" or 敦 (atsu) "honest" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AYA   彩, 綾   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 "colour" or 綾 "design".
AYAKA   彩花, 彩華   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 華 (ka) "petal".
AYAKO   彩子, 綾子, 絢子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AYAME   菖蒲   f   Japanese
Means "iris" in Japanese.
AYANE   彩音, 綾音, 絢音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) "sound".
AYANO   彩乃, 綾乃   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" or 綾 (aya) "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle.
AYUMU   歩夢   m   Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) "walk" and 夢 (mu) "dream, vision".
CHIKA (2)   千佳, 智佳, 千花, 智花, 散花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand", 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) "good, fine" or 花 (ka) "flower".
CHIKAKO   千香子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand", 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHINATSU   千夏   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) "summer".
CHIYO   千代, 千世   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) "generations" or 世 (yo) "world".
CHIYOKO   千代子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 代 (yo) "generations" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHO   f   Japanese
Variant transcription of CHOU
CHOU   蝶   f   Japanese
Means "butterfly" in Japanese.
CHOUKO   蝶子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) "butterfly" and 子 (ko) "child".
DAICHI   大地, 大智   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 地 (chi) "earth, land" or 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect".
DAIKI   大輝, 大樹, 大貴   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance", 樹 (ki) "tree" or 貴 (ki) "valuable, noble".
DAISUKE   大輔   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" and 輔 (suke) "help".
EMI   恵美, 絵美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) "blessing, favour" or 絵 (e) "picture" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
ETSUKO   悦子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) "joy" and 子 (ko) "child".
GORO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of GOROU
GOROU   五郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 五 (go) "five" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
HACHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of HACHIROU
HACHIROU   八郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hachi) "eight" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
HANA (3)   花, 華   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 or 華 which both mean "flower".
HANAKO   花子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child".
HARU   陽, 春, 晴   m   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 "sun, sunlight", 春 "spring" or 晴 "clear up".
HARUKA   遥, 春花, 晴香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 遥 "far off, distant"... [more]
HARUKI   晴輝, 陽生   m   Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 生 (ki) "life".
HARUKO   春子, 陽子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
HARUNA   晴菜, 遥菜, 春菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up", 遥 (haru) "far off, distant" or 春 (haru) "spring" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
HARUTO   陽斗, 遥斗, 陽翔, 晴斗   m   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight", 遥 (haru) "distant" or 晴 (haru) "clear up" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".
HAYATE   颯   m   Japanese
Means "smooth" in Japanese.
HAYATO   隼人   m   Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) "falcon" and 人 (to) "person".
HIBIKI   響   m   Japanese
Means "echo, sound" in Japanese.
HIDEAKI   英明   m   Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) "excellent" and 明 (aki) "bright".
HIDEKI   秀樹, 英樹   m   Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" or 英 (hide) "excellent" combined with 樹 (ki) "tree".
HIDEYOSHI   秀良, 秀吉   m   Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" combined with 良 (yoshi) "good" or 吉 (yoshi) "good luck"... [more]
HIKARI   光   f   Japanese
Means "light" in Japanese... [more]
HIKARU   光, 輝   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 光 "light" or 輝 "radiance".
HINA   陽菜, 日菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) "sun, sunlight" or 日 (hi) "day, sun" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
HINATA   向日葵, 陽向   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 向日葵 "sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"... [more]
HIRAKU   拓   m   Japanese
Means "expand, open, pioneer" in Japanese.
HIROKO   寛子, 裕子, 浩子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
HIROSHI   寛, 浩   m   Japanese
From Japanese 寛 "tolerant, generous" or 浩 "prosperous".
HIROTO   大翔, 博斗   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 博 (hiro) "command, esteem" combined with 翔 (to) "soar, fly" or 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major.
HITOMI   瞳, 智美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 瞳 "pupil of the eye"... [more]
HONOKA   和花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 和 (hono) "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) "flower"... [more]
HOSHI   星   f   Japanese
Means "star" in Japanese.
HOSHIKO   星子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child".
HOTAKA   穂高   m   Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) "grain" and 高 (taka) "tall"... [more]
HOTARU   蛍   f   Japanese
Means "firefly" in Japanese.
ICHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of ICHIROU
ICHIROU   一郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) "one" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
ISAMU   勇   m   Japanese
Means "courage, bravery" in Japanese.
ITSUKI   樹   m   Japanese
Means "tree" in Japanese... [more]
IZUMI   泉   f   Japanese
Means "fountain, spring" in Japanese.
JIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of JIROU
JIROU   二郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ji) "two" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
JUNKO   順子, 純子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 順 (jun) "obedient" or 純 (jun) "genuine, pure" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
JURO (2)   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of JUROU
JUROU   十郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 十 (ju) "ten" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
KAEDE   楓   f & m   Japanese
Means "maple" in Japanese.
KAITO   海斗, 海翔   m   Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".
KANON   花音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) "flower" and 音 (non) "sound".
KAORI   香, 香織   f   Japanese
From Japanese 香 "smell, perfume, fragrance"... [more]
KAORU   薫   f & m   Japanese
Means "fragrance" in Japanese.
KASUMI   霞, 花澄   f   Japanese
From Japanese 霞 "mist"... [more]
KATASHI   堅   m   Japanese
Means "firm, hard" in Japanese.
KATSU   勝   m   Japanese
Means "victory" in Japanese.
KATSUO   勝雄   m   Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) "victory" and 雄 (o) "hero, manly".
KATSURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of KATSUROU
KATSUROU   勝郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) "victory" and 郎 (rou) "son".
KAZUE   和枝, 一恵, 一枝   f   Japanese
From Japanese 和 (kazu) "harmony" or 一 (kazu) "one" combined with 枝 (e) "branch" or 恵 (e) "blessing, favour".
KAZUKI   一輝, 和希   m   Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 希 (ki) "hope".
KAZUKO   一子, 和子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KAZUO   一男, 和夫   m   Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 男 (o) "male" or 夫 (o) "husband, man".
KEIKO   慶子, 敬子, 啓子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) "celebrate", 敬 (kei) "respect" or 啓 (kei) "open" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KEN (2)   健   m   Japanese
Means "healthy, strong" in Japanese.
KEN'ICHI   健一, 研一   m   Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) "study" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".
KENJI   研二   m   Japanese
From Japanese 研 (ken) "study" and 二 (ji) "two".
KENSHIN   謙信   m   Japanese
From Japanese 謙 (ken) "modest" and 信 (shin) "truth".
KENTA   健太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
KICHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of KICHIROU
KICHIROU   吉郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (kichi) "good luck" and 郎 (rou) "son".
KIKU   菊   f   Japanese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese.
KIMIKO   后子, 君子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 后 (kimi) "empress" or 君 (kimi) "senior, noble" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KIYOKO   清子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".
KIYOSHI   淳   m   Japanese
Means "pure" in Japanese.
KOHAKU   琥珀   f & m   Japanese
Means "amber" in Japanese.
KOKORO   心   f   Japanese
Means "heart, spirit" in Japanese... [more]
KOTONE   琴音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".
KOUKI   光希, 幸輝   m   Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 希 (ki) "hope" or 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".
KOUTA   康太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 康 (kou) "peace" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
KUMIKO   久美子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) "long time", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".
KURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of KUROU
KUROU   九郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 九 (ku) "nine" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
KYO   m & f   Japanese
Variant transcription of KYOU
KYOU   協, 京, 郷, 杏   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".
MAI (2)   舞, 麻衣, 真愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 舞 "dance" or 麻衣 "linen robe"... [more]
MAKOTO   誠   m & f   Japanese
Means "sincerity" in Japanese.
MAMI   真美, 麻美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 麻 (ma) "flax" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
MANAMI   愛美, 愛海   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 海 (mi) "sea, ocean".
MAO (1)   真央, 真緒, 舞桜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 舞 (ma) "dance" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
MARIKO   真里子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true", 里 (ri) "village" and 子 (ko) "child".
MASAMI   成美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 成 (masa) "become" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
MASARU   勝   m   Japanese
Means "victory" in Japanese.
MASUYO   益世   f   Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) "benefit" and 世 (yo) "world".
MAYU   真優, 満夕   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "true" or 満 (ma) "full" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 夕 (yu) "evening".
MEGUMI   恵   f   Japanese
Means "blessing" in Japanese... [more]
MEI (2)   芽依, 芽生, 芽衣   f   Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) "reliant", 生 (i) "life" or 衣 (i) "clothing, garment".



MICHI (1)   道   m & f   Japanese
Means "path" in Japanese.
MICHIKO   美智子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIDORI   緑   f   Japanese
Means "green" in Japanese.
MIKA (2)   美香, 美加   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" or 加 (ka) "increase".
MIKI   美紀   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) "chronicle".
MIKU   美空, 美久, 未来   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) "sky" or 久 (ku) "long time"... [more]
MINAKO   美奈子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) "child".
MINORU   実   m   Japanese
Means "truth" in Japanese.
MIO   美桜, 美緒   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) "thread".
MISAKI   美咲   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) "blossom".
MITSUKO   光子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIU   美羽   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 羽 (u) "feather".
MIYAKO   美夜子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 夜 (ya) "night" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIYU   美優, 美結, 実優, 美夕   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 実 (mi) "truth" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) "evening".
MIZUKI   美月, 瑞希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 月 (zuki) "moon"... [more]
MOE (2)   萌   f   Japanese
Means "bud, sprout" in Japanese.
MOMOKA   百花, 桃花, 桃香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
MOMOKO   百子, 桃子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
MORIKO   森子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) "forest" and 子 (ko) "child".
NANA (2)   菜々, 奈々   f   Japanese
From a duplication of Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
NANAMI   七海, 菜々美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) "seven" and 海 (mi) "sea"... [more]
NAOKI   直樹   m   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 樹 (ki) "tree".
NAOKO   直子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 子 (ko) "child".
NAOMI (2)   直美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
NATSUKI   菜月, 夏希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) "moon"... [more]
NATSUKO   夏子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 子 (ko) "child".
NATSUMI   夏美, 菜摘   f   Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"... [more]
NOA (2)   乃愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle, and 愛 (a) "love, affection".
NOBORU   翔   m   Japanese
Means "rise, ascend" in Japanese.
NOBU   延   m   Japanese
Means "prolong, stretch" in Japanese.
NOBURU   伸   m   Japanese
Means "expand" in Japanese.
NOBUYUKI   信幸   m   Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) "truth" and 幸 (yuki) "happiness".
NORI   儀   m   Japanese
Means "rule, ceremony" in Japanese.
NORIKO   法子, 典子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 法 (nori) "law, rule" or 典 (nori) "code, ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
OSAMU   修   m   Japanese
Means "discipline, study" in Japanese.
RAN   蘭   f   Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.
REI   鈴, 麗   f   Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 "bell" or 麗 "lovely".
REN   蓮, 恋   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".
RIKO   莉子, 理子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 理 (ri) "truth" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
RIKU (2)   陸   m   Japanese
Means "land" in Japanese.
RIKUTO   陸斗, 陸人   m   Japanese
From Japanese 陸 (riku) "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person".
RIN   凛   f   Japanese
Means "dignified, severe, cold" in Japanese.
RINA (4)   莉奈, 里菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
RIO (2)   莉央, 莉緒, 里桜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
ROKURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of ROKUROU
ROKUROU   六郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 六 (roku) "six" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
RYO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of RYOU
RYOICHI   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of RYOUICHI
RYOTA   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of RYOUTA
RYOU   涼, 遼, 諒   m   Japanese
From Japanese 涼 "cool, refreshing", 遼 "distant" or 諒 "reality".
RYOUICHI   良一, 亮一   m   Japanese
From Japanese 良 (ryou) "good" or 亮 (ryou) "clear" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".
RYOUTA   涼太, 亮太, 良太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (ryou) "cool, refreshing", 亮 (ryou) "clear" or 良 (ryou) "good" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".
RYUU   龍, 竜   m   Japanese
From Japanese 龍 or 竜 which both mean "dragon".
RYUUNOSUKE   龍之介, 隆之介   m   Japanese
From Japanese 龍 (ryuu) "dragon" or 隆 (ryuu) "noble, prosperous" combined with 之 (no) "of" and 介 (suke) "forerunner, herald".
SABURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SABUROU
SABUROU   三郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 三 (sabu) "three" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
SACHIKO   幸子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".
SAKI   咲希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".
SAKURA   桜, 咲良   f   Japanese
From Japanese 桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system... [more]
SAKURAKO   桜子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) "child".
SATOMI   里美, 聡美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) "village" or 聡 (sato) "wise" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
SAYURI   小百合   f   Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".
SETSUKO   節子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".
SHICHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SHICHIROU
SHICHIROU   七郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 七 (shichi) "seven" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
SHIN   真   m   Japanese
Means "real, true" in Japanese.
SHINJU   真珠   f   Japanese
Means "pearl" in Japanese.
SHINOBU   忍   f & m   Japanese
Means "endurance" in Japanese.
SHIORI   栞   f   Japanese
Means "bookmark" in Japanese.
SHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SHIROU
SHIROU   四郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 四 (shi) "four" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
SHIZUKA   静夏, 静香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
SHO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SHOU
SHOU   翔   m   Japanese
Means "soar, fly" In Japanese.
SHOUTA   翔太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 翔 (shou) "soar, fly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
SHUN (2)   駿, 俊   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 駿 "fast" or 俊 "talented".
SORA   空, 昊   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
SOUTA   颯太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) "suddenly, smoothly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
SUMIKO   澄子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) "clear" and 子 (ko) "child".
SUSUMU   進   m   Japanese
Means "advance, proceed" in Japanese.
SUZU   鈴   f   Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
SUZUME   雀   f   Japanese
Means "sparrow" in Japanese.
TAICHI   太一   m   Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 一 (ichi) "one".
TAIKI   大輝   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai) "large, great" and 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".
TAKAHIRO   貴大, 孝浩   m   Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".
TAKAKO   孝子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".
TAKARA   宝   f   Japanese
Means "treasure" in Japanese.
TAKASHI   孝, 隆, 崇   m   Japanese
From Japanese 孝 "filial piety", 隆 "noble, prosperous" or 崇 "reverence".
TAKEHIKO   武彦, 竹彦   m   Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".
TAKESHI   武   m   Japanese
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.
TAKUMA   拓真   m   Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (taku) "expand, open, pioneer" and 真 (ma) "real, true".
TAKUMI   匠, 巧, 拓海, 拓実   m   Japanese
From Japanese 匠 "artisan" or 巧 "skilled"... [more]
TAMIKO   多美子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".
TARO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of TAROU
TAROU   太郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) "son".
TOMIKO   富子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) "wealth, abundance" and 子 (ko) "child".
TOMOKO   智子, 朋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 智 (tomo) "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) "friend" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
TOMOMI   朋美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 朋 (tomo) "friend" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
TSUBAKI   椿   f   Japanese
Means "camellia flower" in Japanese.
TSUBAME   燕   f   Japanese
Means "swallow (bird)" in Japanese.
TSUBASA   翼   m & f   Japanese
Means "wing" in Japanese.
TSUKIKO   月子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) "moon" and 子 (ko) "child".
UME   梅   f   Japanese
Means "plum" in Japanese... [more]
UMEKO   梅子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) "plum" and 子 (ko) "child".
WAKANA   和奏   f   Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) "harmony" and 奏 (kana) "play music, complete".
YAMATO   大和   m   Japanese
Refers to the ancient Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century... [more]
YASU   安, 康, 坦   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".
YOKO   f   Japanese
Variant transcription of YOUKO
YORI   頼   m   Japanese
Means "trust" in Japanese.
YOSHI   吉, 義, 良   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".
YOSHIKO   良子, 芳子, 悦子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 良 (yoshi) "good", 芳 (yoshi) "fragrant" or 悦 (yoshi) "joy" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YOSHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of YOSHIROU
YOSHIROU   義郎   m   Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) "righteous" and 郎 (rou) "son".
YOUKO   陽子, 洋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" or 洋 (you) "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YOUTA   陽太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
YUA   結愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) "love, affection".
YUI   結衣, 優衣, 結   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 衣 (i) "clothing, garment"... [more]
YUINA   結菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
YUKI   幸, 雪, 由貴, 由紀   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 "happiness" or 雪 "snow"... [more]
YUKIKO   幸子, 雪子, 由喜子, 由貴子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 子 (ko) "child"... [more]
YUKO   優子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 子 (ko) "child".
YUMI   弓, 由美, 友美, 弓美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 弓 "archery bow"... [more]
YUMIKO   由美子, 弓子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) "archery bow" or 由 (yu) "reason" with 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YURI (2)   百合   f   Japanese
Means "lily" in Japanese.
YUU   優, 悠   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".
YUUDAI   雄大   m   Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yuu) "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) "large, great".
YUUKA   優花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" and 花 (ka) "flower".
YUUKI   優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".
YUUKO   優子, 悠子, 裕子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yuu) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YUUMA   悠真, 優真   m   Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 真 (ma) "real, true".
YUUNA   優菜, 優奈, 柚菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 柚 (yuu) "citron" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
YUUTA   優太, 悠太, 勇太   m   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 勇 (yuu) "brave" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".
YUUTO   優斗, 悠斗, 悠人, 悠翔, 優翔   m   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person" or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".
YUZUKI   優月   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 月 (zuki) "moon".

Source:http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/jap2.php

Apple
Banana
Cabbage
Carrot
Corn/maize
Lemon
Mushroom
Onion
Orange
Pear
Pineapple
Potato
Pumpkin
Strawberry
Tomato


ringo りんご
banana バナナ
kyabetsu キャベツ
ninjin にんじん
tōmorokoshi とうもろこし
remon レモン
kinoko きのこ
tamanegi たまねぎ
orenji オレンジ
nashi なし
painappuru パイナップル
jagaimo じゃがいも
kabocha かぼちゃ
ichigo いちご
tomato トマト

Japanese Word Order

In English sentences words are generally placed SVO (subject, verb, object). Ex: The girl eats the apple. The girl is the subject, eats is the verb, and the apple is the object.

In Japanese sentences, however, words are generally arranged SOV (subject, object, verb). Ex: Kore wa pen desu. Kore (this) is the subject, desu (is) is the verb, and pen is the object. (The use of wa is explained further down this page.)

In general, the beginner can assume Japanese word order to take the form of TTOPV - Topic/Time Object Place Verb.

Just a note on translating here. When beginning to study Japanese, people often make the mistake of translating too literally. For example, a person will read 'Pen desu.', which translates in English as 'It is a pen.'. But, the person will translate it as 'Pen it is.' because they don't allow for the change in word order between the languages. It may be hard at first, but please try not to 'cut and paste' between the two languages. That will only be difficult to unlearn later on.

Articles (a, an, the)

Japanese doesn't use any equivalent of a, an, or the. In translating from English to Japanese these can simply be dropped. In translating from Japanese to English be careful to put the correct article back in though. Since Japanese doesn't use them there may be cases where more than one of the articles is OK.

For example, the sentence Inu wa koko ni iru. can mean either 'A dog is here.' or 'The dog is here.'

Nouns and Pronouns

Most Japanese nouns do not change form as they can in English. For instance, most nouns (with the exception of nouns referring to people) have no plural form. Thus 'cat' and 'cats' are both the same word neko.

There are ways to show there is more than one of something if necessary. There are counters or words like takusan (many/a lot) or samazama (various).

Pronouns also don't change form as they do in English. As an example, she, her, and hers indicate the same person. However, in Japanese she, her, and hers are all indicated with the word 'kanojo' and a particle is used to determine which of the English equivalents is being used. Pronouns do usually have a plural form.

Particles

One of the first things that often throws English speakers when studying Japanese is particles. What is a particle? Well, it's something that the English language doesn't have that Japanese does.

Particles help you tell which part of a sentence is which. Particles always follow the word or clause they modify. Particles really have no meaning on their own; they just serve to modify sections of a sentence. (Some particles have a rough equivalent in English if they are of the 'preposition' variety.)

One of the most basic mistakes when starting to learn Japanese is to 'translate' the particles. Unfortunately there is often no good English equivalent. (For instance, Japanese uses a spoken question mark.) Thus translating too literally will make the English tend to come out strange. It may be difficult for English speakers who are used to every word having meaning, but try and think of most particles more as 'function' words as opposed to 'meaningful' words.

Counters

As stated in the nouns section, most words in Japanese do not have a 'plural' form. Instead different types of things have different counters. This is something similar to saying 'five glasses of water' in English. You wouldn't just say 'five water'. The difference with Japanese is that everything requires this type of qualifier. To see some types of counters, see the Counters page.

Name Suffixes

There are several name suffixes that are generally added to the end of names in Japanese.

-San is the usual suffix placed after names. It is a respectful term. This suffix is kind of like Ms. or Mr. but it is gender-neutral and makes no reference to marital status. -San should never be used after your own name.

-Sama is a more honorific form of -san. This is most often heard in the word okyaku-sama, honored guest/customer.

-Chan is a diminutive form of -san. It is usually used after the given name of close friends or younger family members. It is also used after the names of pets.

-Kun is a casual suffix. It is usually used after the names of peers in a casual situation. In schools, boys will often be addressed by this suffix. In office situations, higher ups will often address subordinates with this suffix.

All of the suffixes can be used for either sex. -San and -sama are also often used after titles in addition to names. The example of okyaku-sama is given above.

Hiragana - ひらがな

The first step is to learn the alphabet. Or, at least, the sounds that exist in the Japanese language. There are absolutely no "tones" like in Chinese, Thai, etc. and there are only 2 exceptions within the alphabet which will be explained later. The characters listed below are called Hiragana. It is the main alphabet for Japanese. The Japanese language also consists of Chinese characters (Kanji), which we will get into later, and another alphabet, Katakana, which is mainly used for foreign words.

There are 5 vowels in the Japanese language. (a), pronounced "ahh", (i), pronounced like "e" in "eat", (u), pronounced like "oo" in "soon", (e), pronounced like "e" in "elk", and (o), pronounced "oh". All Hiragana characters end with one of these vowels, with the exception of (n). The only "consonant" that does not resemble that of English is the Japanese "r". It is slightly "rolled" as if it were a combination of a "d", "r", and "l".

あ a い i う u え e お o か ka き ki く ku け ke こ ko が ga ぎ gi ぐ gu げ ge ご go さ sa し shi す su せ se そ so ざ za じ ji ず zu ぜ ze ぞ zo た ta ち chi つ tsu て te と to だ da ぢ ji づ zu で de ど do な na に ni ぬ nu ね ne の no は ha ひ hi ふ fu へ he ほ ho ば ba び bi ぶ bu べ be ぼ bo ぱ pa ぴ pi ぷ pu ぺ pe ぽ po ま ma み mi む mu め me も mo や ya ゆ yu よ yo ら ra り ri る ru れ re ろ ro わ wa を wo ん n/m

Combinations きゃ kya きゅ kyu きょ kyo ぎゃ gya ぎゅ gyu ぎょ gyo しゃ sha しゅ shu しょ sho じゃ ja じゅ ju じょ jo ちゃ cha ちゅ chu ちょ cho にゃ nya にゅ nyu にょ nyo ひゃ hya ひゅ hyu ひょ hyo びゃ bya びゅ byu びょ byo ぴゃ pya ぴゅ pyu ぴょ pyo みゃ mya みゅ myu みょ myo りゃ rya りゅ ryu りょ ryo

Exceptions:
1. は (ha) is pronounced "wa" when it immediately follows the topic of the sentence. It is usually only pronounced "ha" when it is part of a word.
2. へ (he) is pronounced "e" when it immediately follows a place or direction. Both of these are very simple to detect.



Note: You probably noticed that there are 2 "zu" and 2 "ji". づ (zu) and ぢ (ji) are very rarely used. づ (zu) only occurs when there is a つ (tsu) in front of it like in つづく (tsuzuku - to continue) or when a Kanji (Chinese character) that starts with つ (tsu) is paired at the end with another character changing the つ (tsu) to a づ (zu). The same applies for ぢ (ji). Since they are used so rarely I wouldn't worry about them too much. I will let you know whenever we come upon a word in which they are used.