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Choosing a name for your baby is a challenging task. It’s the name your little one will bear for the rest of her life, after all. But there are so many baby names to choose from plus you have “requests” from family. If you want a unique take, however, and love anything related to Japan, you might want to consider these names for girls.
Japanese names for girls that have beautiful meanings
Japanese names for a baby girl are plenty, and you have probably heard of them, from Sakura (“cherry blossoms”) to Ren (“lotus”). And it is fun making family and friends guess what your baby's name means.
Traditionally, attaching “-ko,” meaning or “child,” at the end of an adjective is an ancient practice in Japan but still popular now. Many other modern names, often names that stand for anything in nature or even pop culture are gaining traction. A lot of baby names of Japanese origin are short and sweet and slightly changes meaning if you remove or replace one letter.
Baby name websites dedicate entire sections for Japanese names for baby girls, but we’ve narrowed down our favorites and give you 195:
Ai
Meaning: love or indigo blue
Aiko
Meaning: beloved one or loving child
Airi
Meaning: love, affection
Aiya
Meaning: beautiful silk
Akahana
Meaning: a red, bright flower
Akari
Meaning: light, brightness
Aki
Meaning: autumn, fall
Akiko
Meaning: brighter light; queen, peaceful, bright child
Akira
Meaning: bright or clear; intelligent
Amaya
ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOWMeaning: night rain
Ami
Meaning: friend, sea, beauty, or truth
Aneko
Meaning: older sister
Annaisha
Meaning: a helpful guide
Aoi
Meaning: bluish
Aratani
Meaning: precious stone
Asa
Meaning: born in the morning
Asuka
Meaning: tomorrow
Atsuko
Meaning: sincere or honest child
Aya
Meaning: beautiful, colorful
Ayaka
Meaning: colorful flower
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Ayako
Meaning: cute baby
Ayumi
Meaning: peaceful or pleasure
Azami
Meaning: thistle flower which means defiance
Chia
Meaning: thousand loves
Chichiro
Meaning: thousand questions
Chieko
Meaning: wise child
Chinami
Meaning: one thousand waves
Chiyo
Meaning: thousand generations
Cho
Meaning: butterfly
Dai
Meaning: great; to shine
Emi
Meaning: beauty
Emika
Meaning: blossoming flower
Emiko
Meaning: prosperous or smiling child
Ena
Meaning: gift from God
Eri
Meaning: blessed prize or love or clever
Eshima
Meaning: true intention
Etsu
Meaning: Delight
Etsuko
Meaning: joy
Fumiko
Meaning: a wealthy beautiful child
Gen
Meaning: spring
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Hana/Hanae
Meaning: flower
Hanako
Meaning: blossom
Haru
Meaning: sunlight
Haruki
Meaning: shining brightly, radiant, shining life
Hayami
Meaning: rare, unusual beauty
Hekima
Meaning: wisdom
Hikaru
Meaning: light shining
Himari
Meaning: good hollyhock (flower)
Hina
Meaning: sun
Hiriko/Hiroko
Meaning: generous; fair
Hisa
Meaning: long-lasting
Hoshi
Meaning: star
Ichika
Meaning: one thousand flowers
Ima
Meaning: present, now
Ino
Meaning: wild boar
Ishi
Meaning: strength; rock
Iwa
Meaning: Rock
Jin
Meaning: tender; gentle
Kaede
Meaning: maple tree/leaf
Kai/Kairi
Meaning: sea
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Kairia/Kaira
Meaning: fortunate
Kaiyo
Meaning: forgiveness
Kanna
Meaning: guidance
Kaori
Meaning: fragrance
Kasumi
Meaning: mist
Kata
Meaning: worthy
Katana
Meaning: honorable; type of sword
Katsuki
Meaning: Moon
Katsumi
Meaning: victorious beauty
Kazuko/Kazumi
Meaning: harmonious beauty.
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Meaning: blessing, mercy
Keiko/Kioko
Meaning: joyful or happy child
Kichi
Meaning: lucky or fortunate
Kiko
Meaning: hope
Kimi
Meaning: righteous; beauty of the century
Kishi
Meaning: happy and long life
Kiyoko
Meaning: pure or clarity
Koemi
Meaning: smiling
Kohana
Meaning: little flower
Koharu
Meaning: heart; little sun
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Koko
Meaning: stork
Koto
Meaning: Beautiful harp
Kozakura
Meaning: little cherry tree
Kukiko
Meaning: snow
Kumi
Meaning: beauty; ‘nine seas’
Kura
Meaning: house of treasure
Kyoko
Meaning: mirror
Kyomi
Meaning: pure and beautiful
Machiko
Meaning: fortunate child
Mai
Meaning: brightness or flower; coyote
Maiko
Meaning: dancing child
Mamiko
Meaning: beauty
Manami
Meaning: love of beauty
Mari/Mariko
Meaning: ball; circle
Masako
Meaning: honest child
Masumi
Meaning: increasing beauty
Matsuko
Meaning: pine tree
Michiko
Meaning: knowledge
Midori
Meaning: green, nature
Mieko
Meaning: prosperous
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Miho
Meaning: truth, beauty, care
Miki
Meaning: flower stem
Mika
Meaning: beautiful fragrance
Minako
Meaning: beautiful baby
Mio
Meaning: waterway
Mirai
Meaning: future
Misaki
Meaning: beauty bloom
Mitsu
Meaning: light
Miyah
Meaning: temple
Miyo
Meaning: beautiful generation
Miyuki
Meaning: good luck
Megumi
Meaning: blessing
Morina
Meaning: forest town
Namika
Meaning: flower of the wave
Nao/Naoko
Meaning: honest; obedient child
Nara
Meaning: happy; oak tree
Narumi
Meaning: beauty
Nishi
Meaning: West
Nomi
Meaning: beautiful, pleasant, delightful
Nori
Meaning: tradition
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Nozomi
Meaning: hope
Nyoko
Meaning: treasure
Ohara
Meaning: small field
Orino
Meaning: worker's field
Rai
Meaning: trust; next child
Raku
Meaning: pleasure
Ran
Meaning: water lily
Reiko
Meaning: grateful; pretty child
Ren
Mearning: lotus
Rika
Meaning: fragrance
Rikona
Meaning: intelligence
Riku
Meaning: “wise sky”
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Meaning: land; continent
Rin/Rina
Meaning: dignified
Rini
Meaning: little bunny
Rio
Meaning: place of cherry blossom
Rui
Meaning: affectionate
Ruri
Meaning: semi-precious stone; spirituality
Ryo
Meaning: fact, reality, understand; defy
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Ryoko
Meaning: dragon; good child
Sachi
Meaning: blessed
Sadashi
Meaning: ambitious
Sai
Meaning: intelligent
Sakae
Meaning: prosperous
Sakura
Meaning: cherry blossom
Satchiko
Meaning: lucky baby
Satoko
Meaning: wise baby
Satomi
Meaning: beautiful
Seijun
Meaning: pure
Seina
Meaning: noble baby
Sen
Meaning: fairy of wood; Zen-like; mythological forest elf
Shaiwase
Meaning: happiness
Shinju
Meaning: pearl
Shiori
Meaning: guide, poem or weave
Someina
Meaning: intelligence
Sora/Sorano
Meaning: summer sky; ‘of the sky’
Suki
Meaning: beloved or loved one
Sumi
Meaning: elegant; refined
Sumiye
Meaning: smart girl
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Suzu
Meaning: little bell
Takara
Meaning: treasure; jewel
Taki
Meaning: waterfall
Tamaki/Tamako
Meaning: bracelet; jewel child
Tamayo
Maning: generation jewel
Tami
Meaning: people
Tani
Meaning: stand of glory
Tatsu
Meaning: dragon
Taya
Meaning: young
Tazu
Meaning: rice-field stork
Tetzu
Meaning: strong as iron
Tokiwa
Meaning: constant
Tora
Meaning: thunder
Tori
Meaning: bird
Tomoko
Meaning: friendly; knowledgeable
Tsuru
Meaning: wish for long life.
Ume/Umeko
Meaning: plum-blossom child; patient
Umi
Meaning: ocean
Wakumi
Meaning: spring of water
Yoko
Meaning: good girl
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Yori
Meaning: reliable
Yoshi
Meaning: good; respectful
Yoshima
Meaning: lucky girl
Yoshino
Meaning: a fertile field
Yua
Meaning: binding love and affection
Yui
Meaning: gentleness or superiority
Yuka
Meaning: fragrant
Yuki
Meaning: snow
Yuko
Meaning: kind-hearted child
Yuma
Meaning: Calm truth
Yume
Meaning: dream
Yumi
Meaning: beauty
Yuna
Meaning: gentle
Yuri
Meaning: lily
Zen
Meaning: peace
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