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Cute Japanese Names for Girls and Boys (with Meanings)

Cute Japanese names are usually short, with soft sounds and gentle meanings like flower, bell or peach. Here are the shortest names with sweet themes, each with its kanji and meaning.

Names

NameKanjiReadingLiteral meaning
Yurina girl็™พๅˆๅฅˆใ‚†ใ‚Šใชhundred + fit + Nara
Yuki unisex็ตๅŸŽใ‚†ใ†ใtie + castle
Akie girlๆ˜Žๆตใ‚ใใˆbright + favor
Yuka girlๅ„ช้ฆ™ใ‚†ใ†ใ‹tenderness + incense
Hiromi girl่ฃ•็พŽใฒใ‚ใฟabundant + beauty
Akari girl็ฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šlamp
Haruka girl้ฅใฏใ‚‹ใ‹far off
Sayaka girlๆธ…้ฆ™ใ•ใ‚„ใ‹pure + incense
Akina girlๆ˜Ž่œใ‚ใใชbright + vegetable
Erika girl็ตตๆขจ่Šฑใˆใ‚Šใ‹picture + pear tree + flower
Aki unisex็ง‹ใ‚ใautumn
Yukiko girl็”ฑ็ด€ๅญใ‚†ใใ“wherefore + chronicle + child
Akiko girlๆ˜Žๅญใ‚ใใ“bright + child
Miki girl็พŽๆจนใฟใbeauty + timber
Miyuki girl็พŽ้›ชใฟใ‚†ใbeauty + snow
Mika girl็พŽ้ฆ™ใฟใ‹beauty + incense
Akimi girlๆ˜Ž็พŽใ‚ใใฟbright + beauty
Misaki girl็พŽๅ’ฒใฟใ•ใbeauty + blossom
Kaori girl้ฆ™็น”ใ‹ใŠใ‚Šincense + weave
Ayuka girlๆญฉๅŠ ใ‚ใ‚†ใ‹walk + add
Yoshiko girlๆ™‚ๅญใ‚ˆใ—ใ“time + child
Yukie girl็”ฑ็ด€ๆตใ‚†ใใˆwherefore + chronicle + favor
Asaka girlๆœๆ—ฅใ‚ใ•ใ‹morning + day
Yuko girl็”จๅญใ‚†ใ†ใ“utilize + child
Tomomi girlๅคงๆตทใจใ‚‚ใฟlarge + sea
Miyu girlไธ‰็ตใฟใ‚†three + tie
Akiyo girlๆ˜Žไปฃใ‚ใใ‚ˆbright + substitute
Yumi girl็ตๅฎŸใ‚†ใ†ใฟtie + reality
Akane girlๆ˜Žๅญใ‚ใ‹ใญbright + child
Kanae girlๅถใ‹ใชใˆgrant
Masumi girl็œŸๆพ„ใพใ™ใฟtrue + lucidity
Asuka girlๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ‚ใ™ใ‹bright + day
Asami girlๆต…่ฆ‹ใ‚ใ•ใฟshallow + see
Kazuko girlๅ’Œๅญใ‹ใšใ“harmony + child
Mayumi girl็œŸๅฎŸใพใ‚†ใฟtrue + reality
Akira unisexๆ˜Žใ‚ใใ‚‰bright
Mizuki unisexๆฐดๆœจใฟใšใwater + tree
Kanako girl้‡‘ๅญใ‹ใชใ“gold + child
Kimiko girlๅ…ฌๅญใใฟใ“public + child
Ami girlๆ˜ŽๅฎŸใ‚ใฟbright + reality
Mio girlๆพชใฟใŠwater route
Manami girlๅญฆๅฎŸใพใชใฟstudy + reality
Sakiko girlๅ’ฒๅญใ•ใใ“blossom + child
Erina girl็ตต้‡Œๅฅˆใˆใ‚Šใชpicture + ri + Nara
Kazumi girlๅ’Œ็พŽใ‹ใšใฟharmony + beauty
Emiko girl็พŽๅฅณใˆใฟใ“beauty + woman
Honoka girl็™พๆตทใปใฎใ‹hundred + sea
Izumi girlๆณ‰ใ„ใšใฟspring
Ikumi girl้ƒ็พŽใ„ใใฟcultural progress + beauty
Emi girl้‡ไธ‰ใˆใฟheavy + three
Ai girlๆ„›ใ‚ใ„love
Akio unisexๆ˜ญๅคซใ‚ใใŠshining + husband
Misato girl็พŽ้‡Œใฟใ•ใจbeauty + ri
Ayu girl้ฎŽใ‚ใ‚†freshwater trout
Ikue girl่กŒ้‡ใ„ใใˆgoing + heavy
Kanami girl้ฆ™ๅฅˆ็พŽใ‹ใชใฟincense + Nara + beauty
Kiyomi girlๆธ…็พŽใใ‚ˆใฟpure + beauty
Minami girlๅ—ใฟใชใฟsouth
Aeka girlๅ’Œๆžœใ‚ใˆใ‹harmony + fruit
Azusa girlไธ€ไบŒใ‚ใšใ•one + two

Questions

What makes a Japanese name cute?

Short, open sounds (Hana, Mimi, Suzu), repeated syllables and meanings like flower, peach or bell.

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