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Japanese Names Starting with A
120 Japanese first names begin with A, from Ae (ๅฎๆ ) to Azusa (ไธไบ). They are grouped below into girl, boy and unisex names, each with its kanji, reading and literal meaning. Open any name to see every spelling.
On average these names have 3.0 syllables. The most varied is Ayumi, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โwalk + beautyโ.
Girl names starting with A (100)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae | ๅฎๆ | ใใ | relax + reflect |
| Aeka | ๅๆ | ใใใ | harmony + fruit |
| Aeko | ๆขๅญ | ใใใ | daring + child |
| Aeri | ๅ็ | ใใใ | harmony + logic |
| Ageha | ไธ่ | ใใใฏ | one + leaf |
| Ai | ๆ | ใใ | love |
| Aika | ๆ้ฆ | ใใใ | love + incense |
| Aiko | ไผๅญ | ใใใ | meeting + child |
| Aimi | ๆ็พ | ใใใฟ | love + beauty |
| Aina | ๆ็ | ใใใช | love + life |
| Aino | ๅ้ | ใใใฎ | harmony + plains |
| Aira | ็ธ่ฏ | ใใใ | inter- + good |
| Airi | ๆ็ | ใใใ | love + life |
| Akana | ๆๅ | ใใใช | bright + name |
| Akane | ๆๅญ | ใใใญ | bright + child |
| Akari | ็ฏ | ใใใ | lamp |
| Akemi | ๆไธ | ใใใฟ | bright + three |
| Akie | ๆๆต | ใใใ | bright + favor |
| Akiha | ๆ่ | ใใใฏ | bright + leaf |
| Akiho | ๆไฟ | ใใใป | bright + protect |
| Akika | ๆๅ | ใใใ | bright + add |
| Akiko | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | bright + child |
| Akimi | ๆ็พ | ใใใฟ | bright + beauty |
| Akina | ๆ่ | ใใใช | bright + vegetable |
| Akine | ๆ้ณ | ใใใญ | bright + sound |
| Akino | ๆฅ้ | ใใใฎ | day + plains |
| Akirako | ๆๅญ | ใใใใ | bright + child |
| Akisa | ๆไฝ | ใใใ | bright + make |
| Akiyo | ๆไปฃ | ใใใ | bright + substitute |
| Ako | ๅฎๅญ | ใใ | relax + child |
| Amane | ๅคฉๅญ | ใใพใญ | heavens + child |
| Amari | ไบไธ | ใใพใ | two + three |
| Ami | ๆๅฎ | ใใฟ | bright + reality |
| Amie | ๅฎ่ฆๆฑ | ใใฟใ | relax + see + creek |
| Amika | ็ทจ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | compilation + flower |
| Amiko | ็พ ๅญ | ใใฟใ | gauze + child |
| Amino | ๅฎ่ฆ้ | ใใฟใฎ | relax + see + plains |
| Amiri | ๆ่ฆ็ | ใใฟใ | bright + see + logic |
| Amiyo | ๅฎ่ฆไปฃ | ใใฟใ | relax + see + substitute |
| Anna | ๅฎๅ | ใใใช | relax + harmony |
| Anri | ่ก็ | ใใใ | going + logic |
| Ao | ๅคง็ฉบ | ใใ | large + empty |
| Aomi | ๆๆญฉ | ใใใฟ | bright + walk |
| Aori | ้็ | ใใใ | blue + logic |
| Ari | ๅฎ็ | ใใ | relax + logic |
| Aria | ๆๆ | ใใใ | possess + morning |
| Arika | ๆๅ | ใใใ | possess + add |
| Ariko | ็พๅญ | ใใใ | present + child |
| Arimi | ๅจๅฎ | ใใใฟ | exist + reality |
| Arina | ๆๅ | ใใใช | possess + name |
| Arisa | ๅจไฝ | ใใใ | exist + make |
| Arisu | ไบ้ๆฑ | ใใใ | Asia + ri + vermilion |
| Asa | ๅฎไฝ | ใใ | relax + make |
| Asae | ๆๆ | ใใใ | morning + reflect |
| Asahi | ๆๆฅ | ใใใฒ | morning + day |
| Asaka | ๆๆฅ | ใใใ | morning + day |
| Asaki | ๆๆ | ใใใ | morning + month |
| Asako | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | morning + child |
| Asami | ๆต ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | shallow + see |
| Asana | ๆๅ | ใใใช | morning + harmony |
| Asayo | ๆไปฃ | ใใใ | morning + substitute |
| Asuka | ๆๆฅ | ใใใ | bright + day |
| Asumi | ๆๆฅ็พ | ใใใฟ | bright + day + beauty |
| Asuna | ้ฃๆฅ | ใใใช | fly + come |
| Atsue | ไบฌ่ฑ | ใใคใ | capital + England |
| Atsuka | ไบฌๅ | ใใคใ | capital + add |
| Atsuki | ๆๆ | ใใคใ | bright + month |
| Atsuko | ๆฆๅญ | ใใคใ | industry + child |
| Atsumi | ็ฏค็พ | ใใคใฟ | fervent + beauty |
| Atsuna | ๅๅ | ใใคใช | thick + name |
| Atsusa | ๅไฝ | ใใคใ | thick + make |
| Atsuyo | ่พฒไปฃ | ใใคใ | agriculture + substitute |
| Aya | ๅฎ้ | ใใ | relax + plains |
| Ayae | ็็ตต | ใใใ | logic + picture |
| Ayaha | ๆ่ | ใใใฏ | sentence + leaf |
| Ayaho | ๆไฟ | ใใใป | sentence + protect |
| Ayaka | ๅฝฉ้ฆ | ใใใ | coloring + incense |
| Ayaki | ๆ่จ | ใใใ | sentence + scribe |
| Ayako | ๅฝฉๅญ | ใใใ | coloring + child |
| Ayame | ๆ็ฎ | ใใใ | sentence + eye |
| Ayami | ๅฝฉ็พ | ใใใฟ | coloring + beauty |
| Ayana | ๅฝฉๅฅ | ใใใช | coloring + Nara |
| Ayane | ๅฝฉ้ณ | ใใใญ | coloring + sound |
| Ayano | ๆ้ | ใใใฎ | sentence + plains |
| Ayao | ๆๅคซ | ใใใ | sentence + husband |
| Ayari | ๆ็ | ใใใ | sentence + logic |
| Ayasa | ๆไฝ | ใใใ | sentence + make |
| Ayase | ๆไธ | ใใใ | sentence + generation |
| Ayoko | ๅฎไปฃๅญ | ใใใ | relax + substitute + child |
| Ayu | ้ฎ | ใใ | freshwater trout |
| Ayuka | ๆญฉๅ | ใใใ | walk + add |
| Ayuki | ๆญฉ็ | ใใใ | walk + life |
| Ayuko | ๆญฉๅญ | ใใใ | walk + child |
| Ayumi | ๆญฉ็พ | ใใใฟ | walk + beauty |
| Ayuna | ๆญฉๅ | ใใใช | walk + harmony |
| Ayuri | ๆธ็ | ใใใ | ford + logic |
| Ayusa | ๆญฉๆฉ | ใใใ | walk + early |
| Azuki | ๅฎ็ | ใใฅใ | reality + life |
| Azumi | ๅฎๆ | ใใใฟ | relax + cloudy weather |
| Azusa | ไธไบ | ใใใ | one + two |
Boy names starting with A (16)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aijiro | ไผ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | meeting + pardon |
| Ainosuke | ไผไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | meeting + of + help |
| Akihiko | ๆๅฝฆ | ใใใฒใ | bright + lad |
| Akihiro | ๆๅบ | ใใใฒใ | bright + wide |
| Akihisa | ๆๅคฎ | ใใใฒใ | bright + center |
| Akihito | ๆไธ | ใใใฒใจ | bright + one |
| Akimasa | ๆๆฟ | ใใใพใ | bright + politics |
| Akinobu | ๆ็ | ใใใฎใถ | bright + life |
| Akinori | ๆๅ | ใใใฎใ | bright + rule |
| Akito | ๆไบบ | ใใใจ | bright + person |
| Akitoshi | ๆ่ฆ | ใใใจใ | bright + need |
| Akiyasu | ๆไฟ | ใใใใ | bright + protect |
| Akiyoshi | ๆ็ฑ | ใใใใ | bright + wherefore |
| Atsuhiro | ๆธฉๅคง | ใใคใฒใ | warm + large |
| Atsuo | ๆ็ | ใใคใ | teach + life |
| Atsushi | ๅๅฒ | ใใคใ | thick + history |
Unisex names starting with A (4)
Kanji most used in A names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๆ | bright, light (taught in grade 2) | ใกใคใใใงใฆใใใณใใ | 8 | Akie, Akina, Akiko |
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ๅฎ | relax, cheap, low (taught in grade 3) | ใขใณใใใ | 6 | Azumi, Yasuo, Yasunori |
| ๆ | sentence, literature, style (taught in grade 1) | ใใณใใขใณใใตใฟใใใ | 4 | Fumie, Ayari, Fumio |
| ็ | logic, arrangement, reason (taught in grade 2) | ใชใใใจใใ | 11 | Yoshiyuki, Aeri, Satoshi |
| ๆ | morning, dynasty, regime (taught in grade 2) | ใใงใฆใใใ | 12 | Asaka, Asana, Asae |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with A?
In this list, A has 100 girl names, 16 boy names and 4 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with A?
Ayumi (ๆญฉ็พ) can be written in the most different ways of the A names here. It means: walk + beauty.
How long are Japanese names starting with A?
They average 3.0 syllables, counting each kana beat.