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Japanese Names Starting with C
32 Japanese first names begin with C, from Chiaki (ζ²»ζ) to Choko (ι·ε). 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 2.8 syllables. The most varied is Chiaki, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means βreign + brightβ.
Girl names starting with C (28)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiaki | ζ²»ζ | γ‘γγ | reign + bright |
| Chie | εδΌ | γ‘γ | thousand + meeting |
| Chieko | ζΊζ΅ε | γ‘γγ | wisdom + favor + child |
| Chiemi | εζ΅ηΎ | γ‘γγΏ | thousand + favor + beauty |
| Chieri | ζΊη | γ‘γγ | wisdom + logic |
| Chifumi | εζ | γ‘γ΅γΏ | thousand + sentence |
| Chiharu | εζ | γ‘γ―γ | thousand + time |
| Chiho | δΈδΏ | γ‘γ» | seven + protect |
| Chiiko | εζε | γ‘γγ | thousand + idea + child |
| Chika | εδ½³ | γ‘γ | thousand + excellent |
| Chikae | θΏθ‘ | γ‘γγ | near + defense |
| Chikako | θ¦ε | γ‘γγ | see + child |
| Chikao | θΏη· | γ‘γγ | near + male |
| Chikayo | θΏδ»£ | γ‘γγ | near + substitute |
| Chiko | ζ²»ε | γ‘γ | reign + child |
| China | ε°ε | γ‘γͺ | ground + name |
| Chinami | δΈζ | γ‘γͺγΏ | one + love |
| Chisaki | εζ© | γ‘γγ | thousand + early |
| Chisako | εζ»ε | γ‘γγ | thousand + investigate + child |
| Chisato | εη | γ‘γγ¨ | thousand + logic |
| Chitose | εεΉ΄ | γ‘γ¨γ | thousand + year |
| Chiyo | ε°δ»£ | γ‘γ | little + substitute |
| Chiyoko | 治代ε | γ‘γγ | reign + substitute + child |
| Chiyomi | δΊ«ηΎ | γ‘γγΏ | enjoy + beauty |
| Chiyuki | εη± | γ‘γγ | thousand + wherefore |
| Chizu | εζ | γ‘γ₯ | thousand + month |
| Chizuko | 秩ε | γ‘γγ | regularity + child |
| Choko | ι·ε | γ‘γγγ | long + child |
Boy names starting with C (4)
Kanji most used in C names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ε | thousand (taught in grade 1) | γ»γ³γγ‘ | 3 | Chika, Yukimi, Chihiro |
| ε | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | γ·γγΉγγγγ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| θΏ | near, early, akin (taught in grade 2) | γγ³γγ³γ³γγ‘γ | 7 | Chikae, Chikao, Chikashi |
| ζ²» | reign, be at peace, calm down (taught in grade 4) | γΈγγγγγγγͺγ | 8 | Chiaki, Haruki, Eiji |
| 代 | substitute, change, convert (taught in grade 3) | γγ€γγΏγ€γγγγγ | 5 | Akiyo, Kayoko, Michiyo |
| ζΊ | wisdom, intellect, reason (name kanji) | γ | 12 | Tomo, Chieko, Tomoyo |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with C?
In this list, C has 28 girl names, 4 boy names and 0 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with C?
Chiaki (ζ²»ζ) can be written in the most different ways of the C names here. It means: reign + bright.
How long are Japanese names starting with C?
They average 2.8 syllables, counting each kana beat.