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Japanese Names Starting with G
11 Japanese first names begin with G, from Gengoro (ๅ ไบ้) to Gotaro (ๅผทๅค้). 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 4.4 syllables. The most varied is Genki, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โbeginning + spiritโ.
Boy names starting with G (11)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gengoro | ๅ ไบ้ | ใใใใใ | beginning + five + son |
| Genji | ๅไบ | ใใใ | meadow + two |
| Genjiro | ๅ ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | beginning + pardon |
| Genki | ๅ ๆฐ | ใใใ | beginning + spirit |
| Gennosuke | ็พไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | present + of + help |
| Gensaburo | ๅไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | meadow + three + son |
| Gentaro | ๅ ๅค้ | ใใใใใ | beginning + many + son |
| Gisaburo | ็พฉไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | righteousness + three + son |
| Goichi | ๅพไธ | ใใใก | behind + one |
| Goro | ไบ่ฏ | ใใใ | five + good |
| Gotaro | ๅผทๅค้ | ใใใใใ | strong + many + son |
Kanji most used in G names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ้ | son, counter for sons (secondary school) | ใญใฆใใชใงใฆใใใจใ | 9 | Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro |
| ๅ | beginning, former time, origin (taught in grade 2) | ใฒใณใใฌใณใใใจ | 4 | Genjiro, Gengoro, Motoe |
| ไบ | five (taught in grade 1) | ใดใใใค | 4 | Seigoro, Shogoro, Itsue |
| ๅ | meadow, original, primitive (taught in grade 2) | ใฒใณใใฏใ | 10 | Gensaburo, Genji, Kihara |
| ไธ | three (taught in grade 1) | ใตใณใใพใฆใใฟใใฟใฃ | 3 | Miyu, Hitomi, Emi |
| ๅค | many, frequent, much (taught in grade 2) | ใฟใใใใใพใ | 6 | Seitaro, Eitaro, Sawako |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with G?
In this list, G has 0 girl names, 11 boy names and 0 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with G?
Genki (ๅ ๆฐ) can be written in the most different ways of the G names here. It means: beginning + spirit.
How long are Japanese names starting with G?
They average 4.4 syllables, counting each kana beat.