First names / J
Japanese Names Starting with J
19 Japanese first names begin with J, from Jin (ไบบ) to Jutaro (ๅๅค้). 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 3.7 syllables. The most varied is Joji, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โdefer + reignโ.
Girl names starting with J (7)
Boy names starting with J (12)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jintaro | ็ฅๅค้ | ใใใใใ | gods + many + son |
| Jiro | ไบๆฌก | ใใใ | two + next |
| Joji | ่ญฒๆฒป | ใใใใ | defer + reign |
| Jojiro | ไธ่ตฆ | ใใใใใใ | above + pardon |
| Jonosuke | ๅไป | ใใใใฎใใ | castle + jammed in |
| Jotaro | ไธๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | length + plump + son |
| Jugoro | ๅไบ้ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + five + son |
| Jujiro | ๅ่ตฆ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + pardon |
| Junji | ๆบไบ | ใใ ใใ | semi- + two |
| Junjiro | ๆบ่ตฆ | ใใ ใใใใ | semi- + pardon |
| Junnosuke | ๆทณไป | ใใ ใใฎใใ | pure + jammed in |
| Jutaro | ๅๅค้ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + many + son |
Kanji most used in J 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 |
| ่ตฆ | pardon, forgiveness (secondary school) | ใทใฃ | 11 | Kojiro, Kyojiro, Shinjiro |
| ๅ | ten (taught in grade 1) | ใธใฅใฆใใธใใใธใฅใใใจใ | 2 | Soichiro, Mito, Toshi |
| ๅค | many, frequent, much (taught in grade 2) | ใฟใใใใใพใ | 6 | Seitaro, Eitaro, Sawako |
| ไบ | two, two radical (taught in grade 1) | ใใใธใใตใใใตใใใณ | 2 | Koji, Azusa, Seiji |
| ไป | jammed in, shellfish, mediate (secondary school) | ใซใค | 4 | Jonosuke, Shinnosuke, Junnosuke |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with J?
In this list, J has 7 girl names, 12 boy names and 0 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with J?
Joji (่ญฒๆฒป) can be written in the most different ways of the J names here. It means: defer + reign.
How long are Japanese names starting with J?
They average 3.7 syllables, counting each kana beat.