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Japanese Names Starting with R
65 Japanese first names begin with R, from Rai (ๆฅฝ็) to Ryusho (็ซๆ). 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 2.7 syllables. The most varied is Rika, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โri + incenseโ.
Girl names starting with R (51)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rai | ๆฅฝ็ | ใใ | music + life |
| Rana | ๆฅฝไธ | ใใช | music + seven |
| Rara | ๆฅๆฅ | ใใ | come + come |
| Rea | ้ดๆ | ใใ | small bell + love |
| Rei | ็คผ่ก | ใใ | salute + defense |
| Reika | ้บ่ฏ | ใใใ | lovely + splendor |
| Reiko | ็ฒๅญ | ใใใ | sound of jewels + child |
| Reimi | ้ดๅฎ | ใใใฟ | small bell + reality |
| Reina | ็ฒๅฅ | ใใใช | sound of jewels + Nara |
| Reira | ๅ ๆฅ | ใใใ | ray + come |
| Remi | ไปคๅฎ | ใใฟ | orders + reality |
| Rena | ไปคๅ | ใใช | orders + harmony |
| Reo | ๆตๅคฎ | ใใ | current + center |
| Reona | ้บๅฅณ | ใใใช | lovely + woman |
| Ria | ๅฉไผ | ใใ | profit + meeting |
| Rie | ็ๆต | ใใ | logic + favor |
| Rieko | ็ๆตๅญ | ใใใ | logic + favor + child |
| Riho | ็ไฟ | ใใป | logic + protect |
| Riina | ๅคขไธ | ใใใช | dream + seven |
| Rika | ้้ฆ | ใใ | ri + incense |
| Rikako | ็้ฆๅญ | ใใใ | logic + incense + child |
| Riko | ็ๅญ | ใใ | logic + child |
| Rima | ็็ | ใใพ | logic + true |
| Rin | ๅ | ใใ | cold |
| Rina | ่ๅฅ | ใใช | jasmine + Nara |
| Rinka | ๆๆ | ใใใ | grove + fruit |
| Rinko | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | grove + child |
| Rino | ๅฉ้ | ใใฎ | profit + plains |
| Rio | ็็ | ใใ | logic + life |
| Rion | ็้ณ | ใใใ | logic + sound |
| Riona | ๆถผ้ฃ | ใใใช | refreshing + what? |
| Riri | ็ใ | ใใ | logic |
| Ririka | ่ใ ่ฑ | ใใใ | jasmine + flower |
| Ririko | ็ใ ๅญ | ใใใ | logic + child |
| Risa | ็็ถ | ใใ | logic + sort of thing |
| Risako | ็ไฝๅญ | ใใใ | logic + make + child |
| Riyo | ็ไปฃ | ใใ | logic + substitute |
| Riyoko | ้ๅญ | ใใใใ | quantity + child |
| Rizumu | ๅฉไฝ | ใใใ | profit + dwell |
| Rui | ็ ่กฃ | ใใ | lapis lazuli + garment |
| Ruka | ๆๆตท | ใใ | month + sea |
| Rukako | ๆตๅ ๅญ | ใใใ | current + add + child |
| Rumi | ๆๆตท | ใใฟ | month + sea |
| Rumiko | ็พๅญ | ใใฟใ | beauty + child |
| Runa | ็ ๅฅ | ใใช | lapis lazuli + Nara |
| Ruri | ๆต็ | ใใ | current + logic |
| Ruriko | ๆณๅญ | ใใใ | willow + child |
| Ryo | ๆตๅช | ใใใ | current + tenderness |
| Ryoka | ไบๅ | ใใใใ | complete + add |
| Ryoko | ๆถผๅญ | ใใใใ | refreshing + child |
| Ryuko | ็ซๅญ | ใใ ใใ | stand up + child |
Boy names starting with R (11)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riku | ้ธ | ใใ | land |
| Rintaro | ๆๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | grove + plump + son |
| Ryohei | ้ ๅนณ | ใใใใธใ | jurisdiction + even |
| Ryoichi | ้ ไธ | ใใใใใก | jurisdiction + one |
| Ryoji | ่ฏไบ | ใใใใ | good + two |
| Ryoma | ่ฏ้ฆฌ | ใใใใพ | good + horse |
| Ryosuke | ่ฏๅฉ | ใใใใใ | good + help |
| Ryota | ่ฏๅค | ใใใใ | good + many |
| Ryozo | ้ ไธ | ใใใใใ | jurisdiction + three |
| Ryu | ้พ | ใใ ใ | dragon |
| Ryuji | ็ซๅฟ | ใใ ใใ | stand up + intention |
Unisex names starting with R (3)
Kanji most used in R names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ็ | logic, arrangement, reason (taught in grade 2) | ใชใใใจใใ | 11 | Yoshiyuki, Aeri, Satoshi |
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ๆต | current, a sink, flow (taught in grade 3) | ใชใฅใฆใใซใใชใ | 10 | Hikaru, Toru, Masaru |
| ่ฏ | good, pleasing, skilled (taught in grade 4) | ใชใงใฆใใใใ | 7 | Yoshio, Yoshie, Yura |
| ๅฅ | Nara, what? (taught in grade 4) | ใใใใคใใใคใใใใ | 8 | Yurina, Erina, Kanami |
| ๅฉ | profit, advantage, benefit (taught in grade 4) | ใชใใ | 7 | Toshie, Yuria, Toshimi |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with R?
In this list, R has 51 girl names, 11 boy names and 3 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with R?
Rika (้้ฆ) can be written in the most different ways of the R names here. It means: ri + incense.
How long are Japanese names starting with R?
They average 2.7 syllables, counting each kana beat.