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Japanese Names Starting with S
202 Japanese first names begin with S, from Saaya (็ดฐๆ) to Suzuna (้ดๅ). 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 3.3 syllables. The most varied is Sayaka, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โpure + incenseโ.
Girl names starting with S (118)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachi | ไธๅ | ใใก | three + thousand |
| Sachie | ๅนธๅพ | ใใกใ | happiness + gain |
| Sachika | ๅนธๅ | ใใกใ | happiness + add |
| Sachiko | ็ฆๅญ | ใใกใ | blessing + child |
| Sachiyo | ๅนธ็ | ใใกใ | happiness + life |
| Sadao | ๅฎ็ | ใใ ใ | determine + life |
| Sae | ไธ้ | ใใ | three + heavy |
| Saeka | ๆ ้ฆ | ใใใ | reflect + incense |
| Saeko | ๅดๅญ | ใใใ | be clear + child |
| Saemi | ๆฉ็ฌ | ใใใฟ | early + laugh |
| Saeri | ๅฝฉ้ | ใใใ | coloring + ri |
| Saho | ไธไฟ | ใใป | three + protect |
| Saika | ๆไธ | ใใใ | utmost + below |
| Saiko | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | utmost + child |
| Saki | ๆฉ็ | ใใ | early + life |
| Sakie | ๆฉ็ | ใใใ | early + life |
| Sakiko | ๅฒๅญ | ใใใ | blossom + child |
| Sakumi | ไฝๅฎ | ใใใฟ | make + reality |
| Sakura | ๆก | ใใใ | cherry |
| Sana | ไฝๅ | ใใช | assistant + name |
| Sanae | ๆฉ่ | ใใชใ | early + seedling |
| Sanami | ๅฎๅฎ | ใใชใฟ | reality + reality |
| Saori | ๆฒ็น | ใใใ | sand + weave |
| Sara | ๆ่ฏ | ใใ | morning + good |
| Sari | ๆฉ็ | ใใ | early + logic |
| Satoe | ็ฅๆฑ | ใใจใ | know + creek |
| Satoka | ็ๅ | ใใจใ | logic + add |
| Satoko | ่กๅญ | ใใจใ | wise + child |
| Satomi | ้็พ | ใใจใฟ | ri + beauty |
| Satori | ๅทฆๅ | ใใจใ | left + take |
| Satoru | ไฝ่ณ | ใใจใ | assistant + assets |
| Satoyo | ็ไปฃ | ใใจใ | logic + substitute |
| Satsuki | ไธๆ | ใใคใ | three + month |
| Sawa | ไธๅ | ใใ | three + harmony |
| Sawako | ๅคๅญ | ใใใ | many + child |
| Sayaka | ๆธ ้ฆ | ใใใ | pure + incense |
| Sayako | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | bright + child |
| Sayo | ๅฐไปฃ | ใใ | little + substitute |
| Sayoko | ๅฐๅคๅญ | ใใใ | little + night + child |
| Sayori | ๅฐ็ฑ | ใใใ | little + wherefore |
| Sayu | ไฝๅ | ใใ | assistant + friend |
| Sayuka | ๅฐ็ฑ้ฆ | ใใใ | little + wherefore + incense |
| Sayuki | ๆฉ็ฑ | ใใใ | early + wherefore |
| Sayumi | ็ด็ฑ็พ | ใใใฟ | gauze + wherefore + beauty |
| Sayuri | ๆธ ๅฟต | ใใใ | pure + wish |
| Sei | ๅขไบ | ใใ | forces + well |
| Seiho | ๆฟไฟ | ใใใป | politics + protect |
| Seika | ๆ่ฑ | ใใใ | star + flower |
| Seiki | ไธ็ด | ใใใ | generation + chronicle |
| Seiko | ่ๅญ | ใใใ | holy + child |
| Seina | ้ๆ | ใใใช | quiet + turn into |
| Seira | ๆๆฅ | ใใใ | star + come |
| Seiyu | ๆญฃ็ฑ | ใใใใ | correct + wherefore |
| Sekiko | ้ขๅญ | ใใใ | connection + child |
| Sena | ๆๅฅ | ใใช | star + Nara |
| Serena | ๅฐๅค | ใใใช | little + night |
| Serika | ่ฟซ้ฆ | ใใใ | urge + incense |
| Serina | ่นๅฅ | ใใใช | parsley + Nara |
| Seshiru | ไธ็ฅ | ใใใ | generation + know |
| Setsuko | ่จญๅญ | ใใคใ | establishment + child |
| Shie | ๆฐๆฑ | ใใ | family name + creek |
| Shieru | ็ฉบๆ | ใใใ | empty + reflect |
| Shigeko | ๆฟๅญ | ใใใ | politics + child |
| Shigemi | ้ๅฎ | ใใใฟ | heavy + reality |
| Shigeyo | ๆไปฃ | ใใใ | turn into + substitute |
| Shiho | ๆๆน | ใใปใ | finger + direction |
| Shihoko | ๆฝฎๅญ | ใใปใ | tide + child |
| Shihomi | ๆฝฎๆบ | ใใปใฟ | tide + full |
| Shihori | ๅฃซไฟ็ | ใใปใ | gentleman + protect + logic |
| Shiina | ๆตทไธ | ใใใช | sea + seven |
| Shiki | ๅฃซ่จ | ใใ | gentleman + scribe |
| Shikiko | ๅผๅญ | ใใใ | style + child |
| Shima | ๅญ็ | ใใพ | child + true |
| Shimako | ๅณถๅญ | ใใพใ | island + child |
| Shinako | ไฟกๅญ | ใใชใ | faith + child |
| Shinko | ๆฐๅญ | ใใใ | new + child |
| Shinobu | ๅฟ | ใใฎใถ | endure |
| Shio | ๆฝฎ | ใใ | tide |
| Shiomi | ๅฒ็พ | ใใใฟ | history + beauty |
| Shion | ็ดซ่ | ใใใ | purple + garden |
| Shiori | ่ช็ฑ | ใใใ | oneself + wherefore |
| Shiyo | ๅไธ | ใใ | four + bestow |
| Shizu | ๅงฟ้ฝ | ใใฅ | figure + metropolis |
| Shizue | ้่ก | ใใใ | quiet + defense |
| Shizuka | ๅนณๅ | ใใใ | even + harmony |
| Shizuki | ๅงฟๆ | ใใฅใ | figure + month |
| Shizuko | ้ๅญ | ใใใ | quiet + child |
| Shizuku | ๆฐๆ | ใใฅใ | new + month |
| Sho | ๅฐ้ขจ | ใใใ | leader + wind |
| Shoka | ๅๅค | ใใใ | first time + summer |
| Shoko | ็ฟๅญ | ใใใใ | soar + child |
| Shu | ็งๅช | ใใ ใ | autumn + tenderness |
| Shuho | ็งๆน | ใใ ใใปใ | autumn + direction |
| Shuka | ไฟฎๅ | ใใ ใใ | discipline + add |
| Shuko | ๅจๅญ | ใใ ใใ | circumference + child |
| So | ่็พฝ | ใใใ | grass + feathers |
| Soho | ็ด ๆน | ใใปใ | elementary + direction |
| Soji | ็ทไบ | ใใใ | general + two |
| Soko | ็ธๅญ | ใใใ | inter- + child |
| Sonoka | ๅๅ | ใใฎใ | park + add |
| Soyoka | ๅช้ขจ | ใใใ | tenderness + wind |
| Subaru | ไธ็ตฑ | ใใฐใ | one + overall |
| Sueko | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | village + child |
| Suika | ๆฐดๆญ | ใใใ | water + song |
| Suiko | ๆจๅญ | ใใใ | conjecture + child |
| Sumako | ็ด็ๅญ | ใใพใ | straightaway + true + child |
| Sumi | ๅทๅฎ | ใใฟ | state + reality |
| Sumie | ๆพๆฑ | ใใฟใ | lucidity + creek |
| Sumika | ๆธ ๆน | ใใฟใ | pure + direction |
| Sumiko | ๆพๅญ | ใใฟใ | lucidity + child |
| Sumire | ๆฅ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | springtime + flower |
| Sumiyo | ไฝไปฃ | ใใฟใ | dwell + substitute |
| Sunao | ็ด ็ด | ใใชใ | elementary + straightaway |
| Susumu | ้ฒ | ใใใ | advance |
| Suzu | ้ด | ใใ | small bell |
| Suzuka | ้ด้ฆ | ใใใ | small bell + incense |
| Suzuko | ๅๅญ | ใใใ | harmony + child |
| Suzuna | ้ดๅ | ใใใช | small bell + south |
Boy names starting with S (72)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saaya | ็ดฐๆ | ใใใ | dainty + sentence |
| Saburo | ไธ่ฏ | ใใถใใ | three + good |
| Sadayoshi | ๅฎ็ฑ | ใใ ใใ | determine + wherefore |
| Satoshi | ็ๅญ | ใใจใ | logic + child |
| Saya | ็ดไน | ใใ | gauze + to be |
| Seigo | ็ไบ | ใใใ | life + five |
| Seigoro | ๆฟไบ้ | ใใใใใ | politics + five + son |
| Seiichi | ๆฟไธ | ใใใใก | politics + one |
| Seiichiro | ่ช ไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | sincerity + one + son |
| Seiji | ๆฟไบ | ใใใ | politics + two |
| Seijiro | ๆธ ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | pure + next + son |
| Seinosuke | ๆฟไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | politics + of + help |
| Seisaburo | ๅถไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | system + three + son |
| Seishi | ๆฟๅง | ใใใ | politics + commence |
| Seishiro | ๅพๅ | ใใใใ | subjugate + castle |
| Seisuke | ๆงๅฉ | ใใใใ | sex + help |
| Seitaro | ๅถๅค้ | ใใใใใ | system + many + son |
| Seiya | ่ฅฟๅค | ใใใ | west + night |
| Seizaburo | ๆฟไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | politics + three + son |
| Seizo | ๆฟไธ | ใใใใ | politics + three |
| Shigeaki | ๆๆ | ใใใใ | turn into + bright |
| Shigehiro | ๆๅคง | ใใใฒใ | turn into + large |
| Shigekazu | ๆไธ | ใใใใ | turn into + one |
| Shigeki | ่ๆจน | ใใใ | overgrown + timber |
| Shigenori | ๆๆ | ใใใฎใ | turn into + teach |
| Shigeo | ่ๅคซ | ใใใ | overgrown + husband |
| Shigeru | ่็ | ใใใ | overgrown + life |
| Shigetoshi | ๆๅนด | ใใใจใ | turn into + year |
| Shigeyoshi | ๆๅ | ใใใใ | turn into + harmony |
| Shigeyuki | ๆ่ก | ใใใใ | turn into + going |
| Shingo | ๆฐไบ | ใใใ | new + five |
| Shinji | ๆฐไบ | ใใใ | new + two |
| Shinjiro | ๆฐ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | new + pardon |
| Shinnosuke | ๆ ไนไป | ใใใฎใใ | humility + of + jammed in |
| Shinsaburo | ๆฐไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | new + three + son |
| Shinsuke | ๆฐๅฉ | ใใใใ | new + help |
| Shintaro | ๆ ๅคช้ | ใใใใ | humility + plump + son |
| Shinzo | ๆฐไธ | ใใใใ | new + three |
| Shiro | ๅ่ฏ | ใใใ | four + good |
| Shizuo | ้ๅคง | ใใใ | quiet + large |
| Shogo | ๆญฃไบ | ใใใใ | correct + five |
| Shogoro | ๆญฃไบ้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + five + son |
| Shoichi | ็ไธ | ใใใใใก | life + one |
| Shoichiro | ๆญฃไธ้ | ใใใใใกใใ | correct + one + son |
| Shoji | ๆญฃไบ | ใใใใ | correct + two |
| Shojiro | ๆญ้ | ใใใใใใ | shining + son |
| Shoken | ๆญฃ่ฆ | ใใใใใ | correct + see |
| Shonosuke | ็ฆๆฏ | ใใใใฎใใ | char + scenery |
| Shosaburo | ๆๅฒ | ใใใใใถใใ | prosperous + surround |
| Shoshi | ๆพๅญ | ใใใใ | pine tree + child |
| Shosuke | ๆญฃๅฉ | ใใใใใ | correct + help |
| Shota | ไฟกๅคซ | ใใใใ | faith + husband |
| Shotaro | ๆญฃๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + plump + son |
| Shozaburo | ๆๅฒ | ใใใใใถใใ | prosperous + surround |
| Shozo | ๆญฃไธ | ใใใใใ | correct + three |
| Shugoro | ๅจไบ้ | ใใ ใใใใ | circumference + five + son |
| Shuichi | ไธปไธ | ใใ ใใก | lord + one |
| Shuichiro | ไธปไธ้ | ใใ ใใกใใ | lord + one + son |
| Shuji | ไฟฎไบ | ใใ ใใ | discipline + two |
| Shunji | ๆฅไบ | ใใ ใใ | springtime + two |
| Shunsuke | ๆฅไป | ใใ ใใใ | springtime + jammed in |
| Shuntaro | ๆฅๅคช้ | ใใ ใใใใ | springtime + plump + son |
| Shuzo | ้ไธ | ใใ ใใใ | gather + three |
| Soichi | ๅไธ | ใใใก | ten + one |
| Soichiro | ๅไธ้ | ใใใกใใ | ten + one + son |
| Sojiro | ๅ ้ | ใใใใใ | allot + son |
| Sonosuke | ๅๆฏ | ใใใฎใใ | uncle + scenery |
| Sosaburo | ไฝๅฒ | ใใใใถใใ | dwell + surround |
| Soshi | ็ด ๅญ | ใใ | elementary + child |
| Sota | ๅตๅคช | ใใใ | genesis + plump |
| Sotaro | ๅฃฎๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | robust + plump + son |
| Sukejiro | ๅฉ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | help + pardon |
Unisex names starting with S (12)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachio | ๅนธๅคง | ใใกใ | happiness + large |
| Seishu | ๆญฃๅท | ใใใใ ใ | correct + state |
| Senji | ๅไบ | ใใใ | thousand + two |
| Shiko | ่ณๅญ | ใใ | assets + child |
| Shin | ๅฟๅคข | ใใ | intention + dream |
| Shindo | ไฟก้ | ใใใฉใ | faith + road-way |
| Shohei | ๆญฃๅนณ | ใใใใธใ | correct + even |
| Shosei | ๅ็ | ใใใใใ | victory + life |
| Shun | ๆฅ | ใใ ใ | springtime |
| Sora | ็ฉบ | ใใ | empty |
| Sosuke | ็ธๅฉ | ใใใใ | inter- + help |
| Sumio | ไฝ็ | ใใฟใ | dwell + life |
Kanji most used in S names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ้ | son, counter for sons (secondary school) | ใญใฆใใชใงใฆใใใจใ | 9 | Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro |
| ไธ | three (taught in grade 1) | ใตใณใใพใฆใใฟใใฟใฃ | 3 | Miyu, Hitomi, Emi |
| ๆญฃ | correct, justice, righteous (taught in grade 1) | ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใใ ใใพใ | 5 | Masayoshi, Masao, Masanori |
| ไธ | one, one radical (taught in grade 1) | ใคใใใคใใใฒใจ | 1 | Hitomi, Koichiro, Azusa |
| ็ | life, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1) | ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใใใ | 5 | Saki, Toshio, Masaki |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with S?
In this list, S has 118 girl names, 72 boy names and 12 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with S?
Sayaka (ๆธ ้ฆ) can be written in the most different ways of the S names here. It means: pure + incense.
How long are Japanese names starting with S?
They average 3.3 syllables, counting each kana beat.