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Japanese Names Starting with S

202 Japanese first names begin with S, from Saaya (็ดฐๆ–‡) to Suzuna (้ˆดๅ—). 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 โ€œpure + incenseโ€.

Girl names starting with S (118)

NameKanjiReadingLiteral meaning
Sachiไธ‰ๅƒใ•ใกthree + thousand
Sachieๅนธๅพ—ใ•ใกใˆhappiness + gain
SachikaๅนธๅŠ ใ•ใกใ‹happiness + add
Sachiko็ฆๅญใ•ใกใ“blessing + child
Sachiyoๅนธ็”Ÿใ•ใกใ‚ˆhappiness + life
Sadaoๅฎš็”Ÿใ•ใ ใŠdetermine + life
Saeไธ‰้‡ใ•ใˆthree + heavy
Saekaๆ˜ ้ฆ™ใ•ใˆใ‹reflect + incense
Saekoๅ†ดๅญใ•ใˆใ“be clear + child
Saemiๆ—ฉ็ฌ‘ใ•ใˆใฟearly + laugh
Saeriๅฝฉ้‡Œใ•ใˆใ‚Šcoloring + ri
Sahoไธ‰ไฟใ•ใปthree + protect
Saikaๆœ€ไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ‹utmost + below
Saikoๆœ€ๅญใ•ใ„ใ“utmost + child
Sakiๆ—ฉ็”Ÿใ•ใearly + life
Sakieๆ—ฉ็”Ÿใ•ใใˆearly + life
Sakikoๅ’ฒๅญใ•ใใ“blossom + child
SakumiไฝœๅฎŸใ•ใใฟmake + reality
Sakuraๆกœใ•ใใ‚‰cherry
Sanaไฝๅใ•ใชassistant + name
Sanaeๆ—ฉ่‹—ใ•ใชใˆearly + seedling
SanamiๅฎŸๅฎŸใ•ใชใฟreality + reality
Saoriๆฒ™็น”ใ•ใŠใ‚Šsand + weave
Saraๆœ่‰ฏใ•ใ‚‰morning + good
Sariๆ—ฉ็†ใ•ใ‚Šearly + logic
Satoe็ŸฅๆฑŸใ•ใจใˆknow + creek
Satoka็†ๅŠ ใ•ใจใ‹logic + add
Satoko่กๅญใ•ใจใ“wise + child
Satomi้‡Œ็พŽใ•ใจใฟri + beauty
Satoriๅทฆๅ–ใ•ใจใ‚Šleft + take
Satoruไฝ่ณ‡ใ•ใจใ‚‹assistant + assets
Satoyo็†ไปฃใ•ใจใ‚ˆlogic + substitute
Satsukiไธ‰ๆœˆใ•ใคใthree + month
Sawaไธ‰ๅ’Œใ•ใ‚three + harmony
Sawakoๅคšๅญใ•ใ‚ใ“many + child
Sayakaๆธ…้ฆ™ใ•ใ‚„ใ‹pure + incense
Sayakoๆ˜Žๅญใ•ใ‚„ใ“bright + child
Sayoๅฐไปฃใ•ใ‚ˆlittle + substitute
Sayokoๅฐๅคœๅญใ•ใ‚ˆใ“little + night + child
Sayoriๅฐ็”ฑใ•ใ‚ˆใ‚Šlittle + wherefore
Sayuไฝๅ‹ใ•ใ‚†assistant + friend
Sayukaๅฐ็”ฑ้ฆ™ใ•ใ‚†ใ‹little + wherefore + incense
Sayukiๆ—ฉ็”ฑใ•ใ‚†ใearly + wherefore
Sayumi็ด—็”ฑ็พŽใ•ใ‚†ใฟgauze + wherefore + beauty
Sayuriๆธ…ๅฟตใ•ใ‚†ใ‚Špure + wish
Seiๅ‹ขไบ•ใ›ใ„forces + well
Seihoๆ”ฟไฟใ›ใ„ใปpolitics + protect
Seikaๆ˜Ÿ่Šฑใ›ใ„ใ‹star + flower
Seikiไธ–็ด€ใ›ใ„ใgeneration + chronicle
Seiko่–ๅญใ›ใ„ใ“holy + child
Seina้™ๆˆใ›ใ„ใชquiet + turn into
Seiraๆ˜Ÿๆฅใ›ใ„ใ‚‰star + come
Seiyuๆญฃ็”ฑใ›ใ„ใ‚†ใ†correct + wherefore
Sekiko้–ขๅญใ›ใใ“connection + child
Senaๆ˜Ÿๅฅˆใ›ใชstar + Nara
Serenaๅฐๅคœใ›ใ‚Œใชlittle + night
Serika่ฟซ้ฆ™ใ›ใ‚Šใ‹urge + incense
Serina่Šนๅฅˆใ›ใ‚Šใชparsley + Nara
Seshiruไธ–็Ÿฅใ›ใ—ใ‚‹generation + know
Setsuko่จญๅญใ›ใคใ“establishment + child
ShieๆฐๆฑŸใ—ใˆfamily name + creek
Shieru็ฉบๆ˜ ใ—ใˆใ‚‹empty + reflect
Shigekoๆ”ฟๅญใ—ใ’ใ“politics + child
Shigemi้‡ๅฎŸใ—ใ’ใฟheavy + reality
Shigeyoๆˆไปฃใ—ใ’ใ‚ˆturn into + substitute
ShihoๆŒ‡ๆ–นใ—ใปใ†finger + direction
Shihokoๆฝฎๅญใ—ใปใ“tide + child
Shihomiๆฝฎๆบ€ใ—ใปใฟtide + full
Shihoriๅฃซไฟ็†ใ—ใปใ‚Šgentleman + protect + logic
Shiinaๆตทไธƒใ—ใ„ใชsea + seven
Shikiๅฃซ่จ˜ใ—ใgentleman + scribe
Shikikoๅผๅญใ—ใใ“style + child
Shimaๅญ็œŸใ—ใพchild + true
Shimakoๅณถๅญใ—ใพใ“island + child
Shinakoไฟกๅญใ—ใชใ“faith + child
Shinkoๆ–ฐๅญใ—ใ‚“ใ“new + child
Shinobuๅฟใ—ใฎใถendure
Shioๆฝฎใ—ใŠtide
Shiomiๅฒ็พŽใ—ใŠใฟhistory + beauty
Shion็ดซ่‹‘ใ—ใŠใ‚“purple + garden
Shiori่‡ช็”ฑใ—ใŠใ‚Šoneself + wherefore
Shiyoๅ››ไธŽใ—ใ‚ˆfour + bestow
Shizuๅงฟ้ƒฝใ—ใฅfigure + metropolis
Shizue้™่ก›ใ—ใšใˆquiet + defense
Shizukaๅนณๅ’Œใ—ใšใ‹even + harmony
Shizukiๅงฟๆœˆใ—ใฅใfigure + month
Shizuko้™ๅญใ—ใšใ“quiet + child
Shizukuๆ–ฐๆœˆใ—ใฅใnew + month
Shoๅฐ†้ขจใ—ใ‚‡ใ†leader + wind
Shokaๅˆๅคใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹first time + summer
Shoko็ฟ”ๅญใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ“soar + child
Shu็ง‹ๅ„ชใ—ใ‚…ใ†autumn + tenderness
Shuho็ง‹ๆ–นใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใปใ†autumn + direction
ShukaไฟฎๅŠ ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ‹discipline + add
Shukoๅ‘จๅญใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ“circumference + child
So่‰็พฝใใ†ใ†grass + feathers
Soho็ด ๆ–นใใปใ†elementary + direction
Soji็ทไบŒใใ†ใ˜general + two
Soko็›ธๅญใใ†ใ“inter- + child
Sonokaๅœ’ๅŠ ใใฎใ‹park + add
Soyokaๅ„ช้ขจใใ‚ˆใ‹tenderness + wind
Subaruไธ€็ตฑใ™ใฐใ‚‹one + overall
Suekoๆ‘ๅญใ™ใˆใ“village + child
SuikaๆฐดๆญŒใ™ใ„ใ‹water + song
SuikoๆŽจๅญใ™ใ„ใ“conjecture + child
Sumako็›ด็œŸๅญใ™ใพใ“straightaway + true + child
SumiๅทžๅฎŸใ™ใฟstate + reality
Sumieๆพ„ๆฑŸใ™ใฟใˆlucidity + creek
Sumikaๆธ…ๆ–นใ™ใฟใ‹pure + direction
Sumikoๆพ„ๅญใ™ใฟใ“lucidity + child
Sumireๆ˜ฅ่Šฑใ™ใฟใ‚Œspringtime + flower
Sumiyoไฝไปฃใ™ใฟใ‚ˆdwell + substitute
Sunao็ด ็›ดใ™ใชใŠelementary + straightaway
Susumu้€ฒใ™ใ™ใ‚€advance
Suzu้ˆดใ™ใšsmall bell
Suzuka้ˆด้ฆ™ใ™ใšใ‹small bell + incense
Suzukoๅ’Œๅญใ™ใšใ“harmony + child
Suzuna้ˆดๅ—ใ™ใšใชsmall bell + south

Boy names starting with S (72)

NameKanjiReadingLiteral meaning
Saaya็ดฐๆ–‡ใ•ใ‚ใ‚„dainty + sentence
Saburoไธ‰่‰ฏใ•ใถใ‚ใ†three + good
Sadayoshiๅฎš็”ฑใ•ใ ใ‚ˆใ—determine + wherefore
Satoshi็†ๅญใ•ใจใ—logic + child
Saya็ด—ไนŸใ•ใ‚„gauze + to be
Seigo็”Ÿไบ”ใ›ใ„ใ”life + five
Seigoroๆ”ฟไบ”้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใ”ใ‚ใ†politics + five + son
Seiichiๆ”ฟไธ€ใ›ใ„ใ„ใกpolitics + one
Seiichiro่ช ไธ€้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใ„ใกใ‚ใ†sincerity + one + son
Seijiๆ”ฟไบŒใ›ใ„ใ˜politics + two
Seijiroๆธ…ๆฌก้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใ˜ใ‚ใ†pure + next + son
Seinosukeๆ”ฟไน‹ๅŠฉใ›ใ„ใฎใ™ใ‘politics + of + help
Seisaburoๅˆถไธ‰้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใ•ใถใ‚ใ†system + three + son
Seishiๆ”ฟๅง‹ใ›ใ„ใ—politics + commence
SeishiroๅพๅŸŽใ›ใ„ใ—ใ‚subjugate + castle
Seisukeๆ€งๅŠฉใ›ใ„ใ™ใ‘sex + help
Seitaroๅˆถๅคš้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใŸใ‚ใ†system + many + son
Seiya่ฅฟๅคœใ›ใ„ใ‚„west + night
Seizaburoๆ”ฟไธ‰้ƒŽใ›ใ„ใ–ใถใ‚ใ†politics + three + son
Seizoๆ”ฟไธ‰ใ›ใ„ใžใ†politics + three
Shigeakiๆˆๆ˜Žใ—ใ’ใ‚ใturn into + bright
Shigehiroๆˆๅคงใ—ใ’ใฒใ‚turn into + large
Shigekazuๆˆไธ€ใ—ใ’ใ‹ใšturn into + one
Shigeki่Œ‚ๆจนใ—ใ’ใovergrown + timber
Shigenoriๆˆๆ•™ใ—ใ’ใฎใ‚Šturn into + teach
Shigeo่Œ‚ๅคซใ—ใ’ใŠovergrown + husband
Shigeru่Œ‚็”Ÿใ—ใ’ใ‚‹overgrown + life
Shigetoshiๆˆๅนดใ—ใ’ใจใ—turn into + year
Shigeyoshiๆˆๅ’Œใ—ใ’ใ‚ˆใ—turn into + harmony
Shigeyukiๆˆ่กŒใ—ใ’ใ‚†ใturn into + going
Shingoๆ–ฐไบ”ใ—ใ‚“ใ”new + five
Shinjiๆ–ฐไบŒใ—ใ‚“ใ˜new + two
Shinjiroๆ–ฐ่ตฆใ—ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ใ†new + pardon
Shinnosukeๆ…Žไน‹ไป‹ใ—ใ‚“ใฎใ™ใ‘humility + of + jammed in
Shinsaburoๆ–ฐไธ‰้ƒŽใ—ใ‚“ใ•ใถใ‚ใ†new + three + son
Shinsukeๆ–ฐๅŠฉใ—ใ‚“ใ™ใ‘new + help
Shintaroๆ…Žๅคช้ƒŽใ—ใ‚“ใŸใ‚humility + plump + son
Shinzoๆ–ฐไธ‰ใ—ใ‚“ใžใ†new + three
Shiroๅ››่‰ฏใ—ใ‚ใ†four + good
Shizuo้™ๅคงใ—ใšใŠquiet + large
Shogoๆญฃไบ”ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ”correct + five
Shogoroๆญฃไบ”้ƒŽใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ”ใ‚ใ†correct + five + son
Shoichi็”Ÿไธ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ„ใกlife + one
Shoichiroๆญฃไธ€้ƒŽใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ„ใกใ‚ใ†correct + one + son
ShojiๆญฃไบŒใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜correct + two
Shojiroๆ˜ญ้ƒŽใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚ใ†shining + son
Shokenๆญฃ่ฆ‹ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‘ใ‚“correct + see
Shonosuke็„ฆๆ™ฏใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใฎใ™ใ‘char + scenery
Shosaburoๆ˜Œๅ›ฒใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ•ใถใ‚ใ†prosperous + surround
Shoshiๆพๅญใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ—pine tree + child
ShosukeๆญฃๅŠฉใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ™ใ‘correct + help
Shotaไฟกๅคซใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŸfaith + husband
Shotaroๆญฃๅคช้ƒŽใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ†correct + plump + son
Shozaburoๆ˜Œๅ›ฒใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ–ใถใ‚ใ†prosperous + surround
Shozoๆญฃไธ‰ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใžใ†correct + three
Shugoroๅ‘จไบ”้ƒŽใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ”ใ‚ใ†circumference + five + son
Shuichiไธปไธ€ใ—ใ‚…ใ„ใกlord + one
Shuichiroไธปไธ€้ƒŽใ—ใ‚…ใ„ใกใ‚ใ†lord + one + son
ShujiไฟฎไบŒใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜discipline + two
Shunjiๆ˜ฅไบŒใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ˜springtime + two
Shunsukeๆ˜ฅไป‹ใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ™ใ‘springtime + jammed in
Shuntaroๆ˜ฅๅคช้ƒŽใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใŸใ‚ใ†springtime + plump + son
Shuzo้›†ไธ‰ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใžใ†gather + three
Soichiๅไธ€ใใ„ใกten + one
Soichiroๅไธ€้ƒŽใใ„ใกใ‚ใ†ten + one + son
Sojiroๅ……้ƒŽใใ†ใ˜ใ‚ใ†allot + son
Sonosukeๅ”ๆ™ฏใใ†ใฎใ™ใ‘uncle + scenery
Sosaburoไฝๅ›ฒใใ†ใ•ใถใ‚ใ†dwell + surround
Soshi็ด ๅญใใ—elementary + child
Sotaๅ‰ตๅคชใใ†ใŸgenesis + plump
Sotaroๅฃฎๅคช้ƒŽใใ†ใŸใ‚ใ†robust + plump + son
SukejiroๅŠฉ่ตฆใ™ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ใ†help + pardon

Unisex names starting with S (12)

NameKanjiReadingLiteral meaning
Sachioๅนธๅคงใ•ใกใŠhappiness + large
Seishuๆญฃๅทžใ›ใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ†correct + state
SenjiๅƒไบŒใ›ใ‚“ใ˜thousand + two
Shiko่ณ‡ๅญใ—ใ“assets + child
Shinๅฟ—ๅคขใ—ใ‚“intention + dream
Shindoไฟก้“ใ—ใ‚“ใฉใ†faith + road-way
Shoheiๆญฃๅนณใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใธใ„correct + even
Shoseiๅ‹็”Ÿใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ›ใ„victory + life
Shunๆ˜ฅใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“springtime
Sora็ฉบใใ‚‰empty
Sosuke็›ธๅŠฉใใ†ใ™ใ‘inter- + help
Sumioไฝ็”Ÿใ™ใฟใŠdwell + life

Kanji most used in S names

These characters appear most often in the names above.

KanjiMeaningReadingsStrokesSeen in
ๅญchild, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1)ใ‚ทใ€ใ‚นใ€ใƒ„ใ€ใ“3Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko
้ƒŽson, counter for sons (secondary school)ใƒญใ‚ฆใ€ใƒชใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ใŠใจใ“9Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro
ไธ‰three (taught in grade 1)ใ‚ตใƒณใ€ใ‚พใ‚ฆใ€ใฟใ€ใฟใฃ3Miyu, Hitomi, Emi
ๆญฃcorrect, justice, righteous (taught in grade 1)ใ‚ปใ‚คใ€ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ใŸใ ใ€ใพใ•5Masayoshi, Masao, Masanori
ไธ€one, one radical (taught in grade 1)ใ‚คใƒใ€ใ‚คใƒ„ใ€ใฒใจ1Hitomi, Koichiro, Azusa
็”Ÿlife, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1)ใ‚ปใ‚คใ€ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ใ„ใ€ใ†5Saki, 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.

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