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Japanese Names Starting with Z
3 Japanese first names begin with Z, from Zenji (全二) to Zennosuke (全之助). 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 Zennosuke, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means “whole + of + help”.
Girl names starting with Z (1)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenko | 然子 | ぜんこ | sort of thing + child |
Boy names starting with Z (2)
Kanji most used in Z names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 全 | whole, entire, all (taught in grade 3) | ゼン、まった、すべ | 6 | Masanobu, Zennosuke, Zenji |
| 二 | two, two radical (taught in grade 1) | ニ、ジ、ふた、ふたたび | 2 | Koji, Azusa, Seiji |
| 然 | sort of thing, so, if so (taught in grade 4) | ゼン、ネン、しか、さ | 12 | Risa, Zenko |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 之 | of, this (name kanji) | シ、の、これ、ゆく | 3 | Shinnosuke, Kennosuke, Seinosuke |
| 助 | help, rescue, assist (taught in grade 3) | ジョ、たす、す、すけ | 7 | Konosuke, Keisuke, Kennosuke |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with Z?
In this list, Z has 1 girl names, 2 boy names and 0 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with Z?
Zennosuke (全之助) can be written in the most different ways of the Z names here. It means: whole + of + help.
How long are Japanese names starting with Z?
They average 3.7 syllables, counting each kana beat.