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Japanese Names Meaning Forest
A forest is æŁź (mori), made of three trees, and æ (hayashi) means woods. Many surnames use them.
First names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karin girl | è±æąš | ăăă | flower + pear tree |
| Shigemi girl | éćź | ăăăż | heavy + reality |
| Morio girl | èĄç | ăăă | defense + life |
| Morie girl | è·è± | ăăă | safeguard + England |
| Rinka girl | ææ | ăăă | grove + fruit |
| Rinko girl | æć | ăăă | grove + child |
| Rintaro boy | æć€Șé | ăăăăă | grove + plump + son |
Last names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komori | ććź | ăăă | child + guard |
| Mori | æŁź | ăă | forest |
| Moriya | ćźć± | ăăă | guard + roof |
| Tomori | äŸć© | ăšăă | submit + profit |
| Kobayashi | ć°æ | ăă°ăă | little + grove |
| Tozawa | æ±æČą | ăšăăă | east + swamp |
| Masumori | ćąćź | ăŸăăă | increase + guard |
| Morizumi | ćźäœ | ăăăăż | guard + dwell |
| Morita | è·ç° | ăăă | safeguard + rice field |
| Omori | ć€§ç€Ÿ | ăăăă | large + company |
| Imori | äœćź | ăăă | rank + guard |
| Morisaki | ćźć | ăăăă | guard + before |
| Morishige | è·é | ăăăă | safeguard + heavy |
| Amamiya | ć€©éœ | ăăŸăżă | heavens + metropolis |
| Hayashi | æ | ăŻăă | grove |
| Kanamori | éćź | ăăȘăă | gold + guard |
| Kanbayashi | äžæ | ăăă°ăă | above + grove |
| Morii | ćźäș | ăăă | guard + well |
| Morikawa | ćźć· | ăăăă | guard + stream |
| Morito | ćźäșș | ăăăš | guard + person |
| Tachimori | æ„æ | ăăĄăă | day + month |
| Morimoto | ćźæŹ | ăăăăš | guard + book |
| Yamamoto | ć±±æŹ | ăăŸăăš | mountain + book |
| Morishita | ćźäž | ăăăă | guard + below |
Kanji behind these names
These are the characters in the names above that carry this meaning, with their readings. Mix them to see why one reading can have many spellings.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| æ | grove, forest (taught in grade 1) | ăȘăłăăŻăă | 8 | Rinka, Kobayashi, Rinko |
| æŁź | forest, woods (taught in grade 1) | ă·ăłăăă | 12 | Mori |
How to choose a spelling
When two spellings share the same sound, compare the literal meanings in the table and say both aloud. Pick the one whose meaning you like and whose characters look balanced together. If the name is for something permanent, ask a native speaker to read it back to you.
Questions
What is the Japanese word for forest?
A forest is æŁź (mori), made of three trees, and æ (hayashi) means woods.
Can any kanji be used in a name?
No. Japanese law limits given names to an approved list of about three thousand kanji, so names are built from those characters.
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