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Japanese Names Meaning Love
Love is ๆ (ai), one of the most popular name characters. It appears in Ai, Manami, Aiko and many others.
First names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanae girl | ๅถ | ใใชใ | grant |
| Kanako girl | ้ๅญ | ใใชใ | gold + child |
| Honoka girl | ็พๆตท | ใปใฎใ | hundred + sea |
| Ai girl | ๆ | ใใ | love |
| Ikue girl | ่ก้ | ใใใ | going + heavy |
| Hiroe girl | ๅบ้ | ใฒใใ | wide + heavy |
| Azumi girl | ๅฎๆ | ใใใฟ | relax + cloudy weather |
| Kae girl | ้ฆ็ตต | ใใ | incense + picture |
| Norie girl | ่ฆ่ก | ใฎใใ | standard + defense |
| Airi girl | ๆ็ | ใใใ | love + life |
| Aika girl | ๆ้ฆ | ใใใ | love + incense |
| Fumie girl | ๆ้ | ใตใฟใ | sentence + heavy |
| Megumi girl | ๆ็ | ใใใฟ | love + life |
| Sae girl | ไธ้ | ใใ | three + heavy |
| Yurie girl | ๅชๆขจ | ใใใ | tenderness + pear tree |
| Atsue girl | ไบฌ่ฑ | ใใคใ | capital + England |
| Kie girl | ๆฐๆ | ใใ | spirit + love |
| Michika girl | ๆๅ | ใฟใกใ | teach + add |
| Amika girl | ็ทจ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | compilation + flower |
| Eri girl | ไผ็ | ใใ | meeting + logic |
| Kaeko girl | ๅธฐๅญ | ใใใ | homecoming + child |
| Michie girl | ๅ้ | ใฟใกใ | task + heavy |
| Aya girl | ๅฎ้ | ใใ | relax + plains |
| Manaka girl | ๆ่ฏ | ใพใชใ | love + splendor |
| Aimi girl | ๆ็พ | ใใใฟ | love + beauty |
| Emiri girl | ็ตต็พ้ | ใใฟใ | picture + beauty + ri |
| Noa girl | ้ๆ | ใฎใ | plains + bright |
| Akiyoshi boy | ๆ็ฑ | ใใใใ | bright + wherefore |
| Ako girl | ๅฎๅญ | ใใ | relax + child |
| Ayame girl | ๆ็ฎ | ใใใ | sentence + eye |
| Ayano girl | ๆ้ | ใใใฎ | sentence + plains |
| Yasue girl | ๅฎ้ | ใใใ | relax + heavy |
| Wakana girl | ๅๅ | ใใใช | harmony + change |
| Asumi girl | ๆๆฅ็พ | ใใใฟ | bright + day + beauty |
| Sachie girl | ๅนธๅพ | ใใกใ | happiness + gain |
| Yuria girl | ็ฑๅฉ | ใใใ | wherefore + profit |
| Nanae girl | ไธ้ | ใชใชใ | seven + heavy |
| Atsuki girl | ๆๆ | ใใคใ | bright + month |
| Mia girl | ็พไบ | ใฟใ | beauty + Asia |
| Mako girl | ๆญฃๅญ | ใพใ | correct + child |
| Yumie girl | ๅผๆ | ใใฟใ | bow + reflect |
| Maria girl | ้บป้ไบ | ใพใใ | hemp + ri + Asia |
| Ema girl | ็ตต้ฆฌ | ใใพ | picture + horse |
| Moe girl | ๆๆ | ใใ | sentence + reflect |
| Aina girl | ๆ็ | ใใใช | love + life |
| Hiyori girl | ๆฅๅ | ใฒใใ | day + harmony |
| Kai girl | ๆตท | ใใ | sea |
| Keito girl | ไบฌๅ | ใใใจ | capital + ten |
| Yua girl | ็ตๆ | ใใ | tie + love |
| Etsumi girl | ไผๆ | ใใคใฟ | meeting + pinch |
| Marin girl | ็้ด | ใพใใ | true + small bell |
| Itoko girl | ๆๅญ | ใใจใ | utmost + child |
| Aino girl | ๅ้ | ใใใฎ | harmony + plains |
| Kaname girl | ่ฆ | ใใชใ | need |
| Takeyoshi boy | ้ทๆ | ใใใใ | long + love |
| Hidemi girl | ่ฑ่ฆ | ใฒใงใฟ | England + see |
| Sachika girl | ๅนธๅ | ใใกใ | happiness + add |
| Shizue girl | ้่ก | ใใใ | quiet + defense |
| Kurea girl | ไปฃไฝ | ใใใ | substitute + what |
| Aori girl | ้็ | ใใใ | blue + logic |
Last names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawa | ็ธๆฒข | ใใใใ | inter- + swamp |
| Ainoya | ไผ้่ฐท | ใใใฎใ | meeting + plains + valley |
| Aisawa | ็ธๅท | ใใใใ | inter- + stream |
| Aikawa | ไผๅท | ใใใใ | meeting + stream |
| Akuzawa | ๆชๆฒข | ใใใใ | bad + swamp |
| Aishima | ไผๅณถ | ใใใใพ | meeting + island |
| Aihara | ไผๅ | ใใใฏใ | meeting + meadow |
| Aijima | ไผๅณถ | ใใใใพ | meeting + island |
| Aida | ไผ็ฐ | ใใใ | meeting + rice field |
| Aisaka | ๅ้ช | ใใใใ | fit + heights |
| Aisaki | ๅๅ | ใใใใ | four + ten |
| Aiya | ไผ้ | ใใใ | meeting + plains |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๆ | love, affection, favourite (taught in grade 4) | ใขใคใใใจใใใชใใ | 13 | Ai, Airi, Aika |
| ๆ | romance, in love, yearn for (secondary school) | ใฌใณใใใใใ | 10 | Karen |
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 love?
Love is ๆ (ai), one of the most popular name characters.
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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