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Japanese Names Meaning Moon
The moon is ๆ (tsuki), and the same character also means month, which is why some meanings below read month. It appears in names such as Mitsuki (็พๆ, beautiful moon). Moon names suggest calm and beauty, and recall tsukimi, the autumn moon-viewing tradition.
First names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki unisex | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + castle |
| Mizuki unisex | ๆฐดๆจ | ใฟใใ | water + tree |
| Haruna girl | ๆๆฅ | ใฏใใช | time + come |
| Mitsuki girl | ไธๆ | ใฟใคใ | three + month |
| Hikari unisex | ๆฅๅ | ใฒใใ | day + ray |
| Natsuki girl | ้ทๆ | ใชใคใ | long + month |
| Toki girl | ๆ | ใจใ | time |
| Satsuki girl | ไธๆ | ใใคใ | three + month |
| Kazuki unisex | ไธๆ | ใใใ | one + month |
| Ruka girl | ๆๆตท | ใใ | month + sea |
| Hikaru girl | ๅ ๆต | ใฒใใ | ray + current |
| Mei girl | ่ฝ่กฃ | ใใ | bud + garment |
| Tsugumi girl | ้ถซ | ใคใใฟ | thrush |
| Itsuki girl | ๆจน | ใใคใ | timber |
| Atsuki girl | ๆๆ | ใใคใ | bright + month |
| Kanna girl | ๆ ๅฅ | ใใใช | bookmark + Nara |
| Hibiki girl | ้ฟๆ | ใฒใณใ | echo + month |
| Runa girl | ็ ๅฅ | ใใช | lapis lazuli + Nara |
| Tsukasa girl | ้ฝ้ | ใคใใ | metropolis + heavy |
| Yuzuki girl | ็ตๆ | ใใฅใ | tie + month |
| Asaki girl | ๆๆ | ใใใ | morning + month |
| Shizuku girl | ๆฐๆ | ใใฅใ | new + month |
| Machiko girl | ้ฝๅญ | ใพใกใ | metropolis + child |
| Shizuki girl | ๅงฟๆ | ใใฅใ | figure + month |
| Serena girl | ๅฐๅค | ใใใช | little + night |
| Hazuki girl | ๅ ซๆ | ใฏใฅใ | eight + month |
| Rumi girl | ๆๆตท | ใใฟ | month + sea |
| Katsuki girl | ๅ ๆ | ใใคใ | add + month |
| Chizu girl | ๅๆ | ใกใฅ | thousand + month |
| Mutsuki girl | ไธๆ | ใใคใ | one + month |
| Azuki girl | ๅฎ็ | ใใฅใ | reality + life |
| Miruku girl | ็พๆฅ | ใฟใใ | beauty + come |
| Natsu girl | ไธๆ | ใชใค | seven + month |
| Tsukiko girl | ๆๅญ | ใคใใ | month + child |
| Wataru boy | ๅ่ถณ | ใใใ | harmony + leg |
| Yayoi girl | ไธๆ | ใใใ | three + month |
| Jun girl | ๅ ญๆ | ใใ ใ | six + month |
Last names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itsuki | ไบๆจ | ใใคใ | five + tree |
| Mizuki | ๆฐดๆจ | ใฟใใ | water + tree |
| Otsuki | ๅคงๆ | ใใใคใ | large + month |
| Kizuki | ๆจๆ | ใใใ | tree + month |
| Kozuki | ไธๆ | ใใใใ | above + month |
| Tachimori | ๆฅๆ | ใใกใใ | day + month |
| Utsuki | ๅ ๆจ | ใใคใ | inside + tree |
| Ohara | ๅคงๅ | ใใใฏใ | large + meadow |
| Mochizuki | ๆๆ | ใใกใใ | ambition + month |
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 | month, moon (taught in grade 1) | ใฒใใใฌใใใคใ | 4 | Mitsuki, Natsuki, Satsuki |
| ๆ | ambition, full moon, hope (taught in grade 4) | ใใฆใใขใฆใใฎใใใใก | 11 | Nozomi, Noeru, Moemi |
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 moon?
The moon is ๆ (tsuki), and the same character also means month, which is why some meanings below read month.
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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