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Japanese Names Meaning Summer
Summer is å¤ (natsu). Names like Natsuki and Natsumi are popular for children born in the season.
First names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayuka girl | æŠå | ããã | walk + add |
| Asuka girl | ææĨ | ããã | bright + day |
| Aeka girl | åæ | ããã | harmony + fruit |
| Yumika girl | åŧå | ããŋã | bow + add |
| Kaho girl | čąįŠ | ããģ | flower + ear |
| Natsumi girl | ä¸æĩˇ | ãĒã¤ãŋ | seven + sea |
| Akika girl | æå | ããã | bright + add |
| Emika girl | įĩĩįžčą | ããŋã | picture + beauty + flower |
| Kanon girl | čąéŗ | ããŽã | flower + sound |
| Seika girl | æčą | ããã | star + flower |
| Suzuka girl | é´éĻ | ããã | small bell + incense |
| Reina girl | į˛åĨ | ãããĒ | sound of jewels + Nara |
| Karen girl | čąæ | ããã | flower + romance |
| Marina girl | æĩˇå¤ | ãžããĒ | sea + summer |
| Ayuna girl | æŠå | ãããĒ | walk + harmony |
| Kayako girl | čå | ããã | grass + child |
| Konoka girl | åå¤ | ããŽã | child + summer |
| Yuika girl | įĩå | ããã | tie + add |
| Nonoka girl | å¸čą | ãŽãŽã | hope + flower |
| Serika girl | čŋĢéĻ | ããã | urge + incense |
| Niina girl | æ°å | ãĢããĒ | new + harmony |
| Yasuka girl | äŋå | ããã | protect + add |
| Fuyuka girl | įįĨ | ãĩãã | life + know |
| Moka girl | ččą | ãã | show symptoms of + flower |
| Sachika girl | 嚸å | ããĄã | happiness + add |
| Namiki girl | ååšš | ãĒãŋã | south + tree trunk |
| Kokona girl | åŋå | ãããĒ | heart + harmony |
| Nayu girl | ä¸åĒ | ãĒã | seven + tenderness |
| Rukako girl | æĩå å | ããã | current + add + child |
| Namika girl | æŗĸå | ãĒãŋã | waves + add |
| Natsuko girl | å¤å | ãĒã¤ã | summer + child |
| Toka girl | åæ | ã¨ã | ten + song |
| Naoka girl | į´å | ãĒãã | straightaway + add |
| Yumeka girl | å¤ĸå | ããã | dream + add |
| Mayuna girl | įįĩ | ãžããĒ | true + tie |
| Kao girl | æį | ãã | fruit + life |
| Ryoka girl | äēå | ãããã | complete + add |
| Karina girl | åč | ãããĒ | reap + vegetable |
| Shoka girl | åå¤ | ããã | first time + summer |
| Nanoha girl | ä¸č | ãĒãŽã¯ | seven + leaf |
| Nazuna girl | ä¸į | ãĒããĒ | seven + sand |
| Sonoka girl | åå | ããŽã | park + add |
| Ikuka girl | įäŊ | ããã | life + what |
| Natsuka girl | å¤æĨ | ãĒã¤ã | summer + day |
| Kanari girl | å¯æ | ããĒã | can + turn into |
| Monika girl | æčą | ããĢã | sentence + flower |
| Suzuna girl | é´å | ãããĒ | small bell + south |
| Yuzuka girl | įĩæ | ããĨã | tie + bundle |
| Kazuna girl | ä¸ä¸ | ãããĒ | one + seven |
| Meika girl | ææĨ | ããã | bright + day |
| Rana girl | æĨŊä¸ | ããĒ | music + seven |
| Kirika girl | é§æĨ | ããã | fog + day |
| Kiyona girl | æ¸ å | ãããĒ | pure + name |
| Kumika girl | æąį¤ēå | ããŋã | request + show + add |
| Nina girl | æĨå¤ | ãĢãĒ | day + summer |
| Riona girl | æļŧéŖ | ãããĒ | refreshing + what? |
| Kayano girl | čŊé | ãã㎠| bud + plains |
| Mizuka girl | æ°´éĸ¨ | ãŋãã | water + wind |
| Motoka girl | å æĨ | ãã¨ã | beginning + day |
| Suika girl | æ°´æ | ããã | water + song |
Last names
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| å¤ | summer (taught in grade 2) | ãĢããŦãã˛ããĒ㤠| 10 | Marina, Konoka, Natsuko |
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 summer?
Summer is å¤ (natsu).
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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