Japanese Names Related to Colors
Color names are used with care, because a color character rarely stands alone. Aoi, for example, can mean a blue-green and also a hollyhock plant.
45 first names and 39 last names in this theme.
Color names are used carefully because a color character rarely stands alone. Aoi can mean blue-green or the hollyhock plant, and Japanese often uses one word for both blue and green. Color names are rarer than nature names, which makes them stand out.
Kanji most used in colors names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 金 | gold (taught in grade 1) | キン、コン、ゴン、かね | 8 | Kanako, Kinjiro, Kinsaburo |
| 明 | bright, light (taught in grade 2) | メイ、ミョウ、ミン、あ | 8 | Akie, Akina, Akiko |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 野 | plains, field, rustic (taught in grade 2) | ヤ、ショ、の | 11 | Akino, Aya, Noa |
| 代 | substitute, change, convert (taught in grade 3) | ダイ、タイ、か、かわ | 5 | Akiyo, Kayoko, Michiyo |
| 関 | connection, barrier, gateway (taught in grade 4) | カン、せき、ぜき、かか | 14 | Sekiko, Kanto, Seki |
| 田 | rice field, rice paddy (taught in grade 1) | デン、た | 5 | Koda, Kida, Toda |
| 青 | blue, green (taught in grade 1) | セイ、ショウ、あお | 8 | Misao, Aori, Kiyono |
First names
Ageha 一葉Akio 昭夫Ao 大空Aoi 葵Aomi 明歩Aori 青理Ayaha 文葉Ayuko 歩子Haruto 春人Iroha 心花Kaede 楓Kanae 叶Kanako 金子Kaname 要Kanami 香奈美Kaneo 金生Kaneyoshi 金由Kingoro 金五郎Kinji 金二Kinjiro 金次郎Kinnosuke 金之助Kinsaburo 金三郎Kintaro 金多郎Kisara 貴新Kiyoe 研江Kiyoka 清加Kiyomi 清美Kiyono 青野Kurea 代何Marin 真鈴Megu 愛来Midori 緑Mikiyo 教代Misao 美青Rizumu 利住Sei 勢井Seigo 生五Seika 星花Sekiko 関子Shikiko 式子Shion 紫苑Shizuki 姿月Shoka 初夏Tamiko 民子Toa 統和
Last names
Akagami 明上Akagi 明木Akahane 明羽Akai 明井Akaki 明木Akamine 明峰Akasawa 明沢Akazawa 明沢Aoki 青木Hashi 土師Hirai 平意Kanai 家内Kanamori 金守Kanaya 金野Kanbara 上原Kaneki 金生Kaneko 金子Kanemasu 金増Kaneto 金都Kaneya 金野Kanzaki 神崎Kawashima 金子Kibe 木部Konda 合田Kondo 近藤Konno 今野Kuroda 黒田Kurosawa 黒沢Nabatame 生田目Nakai 中相Noshiro 野代Oshiro 大代Sekino 関野Sekita 関田Sekiya 関野Sekizawa 関沢Shibata 芝田Shikama 鹿間Tashiro 大代
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