Japanese Names Related to Light and sun
Names about light and the sun express brightness and hope. Characters like 光 (light), 陽 (sun) and 明 (bright) are chosen for a child expected to be warm and cheerful.
125 first names and 28 last names in this theme.
Names about light and the sun express hope. The characters 光 (light), 陽 (sun) and 明 (bright) are chosen for a child expected to be warm and cheerful. Because these characters are simple, light names are easy to write and are used for both boys and girls.
Kanji most used in light and sun names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 明 | bright, light (taught in grade 2) | メイ、ミョウ、ミン、あ | 8 | Akie, Akina, Akiko |
| 日 | day, sun, Japan (taught in grade 1) | ニチ、ジツ、ひ、び | 4 | Asaka, Asuka, Madoka |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 大 | large, big (taught in grade 1) | ダイ、タイ、おお | 3 | Tomomi, Hiroaki, Masahiro |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful (taught in grade 3) | ビ、ミ、うつく | 9 | Ayumi, Hiromi, Miki |
| 治 | reign, be at peace, calm down (taught in grade 4) | ジ、チ、おさ、なお | 8 | Chiaki, Haruki, Eiji |
| 実 | reality, truth, seed (taught in grade 3) | ジツ、シツ、み、みの | 8 | Yumi, Mayumi, Ami |
| 来 | come, due, next (taught in grade 2) | ライ、タイ、く、きた | 7 | Haruna, Seira, Kisaburo |
First names
Ageha 一葉Ai 愛Akana 明名Akane 明子Akari 灯Akemi 明三Aki 秋Akie 明恵Akiha 明葉Akihiko 明彦Akihiro 明広Akihisa 明央Akihito 明一Akiho 明保Akika 明加Akiko 明子Akimasa 明政Akimi 明美Akina 明菜Akine 明音Akino 日野Akinobu 明生Akinori 明則Akio 昭夫Akira 明Akirako 明子Akisa 明作Akito 明人Akitoshi 明要Akiyasu 明保Akiyo 明代Akiyoshi 明由Ami 明実Amiko 羅子Amiri 明見理Ao 大空Aoi 葵Aomi 明歩Ari 安理Asa 安作Asahi 朝日Asako 朝子Asami 浅見Asana 朝和Asuka 明日Asumi 明日美Asuna 飛来Atsuki 明月Ayame 文目Ayu 鮎Chiaki 治明Chiharu 千時Chihiro 千大Fumi 文Harue 治衛Haruhiko 春良Haruko 春子Harumi 東見Haruna 時来Haruo 春夫Haruyo 明代Haruyoshi 治明Hideaki 英明Hifumi 比文Hiroaki 大明Hiroka 弘香Hiroko 浩子Hiromi 裕美Hisa 比佐Honoka 百海Kagari 香里Kako 加子Kaname 要Kazuaki 一明Kokoa 心明Komei 高明Mami 午実Masaaki 正明Masaharu 政治Mei 芽衣Meika 明日Meiko 明子Mia 美亜Miaki 実空Michiaki 通明Michiharu 通明Miharu 美春Miku 未来Minami 南Mirai 未来Misora 明空Mitsuko 光子Mitsuo 光雄Motoaki 統明Nanami 七三Noa 野明Nobuaki 信明Noriaki 法明Ria 利会Rinka 林果Saya 紗也Sayaka 清香Sayako 明子Shigeaki 成明Sumi 州実Tadaaki 正明Takaaki 高明Takaharu 高明Takayoshi 明大Takeharu 長治Teruaki 映明Teruko 明子Tomoaki 大明Tomoko 明子Toshiaki 俊明Toshihiko 年彦Toshiko 敏子Toshimasa 年正Tsuneaki 経明Yasuaki 和明
Last names
Adachi 明立Akagami 明上Akagi 明木Akahane 明羽Akai 明井Akaki 明木Akamine 明峰Akasawa 明沢Akazawa 明沢Akimoto 明元Asahina 旭奈Azami 生明Hida 飛騨Hihara 日原Hikawa 日川Himura 日村Hino 日野Hiura 日裏Hiya 日谷Hiyama 日山Hizawa 日沢Hizume 日極Kagami 鏡Kasei 家政Katori 加取Mando 万度Omiya 大都Tachimori 日月
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