Japanese Names Related to Luck and joy
Characters for fortune, happiness and good omens are popular in naming. A name such as Mizuki (瑞希, auspicious hope) is meant as a wish for a happy life.
28 first names and 27 last names in this theme.
Luck names wish a child a happy life, using characters for fortune, joy and good omens. They are popular because the meaning is easy to explain and always positive. Several are used for both sexes.
Kanji most used in luck and joy names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉 | good luck, joy, congratulations (secondary school) | キチ、キツ、よし | 6 | Yoshimi, Yoshino, Yoshijiro |
| 義 | righteousness, justice, morality (taught in grade 5) | ギ | 13 | Yoshihiro, Yoshinori, Yoshiaki |
| 由 | wherefore, a reason (taught in grade 3) | ユ、ユウ、ユイ、よし | 5 | Yukiko, Yukari, Yukie |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 高 | tall, high, expensive (taught in grade 2) | コウ、たか、だか | 10 | Kojiro, Koki, Kosaburo |
| 幸 | happiness, blessing, fortune (taught in grade 3) | コウ、さいわ、さち、しあわ | 8 | Kotaro, Kozo, Sachie |
| 田 | rice field, rice paddy (taught in grade 1) | デン、た | 5 | Koda, Kida, Toda |
| 島 | island (taught in grade 3) | トウ、しま | 10 | Shimako, Toshima, Kojima |
First names
Chisaki 千早Hiroyoshi 広義Kaneyoshi 金由Kisaburo 来三郎Kisako 二子Kiyoshi 記由Kokichi 高吉Nobuyoshi 信義Oki 男来Sachie 幸得Sachika 幸加Sachiko 福子Sachio 幸大Shoko 翔子Tadayoshi 正義Takayasu 高安Takenori 武方Tomiko 富子Tomio 富生Tomoyoshi 知義Yoshiho 吉保Yoshijiro 吉赦Yoshika 容加Yoshimi 吉見Yoshimitsu 義光Yoshino 吉野Yoshitaka 由高Yoshitoshi 義年
Last names
Akimoto 明元Fuke 深日Fukuda 福田Fukushima 副島Fukuyama 副山Hiyoshi 日新Hoki 法木Kibe 木部Kikawa 木川Matsuda 松田Miyoshi 三好Sumiya 住谷Yokawa 要川Yoshiba 吉場Yoshida 吉田Yoshihara 由原Yoshii 吉井Yoshikata 能方Yoshikura 吉蔵Yoshima 要島Yoshimi 吉見Yoshimoto 吉本Yoshimura 能村Yoshinaga 吉永Yoshinami 好並Yoshizaki 島崎Yoshizawa 由沢
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