Japanese Names Related to Music and sound
Names linked to sound, song and instruments, such as 琴 (koto) or 鈴 (bell). They give a name a musical, gentle feel.
262 first names and 26 last names in this theme.
Music names use characters for sound, song and instruments, such as the koto and the bell. They give a name a musical, gentle feel. They are mostly used for girls and are easy to pronounce.
Kanji most used in music and sound names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | harmony, Japanese style, peace (taught in grade 3) | ワ、オ、カ、やわ | 8 | Kazuko, Kazumi, Aeka |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 一 | one, one radical (taught in grade 1) | イチ、イツ、ひと | 1 | Hitomi, Koichiro, Azusa |
| 加 | add, addition, increase (taught in grade 4) | カ、くわ | 5 | Ayuka, Kana, Yumika |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1) | セイ、ショウ、い、う | 5 | Saki, Toshio, Masaki |
| 三 | three (taught in grade 1) | サン、ゾウ、み、みっ | 3 | Miyu, Hitomi, Emi |
| 音 | sound, noise (taught in grade 1) | オン、イン、ノン、おと | 9 | Kanon, Ayane, Akine |
| 花 | flower (taught in grade 1) | カ、ケ、はな | 7 | Erika, Kaho, Amika |
First names
Aeka 和果Aeri 和理Aika 愛香Aiko 会子Aina 愛生Aino 和野Aira 相良Airi 愛生Akana 明名Akane 明子Akine 明音Amane 天子Amari 二三Amika 編花Anna 安和Asaka 朝日Asana 朝和Atsuna 厚名Ayane 彩音Ayuka 歩加Ayuna 歩和Ayuri 渉理Emika 絵美花Emina 笑和Ena 江名Erena 英奈Fuka 風加Hanako 話心Haruka 遥Haruna 時来Hibiki 響月Himeka 姫加Hinako 品子Hinano 雛乃Hinari 日成Hinata 陽向Hiroka 弘香Hirokazu 治二Hirona 大直Hiroyasu 大和Hisao 久雄Hisato 央人Hiyori 日和Honoka 百海Ichika 一加Iku 五九Ikuka 生何Inako 稲子Io 五百Iori 庵Isuzu 五鈴Itsuka 一海Izumi 泉Junna 順和Kae 香絵Kai 海Kaito 海斗Kako 加子Kaname 要Kanami 香奈美Kanari 可成Kanna 栞奈Kanon 花音Kao 果生Kaori 香織Karin 花梨Katsue 勝重Katsuko 勝子Katsunori 勝教Katsuyoshi 勝意Kaya 萱Kayo 佳代Kazu 花都Kazuaki 一明Kazue 和枝Kazuha 一映Kazuhiko 一進Kazuhiro 一一Kazuki 一月Kazuko 和子Kazumasa 一政Kazumi 和美Kazuna 一七Kazunobu 一信Kazunori 和則Kazuo 一生Kazusa 上総Kazutaka 一生Kazutoshi 一年Kazuya 一八Kazuyo 一代Kazuyoshi 和義Kazuyuki 一行Kimio 公生Kira 煌Kirari 光来Kiwako 極子Kokona 心和Kota 小歌Kotoha 言葉Kotone 琴音Madoka 円日Mahiro 真大Maika 舞加Mana 真生Mao 真央Marin 真鈴Masahiro 正大Masakazu 政一Masamitsu 正三Masatomo 政和Masaya 正八Masayasu 政安Masuko 和子Mayuka 黛加Michika 教加Mikana 三奏Mikina 幹奈Minato 三都Mine 三子
Last names
Araki 新木Fukawa 不川Hiwada 桧田Izawa 出沢Izumi 泉Izumoto 出本Kada 加田Kagawa 加川Kashiro 加代Kawa 加和Minowa 三野Nagawa 長和Niwa 丹羽Obe 大部Onda 思田Sagara 相原Sakawa 佐川Sawada 沢田Sugawa 住川Suzuki 鈴木Takanashi 高無Takawa 高和Tokura 得楽Wada 和田Yamane 山子Yawata 屋渡
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