Japanese Names Related to Nature
Sky, sea, mountains and rivers fill Japanese names because kanji are picture-like. These names borrow an image such as 空 (sky) or 海 (sea) to give the child a feeling of space, calm or strength.
278 first names and 436 last names in this theme.
Nature names work because a single kanji can hold a whole landscape. Sky (空), sea (海) and earth (地) give a child a big, calm image, and the same characters appear in surnames, which is why you will see them on both lists. If you want a name that is easy to say abroad, short nature names such as Sora, Riku and Umi are good picks.
Kanji most used in nature names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 田 | rice field, rice paddy (taught in grade 1) | デン、た | 5 | Koda, Kida, Toda |
| 川 | stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (taught in grade 1) | セン、かわ | 3 | Togawa, Hikawa, Okawa |
| 島 | island (taught in grade 3) | トウ、しま | 10 | Shimako, Toshima, Kojima |
| 木 | tree, wood (taught in grade 1) | ボク、モク、き、こ | 4 | Mizuki, Konomi, Toshiki |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 山 | mountain (taught in grade 1) | サン、セン、やま | 3 | Koyama, Toyama, Kayama |
| 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 |
First names
Aeri 和理Akemi 明三Akiho 明保Akika 明加Amane 天子Amari 二三Ami 明実Amika 編花Aomi 明歩Arimi 在実Asahi 朝日Asaka 朝日Asaki 朝月Ayami 彩美Ayase 文世Ayuri 渉理Azumi 安曇Chinami 一愛Chiyuki 千由Emiru 愛実Erika 絵梨花Eriko 絵里子Erina 絵里奈Fuka 風加Fuki 風生Fukiko 吹子Fuyu 歩結Fuyuka 生知Fuyuki 二幸Hatsumi 八実Hayate 疾風Hikaru 光流Himari 愛梨Himiko 公子Hinaka 陽日Hinami 日南Hiromi 裕美Honoka 百海Ichika 一加Ikumi 郁美Isamu 伊武Itsuka 一海Itsumi 一見Iwao 石夫Izumi 泉Jun 六月Kaede 楓Kagari 香里Kahori 香里Kai 海Kaijiro 会赦Kaito 海斗Kanako 金子Kanami 香奈美Kanan 一南Kanji 幹二Kanoko 鹿子Kanon 花音Kanta 幹太Kaoru 高児Karen 花恋Karin 花梨Kasumi 一実Kayako 草子Keigo 敬五Keina 京奈Keita 京太Kihachiro 記八郎Kiichi 機一Kiichiro 気一郎Kimi 記実Kimiko 公子Kinosuke 記之助Kirara 綺羅々Kirari 光来Kisaburo 来三郎Kisaki 生咲Kisei 規世Kitaro 北郎Kiyoka 清加Kiyomi 清美Kizuna 創生Ko 光有Kokoa 心明Kokoro 心子Komi 小海Konoha 小葉Konomi 木実Kotomi 言実Koyuki 来幸Kukiko 茎子Kumika 求示加Kunie 国海Kurumi 胡桃Mahiro 真大Maika 舞加Maimi 米実Mamika 真実加Manabu 学海Manami 学実Marika 球加Mariko 麻里子Marin 真鈴Marina 海夏Marino 海乃Masumi 真澄Mayumi 真実Mayuri 眉利Megumi 愛生Mei 芽衣Meika 明日Mia 美亜Midori 緑Mihiro 美尋Miina 実稲Mikana 三奏Miki 美樹Mikie 幹衛Mikiko 美樹子Mikina 幹奈
Last names
Agata 安方Aida 会田Aijima 会島Aikawa 会川Aishima 会島Akagi 明木Akaki 明木Amagai 天海Amagi 天木Amaki 味木Amamiya 天都Amo 天生Ando 安東Aoki 青木Araki 新木Asami 浅見Azami 生明Eda 会田Egawa 会川Ejima 江島Enomoto 江本Eto 重藤Fujii 藤井Fujimoto 藤本Fujita 藤田Fukuda 福田Fukushima 副島Fukuyama 副山Furukawa 古川Fushima 不島Futo 風東Goda 後田Gomi 五見Goto 後藤Hada 八田Hakata 葉方Handa 反田Harada 原田Harita 治田Hasegawa 長谷川Hashima 八島Hata 八田Hatamoto 端本Hataya 端谷Hayama 早間Hayashi 林Hida 飛騨Higashi 東岸Hikawa 日川Hiki 日置Hirata 開田Hirohata 広端Hiroka 田中Hirokawa 広川Hiroshima 広島Hirota 広田Hiwada 桧田Hiyama 日山Hoki 法木Honda 本田
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