Japanese Names Related to Strength
These names use characters for courage, dragons, tigers and martial skill. They are especially common for boys, and many of them are old, classic names.
43 first names and 29 last names in this theme.
Strength names use characters for courage, dragons, tigers and martial skill. Many are classic boys' names, and some are modern. If you use one for a character in a story, remember that the meaning is part of the personality you are describing, so match it to the role.
Kanji most used in strength names
These characters appear most often in the names listed on this page.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 立 | stand up, rise, set up (taught in grade 1) | リツ、リュウ、リットル、た | 5 | Ibuki, Tatsumi, Ryuji |
| 武 | warrior, military, chivalry (taught in grade 5) | ブ、ム、たけ | 8 | Takeshi, Takeo, Takemi |
| 京 | capital, 10**16 (taught in grade 2) | キョウ、ケイ、キン、みやこ | 8 | Keiko, Kyosaburo, Atsue |
| 長 | long, leader, superior (taught in grade 2) | チョウ、なが、おさ | 8 | Natsuki, Yoshihisa, Osamu |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 三 | three (taught in grade 1) | サン、ゾウ、み、みっ | 3 | Miyu, Hitomi, Emi |
| 郎 | son, counter for sons (secondary school) | ロウ、リョウ、おとこ | 9 | Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro |
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled (taught in grade 4) | リョウ、よ、い | 7 | Yoshio, Yoshie, Yura |
First names
Chikako 見子Gotaro 強多郎Isae 功江Isako 公子Isami 勇Isamu 伊武Isao 功Kyo 今日Kyoichi 京一Kyoichiro 京一郎Kyoji 京二Kyoko 今子Kyomi 京見Kyonosuke 香右Kyosaburo 京三郎Kyozaburo 京三郎Osamu 長六Ryoma 良馬Ryota 良多Ryu 龍Ryuji 立志Ryusho 立昇Saburo 三良Shinobu 忍Susumu 進Takeharu 長治Takehiko 長彦Takehiro 剛弘Takeko 長子Takemi 武三Takenori 武方Takeo 武夫Takeru 武流Takeshi 武Taketoshi 長年Takeyoshi 長愛Takiko 竜子Tatsuo 辰雄Tatsuya 立也Tsutomu 力作Tsuyoshi 都義Yoshitake 義武Yujiro 友赦
Last names
Abe 阿部Futo 風東Goya 合家Kitora 記虎Mitake 三宅Otake 大宅Otaki 大滝Ryoda 領田Ryoji 料治Ryuo 流王Tachibana 立花Takashima 高島Takebe 建部Takechi 高市Takeda 建田Takei 手計Takemoto 武本Takeuchi 竹内Tatsui 立井Tatsukawa 立川Tatsumiya 達宮Tatsumoto 立本Tatsuno 立野Tatsuo 竜尾Tatsuta 立田Tatsuya 立谷Tatsuzawa 立沢Yumoto 行元Yuto 由藤
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