With the growing amount of people admittedly losing their mind over Japanese culture, primarily due to anime. Are you the one of them?!
There are a number of different honorific names found in Anime, produced from Japanese culture. Let’s found out about Japanese anime characters names more.
In order to better to understand and be aware of the Anime world, below we are listed 437 the most widely used anime names meanings in addition to their functions.
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Hundreds of anime studios in Japan create many methods from TV series and movies to interstitials for online games.
C
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
CHIE
wisdom, intellect
恵
girl
CHIEKO
child of intelligence, wisdom
恵子
girl
CHIHARU
one thousand springs (as in season)
千春
girl
CHIKA
scatter flowers
散花
girl
CHIKAKO
child of a thousand perfumes
千香子
girl
CHINATSU
one thousand summers
千夏
girl
CHIYO
one thousand generations
千代
girl
CHIYOKO
child of a thousand generations
千代
girl
CHO
butterfly
蝶
girl
CHOUKO
butterfly child
蝶子
girl
These Japanese anime character names are being used following a title as a way to not just show respect, but to differentiate their bond from the speaker towards the person addressed.
D
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
DAI
great, large
大
boy
DAICHI
great land
恵子
boy
DAIKI
great glory / great nobility
大輝 / 大貴
boy
DAISUKE
great help
大輔
boy
Many anime stories start as manga. Manga is the Japanese comic books whose roots return to Japan’s historic woodblock prints.
E
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
EIJI
eternity order
永次
boy
EIKO
child of splendor
栄子
girl
EMI
beautiful blessing
恵美
girl
EMIKO
beautiful blessing child
恵美子
girl
ERI
blessed prize
絵理
girl
ETSUKO
child of joy
悦子
girl
Today manga is the reason for an excellent 40% of the publication sales in Japan, and it’s really more popular worldwide.
F
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
FUMIKO
child of abundant beauty
富美子
girl
FUMIO
literature, scholarly hero
文雄
boy
FUU
wind
ふう
girl
There is no dearth of people all over the world who are die hard anime fans. They love to follow their favorite anime characters. Sometimes even go extra miles to look, live and act like them.
G
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
GAJEEL
to gnaw
噛る
boy
GORO
fifth son
五郎
boy
Anime movies are viewed as an extremely popular genre, taken to life through cartoon drawings and toon.
H
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
HACHIRO
eighth son
八郎
boy
HAJIME
beginning
肇
boy
HANA
flower
花
girl
HANAKO
flower child
花子
girl
HARU
spring (as in season)
春
unisex
HARUKA
spring flower
春花
girl
HARUKI
shining sun
陽輝
boy
HARUKO
spring child
春子
girl
HARUMI
beautiful spring
春美
girl
HARUNA
spring vegetables
春菜
girl
HARUO
man of spring
春男
boy
HARUTO
sun flying
陽斗
boy
HAYATE
smooth
颯
boy
HAYATO
falcon person
隼人
boy
HIBIKI
sound, echo
響
boy
HIDEAKI
excellent bright, shining
英明
boy
HIDEKI
excellent timber trees
英樹
boy
HIDEKO
child of excellence
秀子
girl
HIDEO
excellent husband, man
英夫
boy
HIDEYOSHI
excellence good
秀良
boy
HIKARI
light, radiance
光
girl
HIKARU
light, radiance
光
unisex
HINA
sun vegetables
陽菜
girl
HINATA
sunflower / facing towards the sun
向日葵 / 陽向
unisex
HIRAKU
open, expand
拓
boy
HIRO
generous
寛
unisex
HIROAKI
wide, spacious light
広明
boy
HIROKI
vast timber trees
弘樹
boy
HIROKO
generous child
寛子
girl
HIROMI
generous beauty
寛美
girl
HIRONORI
chronical of command, esteem
博紀
boy
HIROSHI
generous
寛
boy
HIROTO
great,large flying
大斗
boy
HIROYUKI
great journey
宏行
boy
HISAKO
child of long life
久子
girl
HISAO
long living man, husband
寿夫
boy
HISASHI
long time director, ruler
久司
boy
HISOKA
cautious, reserved
密
unisex
HITOMI
pupil of the eye
瞳
girl
HITOSHI
motivated person
人志
boy
HONOKA
harmony flower
和花
girl
HOSHI
star
星
girl
HOSHIKO
star child
星子
girl
HOTAKA
tall grain
穂高
boy
HOTARU
firefly
蛍
girl
The style originated from Japan that goes as far as to 1917, in the event the earliest anime connotations developed.
I
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
ICHIRO
first son
一郎
boy
ISAMU
brave, courageous
勇
boy
ISAO
merit
勲
boy
ITSUKI
timber trees
樹
boy
IZUMI
spring, fountain
泉
girl
Through the 60s, the anime sounding film and became a lot more like the anime in the present day.
友 meaning friend. / 里 meaning ri, village, parent’s home, league
友里
girl
TORU
penetrate, make clear
徹
boy
TOSHI
wise
慧
boy
TOSHIAKI
advantageous light
利明
boy
TOSHIKO
clever child
敏子
girl
TOSHIO
genious leader, hero
俊雄
boy
TOSHIYUKI
of wisdom
智之
boy
TSUBAKI
camellia flower
椿
girl
TSUBAME
swallow (bird)
燕
girl
TSUKIKO
moon child
月子
girl
TSUNEO
consistant hero
恒雄
boy
TSUTOMU
diligence
勤
boy
TSUYOSHI
strong
剛
boy
U
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
UME
plum
梅
girl
UMEKO
plum child
梅子
girl
USAGI
rabbit
兎
girl
W
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
WAKANA
harmonious music
和奏
girl
WENDY
Wednesday, water day
水曜日
girl
Y
Name
Meaning
Japanese
Gender
YAMATO
great harmony
大和
boy
YASU
peace
康
unisex
YASUKO
child of peace
康子
girl
YASUO
man of peace
康夫
boy
YASUSHI
peaceful
靖
boy
YOICHI
sunshine, positive first (son)
陽一
boy
YOKO
child of sunlight
陽子
girl
YORI
trust
頼
boy
YOSHI
lucky / righteous
吉 / 義
unisex
YOSHIAKI
righteousness shining
義昭
boy
YOSHIE
beautiful stream
佳江
girl
YOSHIKAZU
good peace, Japan
良和
boy
YOSHIKO
child of goodness
良子
girl
YOSHINORI
excellent model
佳範
boy
YOSHIO
joyful life
吉生
boy
YOSHIRO
righteous son
義郎
boy
YOSHITO
ceremonial, correct person
儀人
boy
YOSHIYUKI
righteous journey
義行
boy
YOUTA
great sunlight
陽太
boy
YUA
binding love
結愛
girl
YUI
bind clothing
結衣
girl
YUICHI
heroic first (son)
雄一
boy
YUINA
bind together
結奈
girl
YUJI
heroic second (son)
雄二
boy
YUKA
gentle flower
優花
girl
YUKARI
beautiful pear tree
佳梨
girl
YUKI
happiness / snow
幸 / 雪
unisex
YUKIKO
child of snow / child of happiness
幸子 / 雪子
girl
YUKIO
blessed hero
幸雄
boy
YUKO
gentle child
優子
girl
YUMI
reason beautiful
由美
girl
YUMIKO
reason beautiful child
由美子
girl
YURI
lily
百合
girl
YURIKO
lily child
百合子
girl
YUTAKA
bountiful, rich
豊
boy
YUU
gentle
優
unisex
YUUDAI
great hero
雄大
boy
YUUKI
gentle, superior hope
優希
unisex
YUUMA
gentle, superior truth
優真
boy
YUUNA
gentle
優奈
girl
YUUTA
great bravery
勇太
boy
YUUTO
gentle person
悠人
boy
YUZUKI
gentle moon
優月
girl
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Thank you! it rlly helped a lot
you should add the names ochaco and tomori. They are both girls names. I dont l ow the meaning but would really love too.
Hi. Thank you for your input. I added Ochaco and Tomori names in the list. 🙂
Hello this really helped but you should add Fuu and Sasuke Fuu is a girl name and Sasuke a boy one.
Thank you very much for your contribution! 🙂 I added both names.
INORI (Guilty Crown)-anime
Thank you for contributing names! 🙂
You should add umino from sailor moon!
Great. Yes, I will. Thank you for your comments! 🙂