Japanese Name Generator

Generate authentic Japanese names with multiple format options, cultural meanings, and regional variations. Perfect for writers, game developers, researchers, and language learners.

Features

• Multiple name formats: Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and Romaji
• Gender selection: Male, female, or unisex names
• Cultural meanings: Includes the meaning and significance of each name
• Regional variations: Common, traditional, modern, and regional styles
• Bulk generation: Generate 1-1000 names at once

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
count	Integer	Number of names to generate (1-1000)	10
gender	String	Gender of names: "male", "female", or "unisex"	"unisex"
nameFormat	Array	Output formats: "kanji", "hiragana", "katakana", "romaji"	["kanji", "romaji"]
includeMeaning	Boolean	Whether to include name meanings	true
region	String	Regional style: "common", "traditional", "modern", "regional"	"common"

Output Format

Each generated name includes the following fields:

{
  "id": "unique_identifier",
  "kanji": "漢字 名前",
  "hiragana": "ひらがな なまえ",
  "katakana": "カタカナ ナマエ",
  "romaji": "Romaji Name",
  "meaning": "Meaning of the name components",
  "gender": "male|female|unisex",
  "region": "common|traditional|modern|regional",
  "pronunciation": "ひらがな なまえ"
}

Fields included depend on the selected nameFormat parameter. The meaning field is only included when includeMeaning is set to true.

Example Usage

{
  "count": 5,
  "gender": "female",
  "nameFormat": ["kanji", "romaji", "meaning"],
  "includeMeaning": true,
  "region": "common"
}

Output:

[
  {
    "id": "abc123def",
    "kanji": "佐藤 美咲",
    "romaji": "Sato Misaki",
    "meaning": "Assistant (family), Beautiful blossom (given)",
    "gender": "female",
    "region": "common",
    "pronunciation": "さとう みさき"
  }
]