Japanese Dog Names

Hooked on Japanese culture? We get it. Here are some of the coolest and most distinctive Japanese names to give you to your puppy.

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Adzuki
Meaning: red bean
Aiko
Meaning: child of love
Airi
Meaning: love jasmine
Akemi
Meaning: bright beautiful
Aki
Meaning: Bright / autumn
Akihiro
Meaning: great brightness
Akiko
Meaning: bright child
Akio
Meaning: bright man
Akira
Meaning: Bright, clear, ideal.
Amaya
Meaning: night rain
Arata
Meaning: new, fresh
Asami
Meaning: Morning beauty
Asuka
Meaning: tomorrow perfume, fragrance
Atsushi
Meaning: industrious director
Ayame
Meaning: iris
Ayano
Meaning: my color
Ayumu
Meaning: walk dream, vision
Ceiko
Meaning: child of splendor
Chieko
Meaning: child of intelligence, wisdom
Chika
Meaning: scatter flowers
Chiyo
Meaning: One thousand generations
Chiyoko
Meaning: child of a thousand generations
Dai
Meaning: great, large
Daiki
Meaning: great glory / great nobility
Daisuke
Meaning: great help
Eiji
Meaning: eternity order
Emi
Meaning: Beautiful blessing
Emiko
Meaning: Beautiful blessing child
Eri
Meaning: blessed prize
Etsuko
Meaning: child of joy
Fumiko
Meaning: child of abundant beauty
Fumio
Meaning: literature, scholarly hero
Hana
Meaning: Flower
Hanako
Meaning: flower child
Haru
Meaning: Spring
Haruki
Meaning: shining sun
Haruko
Meaning: spring child
Haruna
Meaning: spring vegetables
Haruto
Meaning: sun flying
Hayate
Meaning: smooth
Hibiki
Meaning: sound, echo
Hideki
Meaning: excellent timber trees
Hideko
Meaning: child of excellence
Hideo
Meaning: excellent man
Hikari
Meaning: light, radiance
Hikaru
Meaning: light, radiance
Hina
Meaning: sun vegetables
Hinata
Meaning: sunflower / facing towards the sun
Hiraku
Meaning: open, expand
Hiro
Meaning: Generous
Hiroaki
Meaning: wide, spacious light
Hiroki
Meaning: vast timber trees
Hiroko
Meaning: generous child
Hiromi
Meaning: generous beauty
Hiroshi
Meaning: generous
Hiroyuki
Meaning: great journey
Hisako
Meaning: child of long life
Hitomi
Meaning: pupil of the eye
Hitoshi
Meaning: motivated person
Honoka
Meaning: harmony flower
Hoshi
Meaning: star
Hoshiko
Meaning: star child
Hotaka
Meaning: tall grain
Hotaru
Meaning: firefly
Ichiro
Meaning: first son
Isamu
Meaning: brave, courageous
Itsuki
Meaning: timber trees
Izumi
Meaning: spring, fountain
Jiro
Meaning: second son
Junichi
Meaning: obedient first son
Kaede
Meaning: maple
Kaito
Meaning: ocean flying
Kamiko
Meaning: superior child
Kaoru
Meaning: fragrance
Katashi
Meaning: firm
Katsu
Meaning: victory
Katsumi
Meaning: victorious beauty
Kazuko
Meaning: child of harmony
Kazumi
Meaning: harmonious beauty
Keiko
Meaning: Blessed child / respectful child
Kenichi
Meaning: strong, healthy first son
Kenji
Meaning: Strong, healthy second son
Kenshin
Meaning: modest truthful
Kenta
Meaning: large strong, healthy
Kenzo
Meaning: Wise One
Kichiro
Meaning: lucky son
Kiko
Meaning: chronical child
Kimi
Meaning: Noble
Kimiko
Meaning: empress child
Kiyomi
Meaning: pure beauty
Kiyoshi
Meaning: purity
Koko
Meaning: Stork
Kouta
Meaning: great peace
Kumiko
Meaning: long-time beautiful child
Kunio
Meaning: country man
Kurumi
Meaning: walnut
Kyo
Meaning: Cooperation
Kyoko
Meaning: respectful child
Madoka
Meaning: Circle, round
Maiko
Meaning: child of dance
Maire
Meaning: Dance
Maki
Meaning: True hope
Makoto
Meaning: Sincere
Mami
Meaning: True beauty
Mana
Meaning: love
Manami
Meaning: loving beautiful
Mao
Meaning: dance cherry blossom
Mariko
Meaning: true village child
Masa
Meaning: Just / true
Masaaki
Meaning: pleasing brightness
Masaki
Meaning: great timber tree
Masaru
Meaning: victory
Masashi
Meaning: righteous aspiration
Masato
Meaning: righteous person
Masayoshi
Meaning: righteous, honorable
Masayuki
Meaning: righteous blessing
Masumi
Meaning: True clarity
Mayumi
Meaning: true gentle beauty
Megumi
Meaning: blessing
Mi
Meaning: beautiful
Michi
Meaning: Pathway
Michiko
Meaning: beautiful wise child
Michio
Meaning: man on a journey
Midori
Meaning: green
Mieko
Meaning: beautiful blessing child
Miho
Meaning: protected, guaranteed beauty
Mika
Meaning: Beautiful fragrance
Miki
Meaning: beautiful princess
Miku
Meaning: beautiful sky
Minako
Meaning: beautiful child
Minori
Meaning: truth
Mio
Meaning: beautiful cherry blossom
Misaki
Meaning: beautiful blossom
Mitsuko
Meaning: child of light
Mitsuo
Meaning: shining hero
Mitsuru
Meaning: Satisfy, full
Miwa
Meaning: beautiful hamony, peace
Miyako
Meaning: beautiful night child
Miyu
Meaning: Beautiful gentle
Miyuki
Meaning: beautiful blessing
Momo
Meaning: peach
Momoka
Meaning: peach tree flower
Moriko
Meaning: child of the forest
Nana
Meaning: Seven
Nanami
Meaning: seven seas
Nao
Meaning: Honest
Naoki
Meaning: honest timber tree
Naoko
Meaning: honest child
Naomi
Meaning: Honest beautiful
Natsuki
Meaning: summer hope
Natsumi
Meaning: beautiful summer
Noboru
Meaning: ascend, rise
Nobuko
Meaning: faithful, trustworthy child
Nori
Meaning: To rule
Noriko
Meaning: lawful child
Norio
Meaning: lawful man
Osamu
Meaning: disciplined, studious
Pochi
Meaning: a classic Japanese name
Ren
Meaning: Lotus / love
Rika
Meaning: true fragrance
Riko
Meaning: child of truth
Riku
Meaning: land
Rikuto
Meaning: person of land
Rin
Meaning: dignified
Rina
Meaning: Jasmine
Rio
Meaning: village cherry blossom
Rokuro
Meaning: sixth son
Ryo
Meaning: refreshing, cool
Ryoichi
Meaning: good first son
Ryoko
Meaning: refreshing child
Ryota
Meaning: great refreshment
Ryuu
Meaning: dragon
Sachiko
Meaning: Joyful, happy child
Saki
Meaning: blossom of hope
Sakura
Meaning: cherry blossom
Satoko
Meaning: wise child
Satomi
Meaning: beautiful and wise
Satoshi
Meaning: wise, fast learner
Shiba
Meaning: Brushwood
Shigeko
Meaning: growing child
Shika
Meaning: deer
Shinji
Meaning: true second son
Shinju
Meaning: Pearl
Shinobu
Meaning: endurance
Shiori
Meaning: poem
Shiro
Meaning: fourth son
Shizuka
Meaning: quiet summer
Shizuko
Meaning: quiet child
Shone
Meaning: To fly
Shouta
Meaning: big flying
Sora
Meaning: Sky
Sumiko
Meaning: child of clarity
Sushi
Meaning: Raw Fish
Susumo
Meaning: to advance, proceed
Suzu
Meaning: Sparrow
Tadao
Meaning: Loyal, faithful man
Tadashi
Meaning: Loyal, faithful
Taichi
Meaning: large first son
Taiki
Meaning: great radiance, shine
Takahiro
Meaning: of great value, nobility
Takako
Meaning: noble child
Takara
Meaning: treasure
Takashi
Meaning: prosperous, noble
Takayuki
Meaning: noble journey
Takeo
Meaning: warrior hero
Takumi
Meaning: artisan
Tamiko
Meaning: child of many beauties
Tamotsu
Meaning: protector, keeper
Taro
Meaning: large son
Teruko
Meaning: shining child
Tomiko
Meaning: child of wealth, fortune
Tomomi
Meaning: beautiful friend
Toshi
Meaning: wise
Toshiaki
Meaning: advantageous light
Toshiko
Meaning: Clever child
Toshio
Meaning: genius leader, hero
Tsuyoshi
Meaning: strong
Umeko
Meaning: plum child
Wakana
Meaning: harmonious music
Wasabi
Meaning: Japanese horseradish condiment.
Yamato
Meaning: great harmony
Yasu
Meaning: Peace
Yasuko
Meaning: child of peace
Yasushi
Meaning: peaceful
Yoko
Meaning: Child of sunlight
Yori
Meaning: trust
Yoshi
Meaning: Lucky / righteous
Yoshie
Meaning: beautiful stream
Yoshiko
Meaning: child of goodness
Yoshio
Meaning: joyful life
Yoshiro
Meaning: righteous son
Yoshito
Meaning: ceremonial, correct person
Youta
Meaning: great sunlight
Yua
Meaning: binding love
Yui
Meaning: bind clothing
Yuichi
Meaning: heroic first son
Yuina
Meaning: bind together
Yuji
Meaning: heroic second son
Yuka
Meaning: gentle flower
Yukari
Meaning: beautiful pear tree
Yuki
Meaning: Happiness / snow
Yukiko
Meaning: child of snow / child of happiness
Yukio
Meaning: blessed hero
Yuko
Meaning: Gentle child
Yumi
Meaning: Reason beautiful
Yumiko
Meaning: reason beautiful child
Yuri
Meaning: Lily
Yuriko
Meaning: lily child
Yuuna
Meaning: gentle