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:
• 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