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Popular Kanji for Boys

The trend of kanji (Chinese character) used in names changes every year, but these are the most popular kanji for naming boys in recent years.

The kanji for "陽","翔","陸", and "海" which are all majestic images, and "羽" and "優" which are all soft. Image is popular too!

Kanji
Meaning
Fly. Spread your wings and fly. To fly high in the sky.
Big. Large. Large in number or quantity. Greatly. Valuable. Important. Excellent. Splendid. Very much. Much. (Power or force) strong. long time. To be high in rank or position.
Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Distant in time or space. Far away. Eternal. To go on forever. Relaxed, leisurely. Tranquil. Long-hearted. Not in a hurry.
Blue color. Blue color of grass. The grass and trees grow thick. To become old. To be in a panic. To be pale and lifeless.
One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
Sunny. A blue sky with no clouds in the sky. Rain or snow will stop. To be free of worries and anxieties.
The sound of wind. The sound of the wind blowing quickly. Dashing. A gust of wind. A clean appearance. A crisp appearance.
Live. To be born. Born. To grow. Life. A living thing. Pure. Unadulterated. Fresh. Unprocessed. Unripe. A person who is learning or practicing.
Rare. To be few in number, precious. To desire. To seek. To wish for. Faint. Sparse. thin.
Harbor. A landing place. A place where ships can safely anchor, such as a breakwater. The entrance to a river, sea, or other body of water. Gathering.
Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Playing a musical instrument. To put together an opinion and present it. To offer to the sovereign. To offer. To accomplish.
Ruri(lapis lazuli). Name of a gemstone. A deep blue to indigo-colored gemstone. One of the seven treasures.
Compassion. Kindness. People. A word used with respect to a person. The heart of a person. Humanity. A person who has virtue.
Trees. General term for plants. To plant a tree. To set up. To stand firmly.
Sky. Atmosphere. Heaven. Big. Wide. Empty. No substance. Meaningless. Useless. In Buddhism, something without substance or essence. A thing related to aviation.

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Name:
Hiroki Ogiwara
Katakana:
ヒロキ オギワラ

Kanji:
大貴 荻原
Meaning:
  • Big. Large. Large in number or quantity. Greatly. Valuable. Important. Excellent. Splendid. Very much. Much. (Power or force) strong. long time. To be high in rank or position.
  • Precious. High in status or value. High in price. A word expressing respect for others.
Name:
Yuta Motoyama
Katakana:
ユウタ モトヤマ

Kanji:
結太 本山
Meaning:
  • Tie. Bind. To connect. To assemble. To put together. To complete. To block.
  • Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
Name:
Takumi Maruoka
Katakana:
タクミ マルオカ

Kanji:
丸岡
Meaning:
  • Success. Credit. Results. Results of efforts. Work. Excellent work. Signs. ingenuity. Discipline. Skillfulness. Elaboration.
Name:
Kai Toshima
Katakana:
カイ トシマ

Kanji:
翔惟 戸島
Meaning:
  • Fly. Spread your wings and fly. To fly high in the sky.
  • Deliberate
Name:
Naoshige Matsuhashi
Katakana:
ナオシゲ マツハシ

Kanji:
尚重 松橋
Meaning:
  • Respect. To think highly of. Prefer. To have high rank. To wish strongly. To add. High. To make high. Long time. Distant. Old. Still. On top of it.
  • Heavy. Extremely heavy. Cherish. Respect. Dignified. They overlap. To repeat.
Name:
Reo Fukazawa
Katakana:
レオ フカザワ

Kanji:
伶緒 深沢
Meaning:
  • Smart. Wise. A person who plays music. A musician. Actor. A person who receives orders. A servant.
  • The beginning of things. Connection. A thought caused by a thing.
Name:
Kanata Nakatsuka
Katakana:
カナタ ナカツカ

Kanji:
香向 中塚
Meaning:
  • Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
  • Go towards
Name:
Jitan Kunisawa
Katakana:
ジタン クニサワ

Kanji:
児丹 国沢
Meaning:
  • Children. A young child. Babies. Young man. Youth. Children as seen by their parents. A daughter. Son.
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
Name:
Haruto Yasu
Katakana:
ハルト ヤス

Kanji:
陽翔
Meaning:
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • Fly. Spread your wings and fly. To fly high in the sky.
Name:
Haru Hamamatsu
Katakana:
ハル ハママツ

Kanji:
陽琉 浜松
Meaning:
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • Ruri(lapis lazuli). Name of a gemstone. A deep blue to indigo-colored gemstone. One of the seven treasures.
Name:
Reiji Myojin
Katakana:
レイジ ミョウジン

Kanji:
伶次 明神
Meaning:
  • Smart. Wise. A person who plays music. A musician. Actor. A person who receives orders. A servant.
  • Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
Name:
Shun Kanazashi
Katakana:
シュン カナザシ

Kanji:
金指
Meaning:
  • Name of an ancient legendary son of heaven.
Name:
Aoi Okutani
Katakana:
アオイ オクタニ

Kanji:
蒼泉 奥谷
Meaning:
  • Blue color. Blue color of grass. The grass and trees grow thick. To become old. To be in a panic. To be pale and lifeless.
  • Spring. Water that gushes out of the ground, source. Source of water. Hot spring. The other world. The underworld.
Name:
Hitomi Kawamoto
Katakana:
ヒトミ カワモト

Kanji:
仁海 川本
Meaning:
  • Compassion. Kindness. People. A word used with respect to a person. The heart of a person. Humanity. A person who has virtue.
  • Sea. Wide and large. A place where many people and things gather. A large lake or pond. A large lake or pond. A frontier. The end of the earth.
Name:
Soma Akada
Katakana:
ソウマ アカダ

Kanji:
湊磨 赤田
Meaning:
  • Harbor. A landing place. A place where ships can safely anchor, such as a breakwater. The entrance to a river, sea, or other body of water. Gathering.
  • Polishing. Make it beautiful with care. To work hard at something or study. To wear away.
Name:
Ryuken Sobue
Katakana:
リュウケン ソブエ

Kanji:
琉賢 祖父江
Meaning:
  • Ruri(lapis lazuli). Name of a gemstone. A deep blue to indigo-colored gemstone. One of the seven treasures.
  • Smart. Wise. Clever. A person with superior wisdom and virtue. A word that expresses respect for others.
Name:
Shoma Aso
Katakana:
ショウマ アソウ

Kanji:
匠真 麻生
Meaning:
  • Artisan. Craftsman. Carpenter. Master. Teacher. A person skilled in a craft or art. A person who is very good in a certain field. Master craftsman. A craftsman. Production.
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
Name:
Asuto Kushida
Katakana:
アスト クシダ

Kanji:
吾崇斗 串田
Meaning:
  • Myself. Me. First-person pronouns. My. A word used to call someone close to you. To prevent. To stop.
  • Noble. Precious. To revere. A towering mountain.
  • Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
Name:
Ryukei Kuronuma
Katakana:
リュウケイ クロヌマ

Kanji:
龍慧 黒沼
Meaning:
  • Dragon. An imaginary animal. An outstanding person. A hero. A parable of the Son of Heaven. A word used for things related to the Son of Heaven. Dinosaurs.
  • Wisdom. The ability of the mind to see into the mind.
Name:
Toa Igarashi
Katakana:
トア イガラシ

Kanji:
斗吾 五十嵐
Meaning:
  • Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
  • Myself. Me. First-person pronouns. My. A word used to call someone close to you. To prevent. To stop.

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