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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:
Hibiki Iwahara
Katakana:
ヒビキ イワハラ

Kanji:
日陽樹 岩原
Meaning:
  • The sun. Sunlight. A day from sunrise to sunset. One day and night. Day. Every day. Weather. Sky patterns. Things in Japan.
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • Trees. General term for plants. To plant a tree. To set up. To stand firmly.
Name:
Yuma Tomoda
Katakana:
ユウマ トモダ

Kanji:
裕真 友田
Meaning:
  • Abundance. To have plenty of room. To be relaxed and calm. Open-mindedness.
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
Name:
Yoshihiro Muramatsu
Katakana:
ヨシヒロ ムラマツ

Kanji:
由裕 村松
Meaning:
  • Source. Origin. to be based on. Reason.
  • Abundance. To have plenty of room. To be relaxed and calm. Open-mindedness.
Name:
Yukito Kawasaki
Katakana:
ユキト カワサキ

Kanji:
雪翔 河崎
Meaning:
  • Snow. A metaphor for something as white as snow. To cleanse.
  • Fly. Spread your wings and fly. To fly high in the sky.
Name:
Chiharu Shigemoto
Katakana:
チハル シゲモト

Kanji:
智晴 重本
Meaning:
  • Smart. Wisdom. To understand things.
  • Sunny. A blue sky with no clouds in the sky. Rain or snow will stop. To be free of worries and anxieties.
Name:
Takeshi Takabatake
Katakana:
タケシ タカバタケ

Kanji:
武司 高畠
Meaning:
  • Strong and courageous. Strong-willed. warrior. soldier. Battle. War. Military. War potential. Weapons. Overcome. Surpass.
  • I'll take care of it. Government office. Officials. To take on a role. To manage. To take charge of. To watch.
Name:
Sanefumi Isoda
Katakana:
サネフミ イソダ

Kanji:
佐音史 磯田
Meaning:
  • Auxiliary. To help. To support and help by your side. To encourage.
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
  • History. History books. Documents. Records. A person who is in charge of records. Florid. Beautiful.
Name:
Soto Fukaya
Katakana:
ソウト フカヤ

Kanji:
奏登 深谷
Meaning:
  • Playing a musical instrument. To put together an opinion and present it. To offer to the sovereign. To offer. To accomplish.
  • To climb. To go up to a high place. To get on top of something. To reach a high place. To put on a document or ledger. To go to a public place.
Name:
Kanata Kojo
Katakana:
カナタ コジョウ

Kanji:
哉大 小城
Meaning:
  • Auxiliary characters for questions and antonyms. A particle expressing emotion or admiration. Beginning.
  • 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.
Name:
Akihiro Isayama
Katakana:
アキヒロ イサヤマ

Kanji:
陽啓 諫山
Meaning:
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • To enlighten. To teach and guide. To admonish. To make understand. To open. To open up. To start things. To make things happen. To be the first to lead. To dispatch people ahead of time. To spearhead an army. To tell. To offer up. To depart. To go out with a person of high rank.
Name:
Riso Inuzuka
Katakana:
リソウ イヌヅカ

Kanji:
理想 犬塚
Meaning:
  • The way of things. The path or reason of things. Pattern. To set in order. Natural science.
  • I think. To have a certain feeling or awareness about a thing. To guess. To evaluate. To judge. To determine. The way two things happen in succession.
Name:
Kishin Horikawa
Katakana:
キシン ホリカワ

Kanji:
来信 堀川
Meaning:
  • Come. From now on. Until now.
  • Believe. Truth. Truthfulness. To believe to be true. To make clear. Letter. Signals. Believe in God and Buddha. To take refuge in. Signs. Testimony.
Name:
Takumi Shibano
Katakana:
タクミ シバノ

Kanji:
拓見 柴野
Meaning:
  • Open up. To open up uncharted land. To push. To lift up. To print on stone. To print letters or patterns on paper.
  • See
Name:
Otonoshin Kawahigashi
Katakana:
オトノシン カワヒガシ

Kanji:
音之進 川東
Meaning:
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
  • Go. A word that refers to a person, thing, or thing. A word denoting a subject or modification.
  • Proceed. To go forward. To move up to a higher grade or level. Get better. To improve. I'll give it to you.
Name:
Kento Shiokawa
Katakana:
ケント シオカワ

Kanji:
賢人 塩川
Meaning:
  • Smart. Wise. Clever. A person with superior wisdom and virtue. A word that expresses respect for others.
  • People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Name:
Ryuren Fukao
Katakana:
リュウレン フカオ

Kanji:
琉蓮 深尾
Meaning:
  • Ruri(lapis lazuli). Name of a gemstone. A deep blue to indigo-colored gemstone. One of the seven treasures.
  • Lotus (a kind of flower). A perennial aquatic plant of the water lily family. It is believed to be a flower that blooms in the paradise. A metaphor for something pure and beautiful. The language of this flower is "estranged love" and "eloquence".
Name:
Shin Akai
Katakana:
シン アカイ

Kanji:
赤井
Meaning:
  • Asian hazel (a kind of tree). A deciduous shrub of the birch family.
Name:
Yoshio Kakutani
Katakana:
ヨシオ カクタニ

Kanji:
良夫 角谷
Meaning:
  • Good. Excellent. Favorable. Loving. Gentle. Somewhat. Fair.
  • Husband. A man who is married. An adult male. A full-fledged man. A respectable man. A man engaged in labor.
Name:
Akito Tatsuno
Katakana:
アキト タツノ

Kanji:
朗人 辰野
Meaning:
  • Cheerful. Explicit. A bright, cheerful personality. A beautiful, unclouded appearance. Honest. Clear-hearted. A clear voice.
  • People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Name:
Yushi Nakaji
Katakana:
ユウシ ナカジ

Kanji:
湧志 中路
Meaning:
  • Gush. The inside of water, etc., gushes out. A metaphor for something energetic, from the way it gushes out.
  • Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.

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