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All Japanese given names

Browse all japanese given names by reading. Open a name to compare source-recorded spellings and kanji components.

10,597 readingsCurrent published reference

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Given name · female

Akiba

4 recorded spellings

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Akichika

10 recorded spellings

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Akie

394 recorded spellings

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Akifumi

22 recorded spellings

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Akiha

76 recorded spellings

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Akiharu

10 recorded spellings

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Akihi

22 recorded spellings

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Akihide

15 recorded spellings

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Akihiko

75 recorded spellings

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Akihira

3 recorded spellings

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Akihiro

109 recorded spellings

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Akihisa

22 recorded spellings

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Akihito

35 recorded spellings

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Akiho

149 recorded spellings

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Akī

4 recorded spellings

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Akīchi

6 recorded spellings

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Akīe

3 recorded spellings

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Akiji

14 recorded spellings

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Akijirō

12 recorded spellings

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Akika

110 recorded spellings

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Akikatsu

5 recorded spellings

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Akikazu

17 recorded spellings

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Akikimi

5 recorded spellings

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Akiko

288 recorded spellings

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Akikuni

3 recorded spellings

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Akimasa

27 recorded spellings

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Akimi

229 recorded spellings

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Akimichi

10 recorded spellings

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Akimitsu

15 recorded spellings

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Akimori

4 recorded spellings

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Akimu

5 recorded spellings

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Akina

287 recorded spellings

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Akinaga

3 recorded spellings

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Akinao

4 recorded spellings

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Akinari

8 recorded spellings

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Akine

51 recorded spellings

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Akino

127 recorded spellings

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Akinobu

38 recorded spellings

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Akinori

70 recorded spellings

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Akinosuke

4 recorded spellings

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Akio

152 recorded spellings

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Akiomi

5 recorded spellings

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Akira

219 recorded spellings

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Akirako

56 recorded spellings

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Akirō

16 recorded spellings

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Akiru

3 recorded spellings

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Akisa

109 recorded spellings

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Akisada

3 recorded spellings

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