Short & Stylish Japanese Baby Names
Short, sweet and stylish — here are Japanese baby names of just 2 to 4 letters, each with its meaning.
Short & stylish Japanese names
Ren — lotus, love
Sota — swift and great
Riku — land
Yuto — gentle person
Kota — great peace
Eito — eternal person
Gaku — mountain peak
Koki — radiant hope
Kyo — respectful
Noa — peaceful love
Reo — lion
Shun — fast, talented
Yuma — calm truth
Yuta — kind and great
Jiro — second son
Koji — prosperous
Ryo — enlightened
Haru — spring sunshine
Isao — merit, honor
Nao — honest
Sho — to soar
Sora — sky
Toru — clear, transparent
Yori — trustworthy
Yuji — brave second son
Yuki — snow; happiness
Aoto — blue soaring
Akio — bright man
Eiji — eternal order
Gen — source
Goro — fifth son
Hiro — broad-minded
Ikki — bright one
Iwao — rock
Jin — benevolence
Jun — pure
Kai — ocean
Nobu — trust
Riki — strength
Rui — precious stone
Shin — true
Soma — azure truth
Toya — bright arrow
Zen — serene goodness
Nagi — calm
Rai — thunder
Towa — eternity
Eita — prosperous and big
Fuji — wisteria
Ikuo — nurturing man
Juro — tenth son
Ken — healthy and strong
Ryu — dragon
Shu — refined
Taku — trailblazer
Taro — firstborn son
Tora — tiger
Yugo — calm self
Tomo — friend
Eizo — prosperous third son
Fuga — elegant wind
Iori — hermitage
Kuon — eternity
Koya — vast night
Yuya — gentle one
Ao — blue
Asao — The morning, the hero husband
Daio — Greatness, the hero husband
Geno — Origin, the hero husband
Goji — Strength, the second son
Goki — Strength, radiant tree
Goma — Strength, genuine truth
Goo — Strength, the hero husband
Gota — Strength, abundance
Goto — Strength, soaring person
Goya — Strength, expanding calm
Juno — Purity, the hero husband
Kaio — The open sea, the hero husband
Keio — Blessing and respect, the hero husband
Keno — Healthy strength, the hero husband
Kouo — Shining light, the hero husband
Naoo — Honesty, the hero husband
Osao — Leadership, the hero husband
Reno — Lotus purity, the hero husband
Ryoo — Cool refreshment, the hero husband
Ryuo — The dragon, the hero husband
Seio — Sincerity, the hero husband
Shoo — Soaring flight, the hero husband
Souo — Blue sky, the hero husband
Taio — Peaceful greatness, the hero husband
Yui — gentle bond
Rin — dignified
Mei — budding life
Aoi — hollyhock, blue
Hina — sunny sprout
Mio — beautiful cherry blossom
Miyu — beautiful gentleness
Riko — child of jasmine
Yuna — gentle, kind
Sana — cheerful
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This page features 100 short Japanese names with meanings, curated by Baby Circle.
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