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Japanese Names Connected to Love and the Heart

This collection brings together reviewed Japanese given-name spellings connected with the direct character glosses love or heart. A qualifying spelling contains 愛, glossed as love, or 心, glossed as heart; multi-kanji spellings also show their other literal elements.

What this meaning label covers

“Love & Heart” is an evidence-aware navigation label for the exact kanji spellings shown below. Inclusion means a qualifying character has the cited KANJIDIC gloss and the full spelling-and-reading pair passed the name publication gate; it does not prove a bearer’s intended meaning.

Published inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for the direct character glosses love or heart; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

Qualifying kanji: 愛 · 心

Reviewed love & heart-related names

Every card represents one exact kanji-and-reading pair. Follow the record link for complete usage notes and field-level citations.

Feminine names

Koharu

こはる · コハル

Feminine

Matching reviewed spellings

心陽

  • 心: heart
  • 陽: sunshine

心春

  • 心: heart
  • 春: springtime

心晴

  • 心: heart
  • 晴: clear up

Pronunciation: koh-hah-roo

Review Koharu's full record

Yua

ゆあ · ユア

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

結愛

  • 結: tie
  • 愛: love

Pronunciation: yoo-ah

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Ema

えま · エマ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

愛茉

  • 愛: love
  • 茉: jasmine

Pronunciation: eh-mah

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Noa

のあ · ノア

Feminine

Matching reviewed spellings

乃愛

  • 乃: from
  • 愛: love

望愛

  • 望: ambition
  • 愛: love

Pronunciation: noh-ah

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Miyu

みゆ · ミユ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

心結

  • 心: heart
  • 結: tie

Pronunciation: mee-yoo

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Koto

こと · コト

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

心都

  • 心: heart
  • 都: metropolis

Pronunciation: koh-toh

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Ria

りあ · リア

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

莉愛

  • 莉: jasmine
  • 愛: love

Pronunciation: ree-ah

Review Ria's full record

How to interpret this collection

A love- or heart-related kanji does not prove a personality, relationship, or parental wish. It identifies one documented written element only.

A single pronunciation can have multiple kanji spellings. Category membership applies only to the matching spelling shown on the card, not automatically to every spelling on the linked name record.

How to compare the names

  1. Compare the exact love & heart-related kanji and its other written elements before choosing a spelling to research.
  2. Open the individual name record to verify the reading, gender evidence, current sample evidence, pronunciation notes, and field-level source limits.
  3. Treat the English category as a discovery aid; confirm real-world naming and registration questions with a qualified native speaker and the relevant authority.

Frequently asked questions

Does every name here literally mean love & heart?

The label applies because the exact reviewed spelling has one or more character glosses that meet the inclusion rule. It does not prove every bearer's intended meaning.

Are these real Japanese given names?

Each spelling-and-reading pair comes from a name record that passed the site's dictionary, source, review-date, and relationship checks.

Can the same pronunciation use different kanji?

Yes. This page only covers the exact written form shown on each card; another spelling with the same reading may belong to a different meaning collection.

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Sources and evidence limits

These sources support the collection rule. Each name card links to its own field-level citations and any usage-ranking evidence.

Inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for the direct character glosses love or heart; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.