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Japanese Names Written With Two Kanji

This collection brings together reviewed Japanese given-name records that match an exact reviewed spelling containing two Han characters. The filter counts the characters in each complete written form and publishes only the two-character variants shown on the cards.

What this theme filter covers

“Two-Kanji Names” is a deterministic navigation label based on sourced record fields and the exact spellings shown below. Inclusion does not create a rule for unreviewed spellings, other people with the same reading, or Japanese naming as a whole.

Published inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when its reviewed record matches an exact reviewed spelling containing two Han characters; display only the exact sourced spelling or spellings that satisfy the written-form portion of the filter.

Written form
Exactly 2 kanji characters
Pronunciation
Any reviewed mora count
Gender scope
Any reviewed gender classification
Variant threshold
At least one reviewed spelling

Reviewed names matching this theme

Every card shows only the reviewed kanji spelling or spellings that satisfy the written-form rule. Open the full record for complete usage notes, pronunciation, and citations.

Feminine names

Yui

ゆい · ユイ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

結衣

  • 結: tie; bind; join
  • 衣: garment; clothes

Pronunciation: yoo-ee

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Hina

ひな · ヒナ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

陽菜

  • 陽: sunshine; positive
  • 菜: vegetable; greens

Pronunciation: hee-nah

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Mei

めい · メイ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

芽依

  • 芽: bud; sprout
  • 依: reliant; depend on

Pronunciation: meh-ee

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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

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Tsumugi

つむぎ · ツムギ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spellings

紬希

  • 紬: pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
  • 希: hope

紬葵

  • 紬: pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
  • 葵: hollyhock

Pronunciation: tsoo-moo-gee

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Himari

ひまり · ヒマリ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

陽葵

  • 陽: sunshine
  • 葵: hollyhock

Pronunciation: hee-mah-ree

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Sana

さな · サナ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spellings

紗菜

  • 紗: gauze
  • 菜: vegetable

紗奈

  • 紗: gauze
  • 奈: Nara

咲那

  • 咲: blossom
  • 那: what?

咲奈

  • 咲: blossom
  • 奈: Nara

Pronunciation: sah-nah

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Iroha

いろは · イロハ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spellings

彩葉

  • 彩: coloring
  • 葉: leaf

彩羽

  • 彩: coloring
  • 羽: feathers

Pronunciation: ee-roh-hah

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Kotoha

ことは · コトハ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

琴葉

  • 琴: harp
  • 葉: leaf

Pronunciation: koh-toh-hah

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Yuzuki

ゆづき · ユヅキ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

結月

  • 結: tie
  • 月: month

Pronunciation: yoo-zoo-kee

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Yuina

ゆいな · ユイナ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

結菜

  • 結: tie
  • 菜: vegetable

Pronunciation: yoo-ee-nah

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Masculine names

Haruto

はると · ハルト

Masculine

Matching reviewed spelling

陽翔

  • 陽: sunshine; positive
  • 翔: soar; fly

Pronunciation: hah-roo-toh

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Yuto

ゆうと · ユウト

Masculine

Matching reviewed spelling

悠斗

  • 悠: permanence; distant; long time
  • 斗: Big Dipper; dipper

Pronunciation: yoo-toh

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Soma

そうま · ソウマ

Masculine

Matching reviewed spellings

颯真

  • 颯: sudden
  • 真: true

蒼真

  • 蒼: blue
  • 真: true

壮真

  • 壮: robust
  • 真: true

Pronunciation: soh-mah

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Unisex or mixed-use names

Kaito

かいと · カイト

Unisex

Matching reviewed spelling

海斗

  • 海: sea; ocean
  • 斗: Big Dipper; dipper

Pronunciation: kah-ee-toh

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Asahi

あさひ · アサヒ

Unisex

Matching reviewed spellings

朝陽

  • 朝: morning
  • 陽: sunshine

旭陽

  • 旭: rising sun
  • 陽: sunshine

Pronunciation: ah-sah-hee

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Hinata

ひなた · ヒナタ

Unisex

Matching reviewed spellings

陽向

  • 陽: sunshine
  • 向: yonder

陽大

  • 陽: sunshine
  • 大: large

陽太

  • 陽: sunshine
  • 太: plump

Pronunciation: hee-nah-tah

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Chihaya

ちはや · チハヤ

Unisex

Matching reviewed spellings

千颯

  • 千: thousand
  • 颯: sudden

千隼

  • 千: thousand
  • 隼: falcon

Pronunciation: chee-hah-yah

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Ibuki

いぶき · イブキ

Unisex

Matching reviewed spellings

一颯

  • 一: one
  • 颯: sudden

伊吹

  • 伊: Italy
  • 吹: blow

Pronunciation: ee-boo-kee

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How to interpret this collection

A two-kanji spelling can have a short or long reading, and its characters do not determine one automatic whole-name translation.

Japanese readings and written forms are separate evidence fields. A theme can apply to one reviewed spelling without applying to every kanji form that shares its pronunciation.

How to compare the names

  1. Compare the exact spelling, reading, and record fields that satisfy the two-kanji names rule.
  2. Open the individual name record to review gender classification, pronunciation, usage evidence, kanji glosses, and field-level source limits.
  3. Treat the collection as a research filter, not as naming advice or proof that the same pattern applies to an unlisted name.

Frequently asked questions

How does a name qualify for this theme?

Its reviewed record and the exact displayed spelling must satisfy every condition in the published filter. The category is recalculated from the data rather than assigned from romanization or visual impression.

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.

Does the theme apply to every spelling with the same reading?

No. Character-count rules apply only to the displayed variants, while mora, gender, and variant-count rules apply to the current reviewed record. Unlisted forms need their own evidence.

Related name themes

Continue with filters that share one or more reviewed name records.

Reviewed themeMultiple Reviewed SpellingsCompare Japanese given-name readings that have two or more exact kanji spellings in the reviewed database.Reviewed themeThree-Mora NamesExplore reviewed Japanese given names whose sourced hiragana reading contains three counted Japanese mora.Reviewed themeTwo-Kanji Feminine NamesExplore reviewed feminine Japanese given names that have an exact two-kanji spelling.

Sources and evidence limits

These sources support the underlying names, readings, spellings, and kanji glosses. Structural counts are derived deterministically from those reviewed fields.

Inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when its reviewed record matches an exact reviewed spelling containing two Han characters; display only the exact sourced spelling or spellings that satisfy the written-form portion of the filter.

  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.