Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Teshima手島, 手嶋, てしまJapanese From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
TetsuJapanese Tetsu could mean "iron", or it could be spelled with te meaning "hand" and tsu meaning "harbor, seaport".
TetsukaJapanese Te means "hand" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".
TetsukiJapanese Tetsu means "iron" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tezuka手塚, テヅカJapanese From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".
Toba鳥羽Japanese From Japanese 鳥 (to) meaning "bird" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feather".
TobeJapanese To ("Door") + Be ("Section, Part"). It's similar to Abe, kanji wise. Sunaho Tobe is a freelance illustrator and character designer.
Tobi登日, とびJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
TodokoriJapanese Derived from the Japanese to, meaning "dipper", do, meaning "size", ko, meaning "child", and ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.
TodorokiJapanese Means "thundering sound" or "equal power" in Japanese. A famous bearer is Shoto Todoroki, a character in the anime series 'My Hero Academia'.
Toga東賀, 渡我, とが, トーガJapanese From Japanese 東 (tō) "East", "eastern" and 賀 (ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.
Togami十神Japanese From Japanese 十神 (togami) meaning "ten gods".
Togashi富樫, 冨樫, トガシJapanese From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (kashi) meaning "oak".
Togata通形Japanese From Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"
Togo東郷Japanese From Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"
Toguri戸栗, とくりJapanese From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Tokimori時森Japanese (Rare) From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods".
Tokugawa徳川Japanese (Rare) The kanji in this surname : Toku ("Virtue") + Gawa ("River"). Ieyasu Tokugawa was the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tokui村瀬Japanese Meaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".
Toriumi鳥海Japanese From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Toriyama鳥山, とりやまJapanese From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.
Tsuboi坪井, 壺井, 壷井Japanese From Japanese 坪 (tsubo) referring to a traditional unit of length or 壺 or 壷 (tsubo) meaning "container, pot, jar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine".
Tsuburaya円谷, つぶらやJapanese From Japanese 円 (tsubura) meaning "circle, round" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Tsuchida土田, 槌田, 土多, 槌多, 津知田Japanese From the Japanese 土 (tsuchi) "earth," "soil," 槌 (tsuchi) "mallet" or 津 (tsu) "harbour" and 知 (chi) "wisdom," "intellect" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (da or ta) "many."
Tsuchiya土屋, 土谷Japanese From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Tsuchiyama土山Japanese From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
TsudaJapanese Tsu means "harbor, seaport" and da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Tsuda津田, つだJapanese From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsudzumi鼓, 都積, ツヅミJapanese (Rare) This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Tsudzuri綴, つづりJapanese (Rare) This surname is be used as 綴 (getsu, tei, techi, tetsu, sumi.yaka, tsudzuri, tsudzu.ru, to.jiru) meaning "bind (books), compose, spell, write."... [more]
TsugaJapanese Tsu means "seaport, harbor" and ga could come from ka meaning "congratulation" or "add, increase".
Tsugaru津軽Japanese (Rare) From Japanese 津軽 (Tsugaru) meaning "Tsugaru", a former district in parts of present-day Aomori, Japan, in the former Japanese province of Mutsu.
TsugunoJapanese Tsugu means "inherit, sucession" and no means "field, wilderness".
Tsuihiji対比地, ついひじJapanese Tsuihiji (対比地) is translated as (vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare | compare; race; ratio; Philippines | ground; earth) and could be directly translated as "Contrasting Ground"
Tsuji辻Japanese From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad".
Tsukamoto塚本, 柄本Japanese From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock" or 柄 (tsuka) meaning "design, pattern" or "handle, hilt" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tsukasa司, 宰, つかさJapanese From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "official; director; manager".... [more]
Tsukasa塚狭, つかさJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.
Tsukigata月形Japanese 月 (Tsuki) means "month, moon" and 形 (gata) means "shape, form, type".
TsukiiJapanese Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."
Tsukijishin築地新, つきじしんJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Tsukimi月見Japanese 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month" and 見 (Mi) means "Outlook, View, Mindest". Souhei Tsukimi is a light novel author who has written more than four different series.
Tsukimoto月本Japanese 月 (Tsuki) means "moon, month" and 本 (moto) meets "origin, root, source".
TsukinoJapanese Means ''of the moon'' in Japanese. A famous bearer of this surname would be Usagi Tsukino in the show Sailor Moon.
TsukinomiyaJapanese Tsuki means "moon, month", no is a possesive article, and miya means "shrine".
Tsukioka月岡Japanese From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". A notable bearer of this surname was Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年, 1839–1892), a Japanese artist who is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
Tsukishima月島Japanese The character 月 means moon or month, and is pronounced “tsuki.” The character 島 means island and is pronounced either “shima” or “jima.”
Tsukita舂田, つきたJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 舂 (tsuki), from 舂き (tsuki), the continuative form of 舂く (tsuku) meaning "to grind with a mortar" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field where they would grind grain with mortars.
Tsukiyama築山Japanese From Japanese 築 (tsuki) meaning "fabricate, build, construct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Tsurubami鶴喰, つるばみJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 鶴喰 (Tsurubami) meaning "Tsurubami", an area in the city of Rokunohe in the district of Kamikita in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Tsurubami鶴喰, つるばみJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 鶴喰 (Tsurubami), from 鶴 (Tsuru), a sound- and script-changed clipping of 上水流 (Kamizuru) meaning "Kamizuru", a division in the area of Takaono in the city of Izumi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, and 喰 (bami), the joining form of 喰 (hami) meaning "to eat; to consume", referring to a river that ate and collapsed land.
Tsuruga敦賀, つるがJapanese From Japanese 敦 (tsuru) meaning "kindness, honesty" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Tsuryū釣流, 鉤流, つりゅうJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 釣 (tsu), from 釣り (tsuri) meaning "fishing; angling" and 流 (ryū) meaning "flow of water, style", referring to a fisher.... [more]
TsuzunoJapanese Tsuzu means "Twenty" and No means "Feild, Wilderness".
Uba姥, うばJapanese From Japanese 姥 (Uba) meaning "Uba", a division in the division of Akougi in the area of Kasasa in the city of Minamisatsuma in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Uenosono上ノ園Japanese From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".