Japanese names for women to get inspiration for a tattoo

Japanese Female Names

The names Japanese of woman they are precious. They usually evoke elements of nature and feelings and have a delicacy and sound worthy of the best haikus.

If you want to know some names to inspire you for your next tattoo or simply because you love this language, we present the most beautiful ones below.

How do Japanese names work?

Japanese Female Names Sakura

First of all, in case you don't know the basics of Japanese, you have to keep in mind that there are three alphabets: the hiragana (the most typical of Japan), the katakana (used above all to adapt foreign names to the Japanese pronunciation) and the kanji (imported centuries ago from China). In this article we will indicate the three so that you can choose the one you like the most.

Nature based female names

  • Yukiko (kanji: 雪 子, hiragana: ゆ き こ, katakana: ユ キ コ): Although it can be written in many ways, we are left with this one formed by the kanji for 'snow' and 'child' (ko, by the way, is a very common suffix in Japanese female names).
  • Natsumi (kanji: 夏 美, hiragana: な つ み, katakana: ナ ツ ミ): Formed by the kanjis of 'summer' and 'beauty' it is not only used as a proper name, it is also common to find it as a surname.
  • Himawari (kanji: 向日葵, hiragana: ひ ま わ り, katakana: ヒ マ ワ リ): 'Sunflower'. Sunflowers have been around for hundreds of years in Japan, making them a common name. They represent joy and respect.
  • Sakura (kanji: 桜, hiragana: さ く ら, katakana: サ ク ラ): 'Cherry Blossom'. Closely linked to Japanese culture, cherry blossoms symbolize the passage of time and purity.

Japanese names of famous women

Japanese Female Names Tomoe

tomoe gozen

  • Tomoe Gozen (巴御前): she was one of the very few samurai women in the history of Japan. It is said that he was especially skilled with the bow. As was typical of the time, she was also well versed in the art of the naginata (a kind of spear) to protect her family. He participated in numerous battles against enemy clans and earned his reputation as a brave man.
  • Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式 部): A writer with a vast work, she was the author of the first psychological novel (we are talking about the XNUMXth century), The Tale of Genji. In addition to being spectacular as a document that reflects the society of the time, the novel is tinged by a melancholic tone that captivates.
  • Himiko (卑 弥 呼): Queen Himiko ruled Japan in the 1945rd century AD but her compatriots did not know of her existence until XNUMX because of the tight control of the Government on what can be known and not on the history of Japan. Himiko's reign was interesting to say the least: she was a shaman queen with her own divination rituals, but who in turn disdained other rituals such as those related to dotaku bells.
  • Sada Abe (阿 部 定): We are not just going to talk about famous Japanese women and good people. And it is that the story of Sada Abe deserves at least one mention (although we do not know if a tattoo). Abe is one of the best known criminals in this country, a geisha who murdered her lover by suffocating him and then cut off his penis and testicles and walked them around Tokyo in her kimono.
  • Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒ カ ル): One of the most famous J-pop singers, Utada not only has an enviable musical career or the best-selling digital single in history, but has also participated in numerous games and animes such as Kingdom Hearts, Hana yori Dango, Evangelion ...

Other Japanese names

Japanese Female Names Tori

  • Hitomi (kanji: 瞳 or 仁 美, hiragana: ひ と み, katakana: ヒ ト ミ): It can be translated as 'eye'. It is a very popular name in Japan and can be written with many, many different kanjis that can express a lot of different things, from 'beauty' to 'intelligence'.
  • Akane (kanji: 茜, hiragana: あ か ね, katakana: ア カ ネ): It means 'dark red'. In addition to the kanji that we indicate, many are possible. It is one of the most popular names in Japan (in fact it is ranked 9).

We hope this article on Japanese names for women has liked and inspired you to get a tattoo. Tell us if we have left any that you especially like in a comment!


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