30 Japanese Names With Kanji, Meanings, and JavaScript Data

If you're building a game, character generator, username tool, writing app, or simply working with Japanese names, you may eventually need structured Japanese name data. A Japanese name isn't just a romanized word. The kanji can carry an important part of the name's meaning, and the same reading can sometimes have different kanji representations. I recently organized Japanese name data with the name, kanji, reading, gender, and meaning so it can be used more easily in software projects. Here are 30 examples from the Japanese name collection.