300+ Japanese Cat Names (With Meanings)

A

• Adzuki (red beans)
• Aiko (little love)
• Airi (love jasmine)
• Aitko (ocean)
• Aito (sea or ocean)
• Aka (red)
• Akachan (baby)
• Akaganeiro (copper)
• Akane (brilliant red)
• Akari (light)
• Akemi (beautiful dawn)
• Aki (bright/autumn)
• Akihiro (great brightness)
• Akiko (bright child)
• Akio (bright/clear)
• Akira (bright/clear)
• Akemi (bright beautiful)
• Akiko (bright child)
• Aiko (love jasmine/little love)
• Akio (glorious man)
• Akira (bright/clear)
• Amaya (night rain)
• Anpu (anime character)
• Ao (blue)
• Arata (new/fresh)
• Artemis (anime character)
• Arthur (anime character)
• Asami (morning beauty)
• Asuka (fragrance)
• Atsushi (industrious director)
• Ayame (iris)
• Ayano (my colour)
• Ayumu – (dream)
• Azuki (sweet red beans)

B

• Bakeneko (supernatural cat)
  
• Banzan (indestructible mountain)
• Baro (anime character)
• Bashira (joyful)
• Bassui (high above average)
• Benjiro (enjoys peace)
• Bento (boxed lunch)
• Blair (anime character)
• Botan (peony)
• Byakuya (white night)

C

• Ceiko (child of splendour)
• Chairo (brown)
• Chibi (tiny)
• Chieko (intelligent child)
• Chīsana (pocket-size)
• Chiisai (small)
• Chika (scattered flowers)
• Chimon (gate of reason)
• Chisai tori (little bird)
• Chīsana (pocket-size)
• Chiyo (thousand generation)
• Chiyoko (child of a thousand generations)
• Cho or Chou (butterfly or butterflies)
• Chobi (small)
• Chomusuke (anime character)
• Chotto (small)

D

• Dai (great/large)
• Daichi (from the earth)
• Daijiro (important)
• Daiki (glorious man)
• Daisuke (great help)
• Daku (dark)
• Danuja (a ruler)
• Dashi (broth)
• Diana (anime character)
• Doki doki (excited)
• Domo (thank you)
• Dosei (Saturn)

E

• Ebisu (one of the seven gods of luck)
  
• Eiji (cheerful)
• Eko (echo)
• Emi (beautiful blessing)
• Emiko (beautiful blessing child)
• Eri (blessed prize)
• Etsuko (child of joy)

F

• Fuchi (deep pool)
  
• Fuji (unique)
• Fuku (lucky)
• Fumio (literature)
• Fumiko (child of abundant beauty)
• Fuwafuwa (fluffy)

G

• Giniro (silver)

H

• Hai (ashes)
• Haia (nimble)
• Haiiro (grey)
• Hakahu (white crane)
• Hana (flower)
• Hanako (flower child)
• Happy (anime character)
• Haru (spring/sunlight)
• Haruki (shining sun)
• Haruko (spring child/shining sun)
• Haruna (spring vegetable)
• Haruto (sun flying)
• Hayate (smooth)
• Hibiki (sound, echo)
• Hideki (excellent timber trees)
• Hideko (child of excellence)
• Hikari (light, radiance)
• Hikaru (open, expand)
• Himari (light and love)
• Hime (princess)
• Hina (sun vegetables)
• Hiro (generous)
• Hiroko (generous child)
• Hiromi (generous beauty)
• Hiroshi (generous)
• Hirouki (great journey)
• Hisako (child of long life)
• Hitomi (pupil of the eye)
• Hitoshi (even-tempered)
• Honoka (harmony flower)
• Hotaka (tall grain)
• Hoshi (star)
• Hoshiko (star child)
• Hotaru (firefly)

I

• Ichiro (first son)
• Ichika (gift)
• Isamu (brave, courageous)
• Itsuki (timber trees)
• Izumi (spring, fountain)

J

• Jiji (anime character)
  
• Jiro (second son)
• Junichi (obedient first son)

K

• Kaede (maple)
• Kai (seashell)
• Kage (shadow)
• Kaiko (silkworm)
• Kaito (ocean flying)
• Kamiko (superior child)
• Kanaye (zealous one)
• Kanta (tolerant)
• Kaori (fragrant beautiful girl)
• Kaoru (fragrance)
• Karasu (raven)
• Kasha (supernatural corpse eating cat)
• Karupin (anime character)
• Katashi (firm)
• Katoro (small boy)
• Katsu (victory)
• Katsumi (victorious beauty)
• Kaya (anime character)
• Kawa (river)
• Kazan (volcano)
• Kazumi (harmonious beauty)
• Kazuko (child of harmony)
• Kei (style)
• Keiko (blessed/respectful child)
• Kenichi (strong, healthy first son)
• Kenji (strong, healthy second son)
• Kenshin (modest truthful)
• Kenta (large strong, healthy)
• Kento (happiness)
• Kenzo (wise one)
• Kichiro (lucky son)
• Kichōna (precious)
• Kiki (hope)
• Kiko (chronicle child)
• Kimi (noble)
• Kimiko (empress child)
• Kirara (anime character)
• Kirei (pretty)
• Kiiro (yellow)
• Kiniro (gold)
• Kisho (one who knows his own mind)
• Kiti (kitty)
• Kiyoshi (purity)
• Kiyo (pure)
• Kiyomi (pure beauty)
• Koko (here)
• Koneko (kitten)
• Korin (anime character)
• Koro (roly-poly)
• Kotetsu (small iron)
• Kumiko (long–time beautiful child)
• Kumo (cloud)
• Kuro (black)
• Kuromai (black rice)
• Kuro neko (black cat)
• Kurumi (walnut)
• Kuuki (air)
• Kyo (cooperation)
• Kyoho (dark grapes)
• Kyoko (respectful child)

L

• Luna (anime character)

M

• Madara (anime character)
• Madoka (circle, round)
• Mai (dance)
• Maki (true hope)
• Maiko (child of dance)
• Makkuro (inky)
• Makoto (true/sincere)
• Mami (true beauty)
• Mana (love)
• Manami (loving beautiful)
• Maneki neko (lucky cat)
• Mao (dance cherry blossom)
• Mariko (true village child)
• Maron (chestnut)
• Maru (circle/round)
• Masaaki (pleasing brightness)
• Masa (just/true)
• Masashi (righteous aspiration)
• Masaki (great timber tree)
• Masanori (model of justice)
• Masaru (victory)
• Masato (righteous, honourable)
• Mashumaro (marshmallow)
• Masumi (true clarity)
• Matcha (tea)
• Maya (anime character)
• Mayonaka (midnight)
• Mayumi (true gentle beauty)
• Meowth (anime character)
• Mi (beautiful)
• Michi (pathway)
• Michiko (beautiful wise child)
• Michio (man on a journey)
• Midori (green)
• Mieko (beautiful blessing child)
• Miami (smiling with truth)
• Miho (protected, guaranteed beauty)
• Mika (beautiful fragrance)
• Miki (beautiful princess)
• Mikan (mandarin orange)
• Mike (tortoiseshell)
• Miku (beautiful sky)
• Minako (beautiful child)
• Minori (truth)
• Minto (mint)
• Miruku (milk)
• Mio (beautiful)
• Mirin (rice wine)
• Miruku (milk)
• Misaki (beautiful blossom)
• Miso (seasoning)
• Mitsuko (child of light)
• Mitsuru (satisfy, full)
• Miwa (beautiful hamony, peace)
• Miyako (beautiful night child)
• Miyu (beautiful gentle)
• Mizuki (beautiful moon)
• Mochi (rice cake)
• Moka (mocha)
• Momo (peach)
• Momoka (peach tree flower)
• Moriko (child of the forest)
• Mori (forest)
• Moro (overgrown/thick)

N

• Nakano (warrior)
• Nami (wave)
• Nana (seven)
• Nanami (seven seas)
• Nao (honest)
• Naoko (honest child)
• Naomi (honest beautiful)
• Natsuki (summer hope)
• Natsumi (beautiful summer)
• Nekobasu (anime character)
• Nekomata (twin-tailed supernatural cat)
• Neko sensei (anime character)
• Nekotalia (anime character)
• Nen (deep hope)
• Nobuko (faithful, trustworthy child)
• Noriko (lawful child)
• Nyan (meow)
• Nyoko (gem/treasure)

O

• Oden (fish cake)
• Ohisama or Taiyou (sun)
• Okkoto (head of the boar tribe)
• Ojo (princess)
• Orenjiiro (orange)

P

• Pāru (pearl)
• Puck (anime character)

R

• Raisupati (rice patty)
• Rakki (lucky)
• Ren (lotus/love)
• Rika (true fragrance)
• Riki (strength)
• Riko (child of truth)
• Rin (dignified/graceful)
• Rina (jasmine)
• Rini (little bunny)
• Rio (village cherry blossom)
• Ryoko (refreshing child)
• Ryuu (dragon)

S

• Sachiko (joyful, happy child)
• Sakamoto (anime character)
• Saki (blossom of hope)
• Sakura (cherry blossoms)
• Sara (vivid blossom)
• Sashimi (raw fish)
• Satoko (wise child)
• Satomi (beautiful and wise)
• Satsuki (month of May)
• Senshi (warrior)
• Setsuko (temperate child)
• Shamisen (anime character)
• Shigeko (growing child)
• Shinju (pearl)
• Shino (bamboo stalk)
• Shiori (poem)
• Shika (deer)
• Shirasagi (white egret)
• Shiro (white)
• Shiroi or shiroi neko (white or white cat)
• Shizuka (quiet summer)
• Shizuko (quiet child)
• Shohei (respect)
• Shoyu (soy sauce)
• Shuga (sugar)
• Soba (noodles)
• Sora (sky)
• Sorarta (anime character)
• Sota (big or thick)
• Suitopi (sweet pea flower)
• Sumiko (child of clarity)
• Sumōkī (smoky)
• Suzu (bell)
• Suzume (sparrow)

T

• Tadaaki (faithful light)
• Tadeo (loyal)
• Taeko (brave)
• Takako (noble child)
• Takara (treasure)
• Taki (waterfall)
• Tama (pearl or marble)
• Tamako (precious stone)
• Tamiko (child of many beauties)
• Taro (eldest son or boy)
• Tatsuki (honour)
• Tatsuo (dragon)
• Teruko (shining child)
• Tofu (block of condensed soy milk)
• Tomiko (child of wealth/fortune)
• Tora (tiger)
• Toshiro (talented)
• Toshiko (clever child)
• Tsuki (moon)

U

• Uchuu (the cosmos)
• Ume no hana (plum blossom)
• Umiko (plum child)

W

• Wata no kyū (cotton ball)

Y

• Yamato (great harmony)
• Yami (dark)
• Yasu (peace/snow)
• Yasuko (peaceful child)
• Yoko (child of sunlight)
• Yonaka (midnight)
• Yoshi (good or good luck)
• Yoshie (beautiful stream)
• Yoshiko (child of goodness)
• Yua (binding love and affection)
• Yui (bind clothing)
• Yuina (bind together)
• Yuka (gentle flower)
• Yukari (beautiful pear tree)
• Yuki (good fortune/snow/happy)
• Yukigafuru (snowy)
• Yukiko (child of snow/child of happiness)
• Yuko (gentle child)
• Yumi (reason beautiful)
• Yumiko (reason beautiful child)
• Yuri (lily)
• Yuriko (lily chi)
• Yuuma (leisurely)
• Yuuna (gentle)