Proper Names Dictionary

Over 727,000 Japanese proper names, place names, surnames, given names, company and product names.

Search examples

• Search with rōmaji, e.g. Kurosawa Akira
• Search with Japanese, e.g. 黒澤明
• Search with kana, e.g. くろさわあきら
• Find places, e.g. Charles de Gaulle airport
• Find company names, e.g. アップル
• Find product names, e.g. iPod
• Organization names, e.g. F.C. Tokyo
• Find out how to write popular surnames, e.g. Tanaka
• Find common transcription of popular names in katakana, e.g. Marlon Brando
• Find names of historic figures, e.g. Miyazaki Hayao
• Restrict search results to a certain type, e.g. Miyazaki
• Use _ wildcard for exactly one character, e.g. 宮_駿
• Use * wildcard for many or none characters, e.g. 宮崎*

Tips

• Remember to use proper kana → rōmaji transcription rules.
• If looking for a certain person of Japanese descent remember to write the family name frist, given name second. e.g. "Miyazaki Hayao" and not "Hayao Miyazaki."
• Use wildcards to broaden your search: _ for exactly one character and * for many or none.

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