| Name | Meaning, Alternate Names |
|---|---|
| Jin | Tenderness, gentleness |
| Jori | |
| Joruri | |
| Jun | Obedience Junka, Junko, Junna, Junri |
| June | The English name June |
| Juri, Juria | The English name Julia |
| Kae | |
| Kaede, Kaeda | Maple leaf |
| Kagami | Mirror, connoting a girl who is clear-minded |
| Kagome | Despite its appearance in Inu-Yasha, Kagome is not a traditional Japanese name. It’s part of a children’s chant, and the meaning is lost. |
| Kaho | Kahoko |
| Kahori | |
| Kahoru | |
| Kai | Forgiveness Kaiko, Kaiyo |
| Kako | |
| Kama | Sickle, a name that originated in the peasant tradition of giving children names that reflected their future occupations |
| Kame | The tortoise, a symbol of long life Kameko, Kameyo |
| Kami | |
| Kaminari | Thunder |
| Kana | Beautiful Nara (a city in Japan) Kanae, Kanako, Kanami, Kanayo |
| Kane | Doubly accomplished Kaneko |
| Kaneru | Bronze |
| Kanna | |
| Kanon | |
| Kao | |
| Kaori | |
| Kaoru | Fragrance Kaoruko |
| Karen | Possibly the English name Karen |
| Karin | Possibly the English name Karen |
| Karina | Possibly the English name Karen |
| Kasumi | |
| Kata | Worthy |
| Katsu | Victorious Katsue, Katsuko, Katsuki, Katsumi |
| Kawa | River |
| Kaya, Kayami | Yew or rush (reed) |
| Kayo, Kayoko | |
| Kayu | |
| Kazashi | Hair ornament |
| Kazu | First; obedient, disciplined Kazue, Kazuha, Kazuho, Kazuko, Kazumi, Kazuna, Kazuno, Kazuyo |
| Kei | Reverence, rapture, awe Keiko, Keina |
| Kichi | Fortunate, lucky |
| Kie | |
| Kiho | Kihomi |
| Kii | |
| Kiko | |
| Kiku | Chrysanthemum; associated with November. The chrysanthemum also symbolizes nobility and the sun. Kikue, Kikuka, Kikuko, Kikumi, Kikuno, Kikuyo |
| Kikyo | Bellflower |
| Kimi | Without equal, peerless, sovereign Kimie, Kimiho, Kimika, Kimiko, Kimiyo |
| Kin | Gold |
| Kina | |
| Kino | Kinoka |
| Kinu | Silk Kinue, Kinuho, Kinuka, Kinuko, Kinumi, Kinuyo |
| Kirari | |
| Kiri | Kirie, Kirika |
| Kisa | |
| Kishi | Beach, seashore; expresses the parents’ wish that their daughter will have a life as long as the shore is long Kishiko |
| Kita | North Kitako, Kitami |
| Kiwa | Border; given to girls who are born at a border Kiwako, Kiwayo |
| Kiyo | Happy generation; connotes a scandal-free or pure life Kiyoe, Kiyoka, Kiyoko, Kiyomi, Kiyone, Kiyono, Kiyori |
| Kiyoshi, Kioshi | Bright, shining, clear |
| Kiyumi | |
| Ko | Filial duty, daughterly devotion |
| Kofuyu | |
| Kohana | Little flower |
| Koharu | |
| Koko | Here, or crane, or lake |
| Koma | Foal, pony; traditional term of endearment Komaki, Komako |
| Kome | Rice; indicates a nurturing, dependable character Komeko |
| Komi | |
| Konami | |
| Konatsu | |
| Koneko | Kitten |
| Konomi | Nuts; also has several other readings, including “beloved,” “good luck,” and “fruit, reward, success” |
| Koto | Japanese harp Kotoe, Kotoha, Kotoka, Kotomi, Kotone, Kotono, Kotori, Kotoyo |
| Kotone | Sound of the Japanese harp |
| Kouko | |
| Koume | Little plum blossom. The plum blossom is a symbol of endurance against opposition because it blooms in the dead of winter. |
| Kozakura | Little cherry tree |
| Kozue | Branches of a tree |
| Kukiko | Snow child |
| Kuma | Bear, a symbol of strength and maternal devotion |
| Kumi, Kumiko, Kumiyo | Braid |
| Kuni | Country; given to girls who are born in the countryside Kunie, Kunika, Kuniko, Kunimi |
| Kura | Treasure house |
| Kurea | |
| Kuri | Chestnut |
| Kurumi | |
| Kuwa | Mulberry tree (given in most name lists as “Kurva”); or possibly “long time + harmony” Kuwako, Kuwayo |
| Kyoko, Kyouko | Mirror |
| Kyouka | |
| Kyoumi | |
| Leiko | You will see this name in innumerable name lists as “arrogant,” but there’s no such name. See Reiko. |