Do you know that Japan is primarily known for its cat love?
Reading Japanese novels, it is clear that cats are an integral part of Japanese culture. The Japanese consider the cat to be a good sign or auspicious symbol. They respect them differently.
For Japan, they are a symbol of good luck. As a result, there are some wonderful names for them in Japan.
Besides, Japanese names are very meaningful. Choosing a name from Japanese culture will make your cat’s name different from any other cat’s name. When a name has a specific meaning and feature, people like that name a lot.
And these names also carry the personality of a person or an animal. Japanese names have different meanings that will help you choose a name that carries the personality of your cat.
500 Japanese Cat Names With Meanings That Are Super Cool:
In this post, best 400 Japanese cat names are mentioned with meanings and popularity. A search of various documents has selected the top Japanese names that will make it easier for you to find the best name for your cat. Hopefully from this list you will get the best Japanese name for your male or female cats.
| Aang- peaceful soaring | Mei – beautiful |
| Ai – love | Meowth |
| Aiko – child of love | Mi – beautiful |
| Airi – love jasmine | Michi – pathway |
| Akachan – baby | Michiko – beautiful wise child |
| Akari – light | Michio – man on a journey |
| Akemi – beautiful | Midori – green |
| Aki – bright / autumn | Mieko – beautiful blessing child |
| Akihiro – great brightness | Miho – protected, guaranteed beauty |
| Akiko – bright child | Mika – beautiful fragrance |
| Akina – spring flower | Mika – new moon |
| Akio – bright man | Mikan – mandarin orange |
| Akira – bright / clear | Mike – tortoises |
| Akumi – the dark | Miki – beautiful princess |
| Amaya – night rain | Miku – beautiful sky |
| An – dark | Milo |
| Anri – dark jasmine | Minako – beautiful child |
| Arata – new, fresh | Minori – truth |
| Artemis | Minto – mint |
| Arthur | Mio – beautiful cherry blossom |
| Asami – morning beauty | Miruku – milk |
| Asuka – tomorrow perfume, fragrance | Misa |
| Asuna | Misaki – beautiful blossom |
| Atsushi – industrious director | Misuto – mist |
| Awai – pale | Mitsuko – child of light |
| Ayame – iris | Mitsuo – shining hero |
| Ayano – my color | Mitsuru – satisfy, full |
| Ayumu – walk dream, vision | Miwa – beautiful hamony, peace |
| Azuki – sweet red beans | Miyako – beautiful night child |
| Blair | Miyu – beautiful gentle |
| Bolin | Miyuki – beautiful snow |
| Buyo | Mochi – rice cake |
| Carla | Moka – mocha |
| Ceiko – child of splendor | Mokutan – charcoal |
| Chi | Molly |
| Chibi – tiny | Momo – peach |
| Chieko – child of intelligence, wisdom | Momoka – peach tree flower |
| Chika – scattered flowers | Moriko – child of the forest |
| Chiro – bare | Nana – seven |
| Chiyo – one thousand generations | Nanami – seven seas |
| Chiyoko – child of a thousand generation | Nao – honest |
| Cho – butterfly | Naoki – honest timber tree |
| Chobi – small | Naoko – honest child |
| Chotto – small | Naomi – honest beautiful |
| Dai – great, large | Naruto |
| Daiki – great glory / great nobility | Natsuki – summer hope |
| Daisuke – great help | Natsumi – beautiful summer |
| Deiji – daisy | Nekobasu |
| Doraemon | Nekotalia |
| Eiji – eternity order | Nintendo – luck to heaven |
| Emi – beautiful blessing | Noboru – ascend, rise |
| Emiko – beautiful blessing child | Nobuko – faithful, trustworthy child |
| Eri – blessed prize | Nori – to rule |
| Etsu – delight | Noriko – lawful child |
| Etsuko – child of joy | Norio – man of love |
| Fuku – lucky | Nyan |
| Fumiko – child of abundant beauty | Oishi – tasty |
| Fumio – literature, scholarly hero | Orihime |
| Fuyu – winter | Osamu – disciplined, studious |
| Fuyuko – winter child | Pinku – pink |
| Gin – silvery | Potya |
| Gohan | Poyo |
| Goku | Rei |
| Hai – ash | Reiki – chill or cold |
| Hana – flower | Ren – lotus / love |
| Hanako – flower child | Reo – Leo |
| Hanako – flower child | Rika – true fragrance |
| Happy | Riko – child of truth |
| Hare – sunny | Riku – land |
| Haru – spring | Rikuto – person of land |
| Haruki – shining sun | Rin – dignified |
| Haruko – spring child | Rina – jasmine |
| Haruna – spring vegetables | Rini – little bunny |
| Haruto – sun flying | Rio – village cherry blossom |
| Hashi – chopsticks | Rokuro – sixth son |
| Hatsuki – moon flower | Rozu – rose |
| Hayate – smooth | Rukia |
| Hibiki – sound, echo | Ryo – refreshing, cool |
| Hideki – excellent timber trees | Ryoichi – good first son |
| Hideko – child of excellence | Ryoko – refreshing child |
| Hideo – excellent man | Ryota – great refreshment |
| Hikari – light, radiance | Ryuk |
| Hikaru – light, radiance | Sachiko – joyful, happy child |
| Himari – sunflower | Sakamoto |
| Hime – princess | Saki – blossom of hope |
| Hina – sun vegetables | Sakura – cherry blossom |
| Hina – sun vegetables | Sasuke |
| Hinata – sunflower / facing towards the sun | Satoko – wise child |
| Hiraku – open, expand | Satomi – beautiful and wise |
| Hiro – generous | Satoshi – wise, fast learner |
| Hiroaki – wide, spacious light | Satu – sugar |
| Hiroki – vast timber trees | Sayuri – little lilly |
| Hiroko – generous child | Sekitan – coal |
| Hiromi – generous beauty | Shai – shy |
| Hiroshi – generous | Shigeko – growing child |
| Hiroyuki – great journey | Shika – deer |
| Hisako – child of long life | Shimo – frost |
| Hitomi – pupil of the eye | Shinji – true second son |
| Hitoshi – motivated person (one of our classic Japanese male cat names) | Shinju – pearl |
| Honoka – harmony flower | Shinobu – endurance |
| Hoshi – star | Shiori – poem |
| Hoshiko – star child | Shiro – white |
| Hotaka – tall grain | Shizuka – quiet |
| Hotaru – firefly | Shizuko – quiet child |
| Ichigo – strawberry | Sho – to fly |
| Ichiro – first son | Shouta – big flying |
| Iguru – igloo | Sokka |
| Isamu – brave, courageous | Sora – sky |
| Itsuki – timber trees | Suguha |
| Izumi – spring, fountain | Suki – beloved |
| Jibanyan | Sumi – black ink |
| Jiji | Sumiko – child of clarity |
| Jiro – second son | Sunoboru – snowball |
| Junichi – obedient first son | Sushi – sushi |
| Junko – pure | Susu – soot |
| Kaede – maple | Suzu – bell |
| Kage – shadow | Suzuki – bell tree |
| Kaguya – shining night | Suzume – sparrow |
| Kai – ocean | Tadao – loyal, faithful man |
| Kaito – ocean flying | Tadashi – loyal, faithful |
| Kamiko – superior child | Taichi – large first son |
| Kamineko | Taiki – great radiance, shine |
| Kamu – chewy | Takahiro – of great value, nobility |
| Kanade | Takako – noble child |
| Kanmi – sweetness | Takamatsu |
| Kaoru – fragrance | Takara – treasure |
| Karikari – crunchy | Takashi – prosperous, noble |
| Katara | Takayuki – noble journey |
| Katashi – firm | Takeo – warrior hero |
| Katsu – victory | Takkun |
| Katsumi – victorious beauty | Takumi – artisan |
| Kazuko – child of harmony | Tama – ball |
| Kazumi – harmonious beauty | Tamiko – child of many beauties |
| Kegawa – fur | Tamotsu – protector, keeper |
| Kei – blessing | Taro – large son |
| Keiko – blessed child / respectful child | Tenshi – angel |
| Kenichi – strong, healthy first son | Teruko – shining child |
| Kenji – strong, healthy second son | Tomiko – child of wealth, fortune |
| Kenshin – modest truthful | Tomomi – beautiful friend |
| Kenta – large strong, healthy | Toph |
| Kichiro – lucky son | Tora – tiger |
| Kiko – chronical child | Toshi – wise |
| Kimi – noble | Toshiaki – advantageous light |
| Kimiko – empress child | Toshiko – clever child |
| Kin – golden | Toshio – genius leader, hero |
| Kinako – yellow flour | Totoro |
| Kioko – happy | Tsuki – moon |
| Kioshi – pure | Tsukiko – moon child |
| Kirara | Tsurana – icicle |
| Kiri – fog | Tsuyoshi – strong |
| Kirito | Udon – thick wheat noodle |
| Kitsune – white fox | Ume – plum blossom |
| Kiyomi – pure beauty | Umeko – plum child |
| Kiyoshi – purity | Vegeta |
| Koko – cocoa | Watage – fluff |
| Koneko – kitten | Yamato – great harmony |
| Kora | Yami – darkness |
| Kori – ice | Yamiyo – dark night |
| Korin | Yamu – yummy |
| Kotetsu – small iron | Yasha – night devil |
| Kouta – great peace | Yasu – peace |
| Kumiko – long-time beautiful child | Yasuko – child of peace |
| Kumo – cloud | Yasushi – peaceful |
| Kunio – country man | Yoko – child of sunlight |
| Kuro – black | Yoko – sunny |
| Kuroguro – deep black | Yoru – night |
| Kuroneko-sama | Yosei – fairy or sprite |
| Kurumi – walnut | Yoshi – lucky / righteous |
| Kyo – cooperation | Yoshi – lucky / righteous |
| Kyoko – respectful child | Yoshi – righteous |
| Luna | Yoshie – beautiful stream |
| Madara | Yoshiko – child of goodness |
| Madoka – circle, round | Yoshio – joyful life |
| Mai – dance | Yoshiro – righteous son |
| Maiko – child of dance | Yoshito – ceremonial, correct person |
| Maki – true hope | Youta – great sunlight |
| Makkuro – pitch black | Yua – binding love |
| Mako | Yui – bind clothing |
| Makoto – sincere | Yuichi – heroic first son |
| Mami – true beauty | Yuina – bind together |
| Mana – love | Yuji – heroic second son |
| Manami – loving beautiful | Yuka – gentle flower |
| Mao – dance cherry blossom | Yukari – beautiful pear tree |
| Mariko – true village child | Yuki – happy |
| Maron – chestnut | Yukiko – child of snow / child of happiness |
| Maru – plump | Yukio – blessed hero |
| Masa – just / true | Yuko – gentle child |
| Masaaki – pleasing brightness | Yumi – reason beautiful |
| Masaki – great timber tree | Yumiko – reason beautiful child |
| Masako – elegant | Yurei – ghost or spirit |
| Masaru – victory | Yuri – lily |
| Masashi – righteous aspiration | Yuriko – lily child |
| Masato – righteous person | Yuuna – gentle |
| Masayoshi – righteous, honorable | Yuzuru |
| Masayuki – righteous blessing | Zoge – ivory |
| Mashiro – pure white | Momo (peach) |
| Masumi – true clarity | Fuwafuwa (fluffy) |
| Mausu – mouse | Taro (eldest son or boy) |
| Mayonaka – midnight | Kumo (cloud) |
| Mayumi – true gentle beauty | Shinju (pearl) |
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