100+ Cute Japanese Dog Names for Your Pet

Author:: Laynie H

Layne is an animal lover and grew up in a household full of rescued critters. She is a registered veterinary technician.

Cute and Cool Japanese Names for Dogs
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Japanese Dog Names With Meanings for Male and Female Pets

Are you looking for a cute or pretty name for your new dog or puppy? Choose from this list of adorable pet names for your new best friend. The Japanese language is absolutely beautiful, and the names on this list are oh-so-cute for girl and boy dogs. Pick from nature-inspired names (planets, stars, seasons), food-inspired names (fruits, veggies), animal names (land mammals and fish), and colors, numbers, and more.

What's the Difference Between Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji?

If you are looking to learn Japanese, you will want to start by learning to pronounce and read hiragana. Hiragana is easiest for learners and is used to write out suffixes following complex kanji (characters, more advanced). Katakana, alternatively, is used to represent borrowed words from other languages like English, Spanish, and French. You are best starting off your exploration of the Japanese language with hiragana.

Cute Animal Names in Japanese for Dogs


Name	English	Hiragana/Katakana
Hachi	bee	はち
Kaeru	frog	かえる
Hina	little bird	ひな
Hato	dove	はと
Kitsune	fox	きつね
Chou	butterfly	ちょう
Kujira	whale	くじら
Koorogi	cricket	こおろぎ
Tora	tiger	とら
Kuma	bear	くま
Saru	monkey	さる
Hotaru	firefly	ほたる
Same	shark	さめ
Iruka	dolphin	いるか
Tsubasa	wing	つばさ
Ika	squid	いか
Hitode	sea star	ひとで
Nezumi	mouse	ねずみ
Inu	dog	いぬ
Usagi	rabbit	うさぎ
Panda	panda	パンダ
Sai	rhino	さい
Hebi	snake	へび
Risu	squirrel	りす
Tsuru	crane	つる

Cute Fruit and Food-Inspired Japanese Names


Name	English	Hiragana/Katana
Ichigo	strawberry	いちご
Suika	watermelon	すいか
Ringo	apple	りんご
Mikan	citrus/clementine	みかん
Mochi	chewy rice cake	もち
Momo	peach	もも
Keki	cake	ケーキ
Satoimo	taro	さといも
Shouga	ginger	しょうが
Ninjin	carrot	にんじん
Kabocha	pumpkin	かぼちゃ
Endou	pea	えんどう
Yuzu	yuzu	ゆず
Nashi	pear	なし
Sumomo	plum	すもも
Tamago	egg	たまご
Satou	sugar	さとう
Wasabi	wasabi	わさび
Ocha	tea	おちゃ
Mizu	water	みず

Pretty Nature-Inspired Japanese Pet Names


Name	English	Hiragana/Katana
Sakura	cherry blossom	さくら
Sora	sky	そら
Umibe	sea shore	うみべ
Yama	mountain	やま
Bara	rose	ばら
Uchuu	space	うちゅう
Tanpopo	dandelion	たんぽぽ
Yuri	lily	ゆり
Kiku	chrysanthemum	きく
Mori	forest	もり
Dou	copper	どう
Suisei	Mercury	すいせい
Kasei	Mars	かせい
Dosei	Saturn	どせい
Ginga	galaxy	ぎんが
Suisei	comet	すいせい
Kawa	river	かわ
Shima	island	しま
Kumo	cloud	くも
Umi	sea	うみ
Mine	mountain peak	みね
Tetsu	iron	てつ
Gin	silver	ぎん
Kin	gold	きん
Tsuki	moon	つき
Taiyou	sun	たいよう
Kinsei	Venus	きんせい
Ame	rain	あめ
Hana	flower	はな
Ai	love	あい
Hoshi	star	ほし
Yuki	snow	ゆき
Niji	rainbow	にじ
Haru	spring	はる
Yoko	ocean-sun-child	よこ

Japanese Names: Shapes, Colors, Numbers


Name	English	Hiragana/Katana
Ao	blue	あお
Kiiro	yellow	きいろ
Midori	green	みどり
Aka	red	あか
Maru	circle	まる
Ichi	one	いち
San	three	さん
Roku	six	ろく
Hachi	eight	はち
Rei	zero	れい
Hyaku	100	ひゃく
Murasaki	purple	むらさき

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