Japanese Names

Japanese Names

Personal Names for BukeFor a high-ranked buke , such as shogun, daimyo , high officials of shogunate etc., two kanji characters with noble images were combined and used. There was a wide variety for a low-ranked bushi . Ichiro (the first son), Jiro (the second son), Saburo (the third son), Shiro (the fourth son), Goro (the fifth son), and their variation such as Chojiro , Kanzaburo , Heishiro , Daigoro etc. were commonly used. -Emon, -Ji, -Zo, -Suke, -Be are also common such as Kuemon , Hikozaemon , Goemon , Heiji , Heizo , Kinnosuke , Kanbe , Hyobe , Denbe etc.
Modern Personal NamesIchiro is a name for a first son. Jiro is one for a second son, Saburo is for a third son, Shiro for a fourth son, and Goro for fifth son. Some of modern male names end -ichi or -kazu suffix, both of which mean ``the first son,''And -ji suffix means ``the second son,'' -zo does ``the third son,'' such as, Eiji, Shunji, Ryozo, Senzo . Some names consists of the combination of those above, such as, Eichiro, Kojiro, Yushiro, Yugoro.
Personal Names for other peoplePeople who are neither the noble or buke such as farmers, merchants, craftsmen, have only their personal names, but not family names. So they called each other by their personal name with place names or shop names. For example, Ryobe of Honda village, Kansuke of Echigoya cloth store, etc. Their names were similar to those of low ranked buke.
Buddhist Naming ConventionsOnce a person becomes a Buddhist priest or nun, he or she is given new name.Males add the suffix -bo. I.e. Hitachibo, Musashibo, Toujinbo.Females add the suffix -ni. I.e. Gesshinni, Zenshinni.
Female NamesThere was a wide variety of names for women. Most of modern female names end -ko suffix, which means 'child.' Some female names end -mi suffix, which means 'beauty.'' The suffix -hime means 'princess,'' so a woman named Koi could called Koihime if she was noble and not married yet. Hime can also be used as a title and form of address to buke and noble women. The suffix -gozen was used for a wife of a Buke , such as Shizuka-gozen. The wife of a buke or noble should be called as 'okugata-sama' both as a form of address and a term of referral. When a buke died, his widow usually became an ama (nun) in an amadera (convent). Such a widow renamed herself, and put the -In suffix to her new name.
Japanese Name TablesExplanation Terms:Place Name Table: Roll for a name on the indicated Place Name Table.No Family Name: The character has no family name.Pick One: Pick one name from the table.Reroll: Reroll on the same table, rerolling all special table rolls.Select Gaijin Name: Choose any foreign name, however it is likely to be converted to the closest approximation in Japanese, i.e. Paine becomes Pein, Smith becomes Sumisu, etc.
Family NamesRoll 1D8 to determine which column to use ( roll of 8 can indicate a re-roll or pick one) and then roll percentile to determine name.
Roll
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
Name 4
Name 5
Name 6
Name 7
01
Abe
Hase
Katsu
Mimuroto
Onuki
Tadatsuno
Yashiro
02
Aburakoji
Hasegawa
Katsura
Minagawa
Ooka
Tadauji
03
Adachi
Hatakeyama
Katsuragawa
Minamoto
Ornura
Tadayoshi
04
Akada
Hattori
Kawabe
Minase
Orui
Taguchi
05
Akashi
Hayashida
Kawada
Miruanosuke
Osaki
Taiga
Yasuki
06
Akechi
Hayuka
Kawai
Mishina
Osawa
Tajiha
07
Akimoto
Henmi
Kawanabe
Mitsuhashi
Oseki
Takaai
08
Akita
Hida
Kawashi
Miura
Oseko
Takachihara
09
Akiyama
Higashikuze
Kaya
Miyabe
Oshikoji
Takagi
Yoda
10
Akusawa
Higashirokujo
Kazanin
Miyakawa
Oshima
Takahashi
11
Akutagawa
Higashizono
Ki
Miyamoto
Oshio
Takaie
12
Amako
Higuchi
Kibe
Miyoshi
Ota
Takakage
13
Amuro
Hikaru
Kido
Mizuno
Otagaki
Takaki
Yoga
14
Anayama
Hikita
Kihara
Mizunoya
Otaku
Takano
15
Ando
Hino
Kikkawa
Mochizuki
Otani
Takasaki
16
Anekoji
Hinonishi
Kikuchi
Momonoi
Otate
Takashi
17
Anenokoji
Hioki
Kimotsuki
Monna
Otawara
Takashima
Yoki
18
Ankokuji
Hirai
Kimura
Monobe
Otera
Takatsukasa
19
Ano
Hirano
Kimuro
Mori
Otomo
Takayama
20
Aonuma
Hirohashi
Kinoshita
Motoori
Ouchi
Takeba
21
Araki
Hirohata
Kira
Mukai
Oyama
Takeda
Yokose
22
Arima
Hirose
Kishiro
Munekata
Ozaki
Takenaka
23
Asahina
Hisamatsu
Kitabatake
Murakami
Reizei
Takenoya
24
Asai
Hisatomo
Kiyooka
Muramatsu
Rokkaku
Takigawa
25
Asako
Hitotsuyanagi
Kiyowara
Murashige
Rokugo
Tamamatsu
Yoneda
26
Asakura
Hoho
Kobayagawa
Mushiakoji
Rokujo
Tamura
27
Asano
Hojo
Kobayakawa
Nabeshima
Rokujochigusa
Tanaka
28
Asaoka
Hoki
Kobori
Nabo
Ryojoji
Tanba
29
Asayama
Honda
Koda
Nagai
Ryozoji
Tani
Yoneno
30
Ashikaga
Hongo
Kodama
Nagaokita
Saai
Tanji
31
Ashina
Honme
Kohone
Nagatani
Saigo
Tanuma
32
Asukai
Honomi
Koide
Nagoshi
Saigusa
Tarao
33
Atago
Hori
Koizumi
Naito
Saionji
Tashiro
Yoneta
34
Atarashi
Horikawa
Kojima
Nakagawa
Saito
Tendo
35
Awataguchi
Horiuchi
Komakine
Nakajima
Sakai
Tenno
36
Aya
Hoshino
Komatsu
Nakamikado
Sakakibara
Terasaka
37
Ayakoji
Hosoi
Komura
Nakamura
Sakakiwara
Terazawa
Yoshida
38
Ayanokoji
Hosokawa
Kondo
Nakane
Sakamoto
To
39
Baba
Hotta
Konishi
Nakao
Sakuma
Toda
40
Ban
Hozumi
Konjo
Nakayama
Sakurai
Todo
41
Bannen
Iba
Kono
Namekata
Samukawa
Togashi
Yoshii
42
Bessho
Ichihashi
Konoe
Nanba
Sanada
Togawa
43
Bojo
Ichijo
Konparu
Nanbu
Sanai
Togi
44
Chibanosuke
Ichino
Koo
Narau
Sanjo
Toki
45
Chikusa
Ido
Koriki
Narushima
Sanjonishi
Tokooya
Yoshimatsu
46
Cho
Iimuro
Kosuge
Nasu
Sano
Tokudaiji
47
Choichi
Ijichi
Kozukuri
Natsume
Saotome
Tokugawa
48
Chosogabo
Ikeda
Kubota
Natuse
Sasakawa
Tomita
49
Chosokabe
Imagawa
Kudo
Nawa
Sasaki
Tomizawa
Yoshisato
50
Daidoji
Imaidegawa
Kuga
Negishi
Sasase
Torii
51
Daigo
Inokuma
Kuge
Nie
Satake
Toyama
52
Dan
Inoue
Kujo
Nii
Sato
Tozawa
53
Date
Iriye
Kuki
Niinomi
Satomi
Tsubai
Yuasa
54
Dei
Isawa
Kuna
Nijo
Sawai
Tsuchihashi
55
Demura
Ishibashi
Kuni
Nikaido
Seki
Tsuchiya
56
Doi
Ishida
Kurahashi
Niki
Sekiguchi
Tsueoka
57
Ebara
Ishigaya
Kuramitsu
Nikki
Senbon
Tsugane
Yuhi
58
Emi
Ishimaki
Kurifuda
Ninomiya
Senge
Tsugaru
59
Emori
Ishino
Kuroda
Nire
Sengoku
Tsukushi
60
Endo
Ishiyama
Kurokawa
Nishi
Senke
Tsumori
61
Enomoto
Isobe
Kuroki
Nishidoin
Serizawa
Tsutsui
Yui
62
Fujibayashi
Isshiki
Kuroyanagi
Nishigori
Shiba
Tsutsumi
63
Fujii
Itagaki
Kurushima
Nishikigori
Shibanokuji
Uchida
64
Fujinami
Itakura
Kusakabe
Nishio
Shibata
Uchikawa
65
Fujioji
Itami
Kushimoto
Nishirokujo
Shibazani
Uehara
Yura
66
Fujisawa
Itazaki
Kusunoki
Nishisanjo
Shibukawa
Uesugi
67
Fujita
Ito
Kutsuki
Nitta
Shiga
Ujie
68
Fujitani
Itsuji
Kuwahara
Niwa
Shigenoi
Ukita
69
Fujiwara
Iwaki
Kuwayama
Niyakuoiji
Shijo
Umezono
Yusa
70
Fukami
Iwano
Kuze
Noisski
Shimabayashi
Unno
71
Fukatsu
Iyohara
Kyogoko
Nomiya
Shimazu
Urakami
72
Fukawa
Izeki
Kyogoku
Nonoyama
Shimizudani
Uramatsu
73
Fukazawa
Jikoji
Maeda
Noro
Shimoeda
Urya
Zakoji
74
Fukuchi
Jimyoin
Magaribuchi
Nose
Shimokobe
Usami
75
Fukushima
Jinbo
Maki
Nozu
Shin
Ushigome
76
Funabashi
Kabayama
Makino
Nyakuoji
Shinjo
Utsunomiya
77
Funakoshi
Kabeyama
Mamiya
Oba
Shinoyama
Wada
Zanji
78
Furue
Kadono
Manabe
Ochi
Shoni
Wakafuji
79
Furusaka
Kagami
Maru
Ogasawara
So
Wakizaka
80
Furuta
Kagawa
Masachika
Ogata
Soejima
Washio
81
Fuse
Kainsho
Masaki
Ogawa
Sofue
Watada
Zenji
82
Fuseya
Kaji
Masamori
Ogazawara
Soga
Watanabe
83
Fushiki
Kajino
Mataemon
Ogura
Soma
Yabe
84
Futamatsu
Kajiwara
Matsubayashi
Oguri
Somo
Yabu
85
Futami
Kajuji
Matsuda
Ogushi
Sono
Yagyo
Zenkutso
86
Futara
Kakei
Matsudaira
Ohara
Sonoda
Yagyu
87
Gama
Kamadai
Matsui
Oimi
Soshi
Yamada
88
Gamo
Kamei
Matsukara
Oimikado
Soyeshima
Yamadera
89
Gomi
Kamonomiya
Matsukata
Oishi
Sue
Yamagata
Zenno
90
Goto
Kanamori
Matsuki
Okabe
Suganuma
Yamaha
91
Hachijo
Kanbayashi
Matsukura
Okamura
Sugimoto
Yamakawa
92
Hachisuga
Kaneko
Matsumae
Okazawa
Suhara
Yamamoto
93
Hachisuka
Kano
Matsumura
Okibochi
Suwa
Yamana
Place Name
94
Hagiwara
Kanze
Matsunaga
Oku
Suzuki
Yamanouchi
95
Hamuro
Kaoin
Matsushita
Okubo
Tachibana
Yamaoka
96
Hanagata
Karasuma
Matsuura
Okuda
Tada
Yamashina
97
Hanazono
Karasumaru
Matsuzaki
Okudaira
Tadao
Yamazaki
No Family Name
98
Hane
Kashida
Matsuzono
Okuma
Tadashi
Yanada
99
Hara
Katakura
Menokoji
Omikado
Tadataka
Yanagizawa
00
Harada
Kato
Mibu
Omiya
Tadatomo
Yano
Male Given NamesRoll 1D6 to determine which column to use and then roll percentile to determine name.
Roll
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
Name 4
Name 5
Name 6
01
Agatamori
Hachijuiro
Kazunori
Nobuhiro
Soi
Ujiaki
02
Akae
Hachiro
Kazuo
Nobuhisa
Sojo
Ujichika
03
Akahito
Hakuseiki
Kazushi
Nobukazu
Sojun
Ujiharu
04
Akeo
Hakuseki
Kei
Nobunaga
Sorai
Ujikiyo
05
Akihiko
Hakutei
Keiki
Nobuo
Sorin
Ujimitsu
06
Akihiro
Hamanari
Keiro
Nobuyoshi
Sosei
Ujiyasu
07
Akihito
Hamaomi
Keisai
Noriaki
Soun
Ujiyori
08
Akiie
Hangan
Keita
Norihide
Sozen
Ukon
09
Akikazu
Haruhisa
Ken
Norihisa
Suefusa
Umakai
10
Akinobu
Harunosuke
Kenchiro
Norikatsu
Sukechika
Unbin
11
Akio
Harusue
Kenichi
Norimoto
Sukena
Umon
12
Akira
Harutomo
Kenjiro
Norio
Sukune
Uona
13
Akiuji
Haseo
Kennosuke
Noriuji
Sumio
Yakamochi
14
Akiyoshi
Hayanari
Kensaku
Noriyori
Surimoto
Yasuchika
15
Arimoro
Heibee
Kenshin
Norizane
Surugamaro
Yasuhira
16
Asao
Heihachiro
Kenshiro
Ogami
Tadaaki
Yasukazu
17
Ataru
Heizo
Kensuke
Oguramaro
Tadafusa
Yasumoto
18
Atsumu
Hideaki
Kenta
Oiwa
Tadahiro
Yasumura
19
Atsushi
Hidekane
Kenzo
Okyo
Tadao
Yasushige
20
Atsutada
Hidekazu
Kimio
Onshi
Tadashi
Yasutoki
21
Ayao
Hidemasa
Kimmochi
Osamu
Takaaki
Yasutoshi
22
Azumamaro
Hideo
Kingoro
Otomoro
Takafumi
Yasuyo
23
Baisetsu
Hidetsugu
Kinsue
Otondo
Takahiro
Yayu
24
Bakin
Hideyoshi
Kintaro
Oyori
Takakazu
Yohei
25
Bancho
Hikaru
Kinto
Oyumi
Takamori
Yoichi
26
Bantaro
Himshi
Kintsune
Ranma
Takanoba
Yojiro
27
Ben'ichi
Hirofumi
Kiyogimi
Razau
Takao
Yoriashi
28
Benzo
Hirohisa
Kiyomoro
Renshi
Takashi
Yorifusa
29
Bin
Hiroie
Kiyoshi
Rikinosuke
Takatomo
Yorikane
30
Buichi
Hirokazu
Kiyotsura
Rikyo
Takatora
Yorinari
31
Chikashira
Hiroshi
Koan
Rikyu
Takaugi
Yorinobu
32
Chikatsada
Hiroteru
Koen
Rintaro
Takayuki
Yorisada
33
Chikauji
Hirotsuna
Koetsu
Rinzo
Takeo
Yoritada
34
Chikayoshi
Hiroyo
Koichi
Rogetsu
Takeshi
Yorito
35
Choei
Hisahide
Kojiro
Rokuemon
Takuya
Yoriyasu
36
Chogen
Hisashi
Kokan
Rokuro
Tameaki
Yoriyuka
37
Chokei
Hisemasa
Konyo
Ryoga
Tameie
Yorozu
38
Choko
Hisoi
Korekado
Ryoi
Tamekago
Yosai
39
Chonei
Hitoshi
Korenao
Ryoichi
Tameyori
Yoshiaki
40
Chosuke
Hizu
Korin
Ryokoi
Tamikichi
Yoshiakira
41
Chozaburo
Hoitsu
Kosaku
Ryosei
Tanpaku
Yoshifumi
42
Daigo
Hokiichi
Koshiro
Ryoshun
Tamuramoro
Yoshifura
43
Daigoro
Hoshu
Kotaro
Ryuichi
Tanenara
Yoshiharu
44
Daihachi
Ichiru
Kozaburo
Ryunosuke
Taro
Yoshihide
45
Daini
Ieharu
Kozei
Ryutaro
Tarozayemon
Yoshikage
46
Daizo
Iemitsu
Kunpei
Saburo
Tatsutsaka
Yoshikane
47
Den
Iemoto
Kurajimaro
Sadafuji
Teika
Yoshikaru
48
Den'emon
Ienobu
Kuro
Sadaie
Tensui
Yoshikatsu
49
Dogen
Ietsugu
Kuromaro
Sadakata
Teruo
Yoshikazu
50
Doho
Ieyasu
Kyoichi
Sadamasa
Teruzumi
Yoshima
51
Dokan
Iezane
Kyoso
Sadao
Tesshu
Yoshimasa
52
Dosan
Ikku
Mairu
Sadataka
Tetsuhiko
Yoshimi
53
Dosetsu
Imakebito
Makato
Sadato
Tetsunori
Yoshimitsu
54
Doshun
Iname
Mamoru
Sadauji
Tetsuo
Yoshimoto
55
Eichi
Ishi
Manabu
Sakehisa
Tetsuya
Yoshimune
56
Eiichi
Issa
Masafumi
Sanba
Tetsuyuki
Yoshinaga
57
Eijiroo
Issai
Masaharu
Sanehima
Toemon
Yoshinao
58
Eisai
Iwao
Masahiko
Saneyuki
Tofu
Yoshinobu
59
Eizo
Jakuei
Masahiro
Sanjuro
Togai
Yoshinori
60
Ekei
Jiemon
Masakazu
Sanyo
Togama
Yoshio
61
Ekiken
Jikkyu
Masaki
Sanzo
Togan
Yoshioki
62
Emishi
Jingoro
Masami
Saru
Toju
Yoshishoge
63
Emon
Jinnosuke
Masao
Satoru
Tokihiro
Yoshisuke
64
Fuhito
Jintaro
Masaru
Satoshi
Tokimune
Yoshitaka
65
Fujifusa
Jiro
Masashi
Seiichi
Tokisada
Yoshiteru
66
Fujitsuna
Joe
Masayoshi
Seika
Tokiyuki
Yoshitohi
67
Fumihiko
Jotaro
Masayuki
Seimei
Toko
Yoshitoki
68
Fumio
Jozan
Masue
Seiri
Tokubei
Yoshitoshi
69
Fusaaki
Juemon
Masutomo
Senichi
Tokusuke
Yoshitoyo
70
Fusaie
Juichi
Matabei
Shichiro
Tomohiko
Yoshitsugu
71
Fusao
Junan
Matahei
Shiganosuke
Tomoie
Yoshitsune
72
Fusasaki
Junichi
Matate
Shigeaki
Tomokazu
Yoshituje
73
Fuyuyoshi
Junkei
Me
Shigehide
Tomomitsu
Yoshiyaru
74
Ganjin
Junpei
Michichika
Shigekatsu
Tomomune
Yoshiyasu
75
Gekkei
Junsuke
Michihiro
Shigekazu
Tomonori
Yoshiyori
76
Gen'ichi
Junzo
Michio
Shigeki
Tomorui
Yoshiyuki
77
Gen'ichiro
Juro
Mifune
Shigekore
Tomoyuki
Yoshizane
78
Genbo
Jusai
Minou
Shigenari
Toru
Yoshizumi
79
Genjiro
Juzaemon
Mitsuhide
Shigeo
Toshifusa
Yuichi
80
Genka
Juzo
Mitsuyako
Shigeru
Toshiharu
Yuji
81
Genma
Kaemon
Mochikune
Shigetane
Toshiie
Yujo
82
Gennai
Kageki
Mochimoto
Shigeyoshi
Toshikatsu
Yukihira
83
Genpachi
Kagekiyo
Mondo
Shikei
Toshikazu
Yukiie
84
Gensuke
Kagemoto
Monzaemon
Shikibu
Toshinao
Yukimasa
85
Genta
Kagetoki
Morito
Shinpei
Toshio
Yukimori
86
Genzo
Kahei
Moroe
Shinbei
Toshiro
Yukimura
87
Gidayu
Kanamichi
Motomari
Shingen
Toshisue
Yukinaga
88
Giichi
Kanamura
Motomuchi
Shinichi
Toshiyuki
Yukio
89
Ginnosuke
Kaneda
Munekiyo
Shinji
Toyoharu
Yukitsuna
90
Gisaburo
Kaneyasu
Munesuke
Shintaro
Toyokuni
Yukiyasu
91
Gisuke
Kansuke
Muneto
Shiro
Tsuburu
Yukiyori
92
Goemon
Katana
Muramune
Shirozaemon
Tsuginawa
Yutaka
93
Gohei
Katsuhiko
Musashi
Shoan
Tsunashige
Zaemon
94
Gongoro
Katsumi
Nagachika
Shoichi
Tsunayoshi
Zenan
95
Gonji
Katsushige
Nagate
Shonagon
Tsunetake
Zensuke
96
Gonsai
Katsuyori
Naoki
Shuichi
Tsunetsugu
Zeshin
97
Goro
Kauesue
Naozumi
Shunichi
Tsurunaga
Zokumyo
98
Gorodayu
Kauren
Natsui
Shunsui
Tsuruyuki
Zuiken
99
Goroemon
Kazuhiko
Nezumi
Shuson
Tsutomu
Pick One
00
Gunpei
Kazuki
Noboru
Sodan
Uchinaro
Gaijin Name
Female Given NamesRoll 1D4 to determine which column to use and then roll percentile to determine name.
Roll
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
Name 4
01
Ai
Karu
Nana
Ritsuko
02
Aiko
Kasuga
Nanae
Romi
03
Akane
Kasumi
Nanako
Rui
04
Akara
Katsue
Nanami
Rumiko
05
Akebono
Katsuko
Nao
Ryoko
06
Akeha
Katsura
Naoko
Sachi
07
Akemi
Kayako
Naomi
Sachiko
08
Aki
Kazue
Nariako
Sadako
09
Akie
Kazuko
Narumi
Sae
10
Akiko
Kazumi
Natsuko
Saeko
11
Akiyo
Keiko
Natsumi
Saki
12
Ami
Kenko
Nayoko
Sakie
13
Aoi
Kesa
Nene
Sakiko
14
Arakabi
Kiku
Nobuko
Sakuko
15
Arisa
Kimi
Node
Sakura
16
Asahi
Kimiko
Nomi
Sakurako
17
Asako
Kinu
Noriko
Sanako
18
Asami
Kinue
Noyuri
Saori
19
Atsu
Kiri
Nozomi
Satoko
20
Atsuko
Kishiko
OAki
Satomi
21
Atsuyo
Kiyo
OAri
Saya
22
Aya
Koi
OAsa
Sayo
23
Ayaka
Konomi
OAtsu
Sayoko
24
Ayako
Kosugi
OAya
Sayuri
25
Ayame
Koto
OChie
Sei
26
Ayune
Kumako
OChii
Seiko
27
Azusa
Kumi
OChika
Sen
28
Benisato
Kumiko
OChisa
Shinobu
29
Chiaki
Kunie
OChiya
Shiori
30
Chie
Kusuriko
OChizu
Shizuka
31
Chieko
Kyoko
OCho
Shoko
32
Chika
Machi
OEmi
Soko
33
Chikako
Machiko
OFuda
Sumako
34
Chisato
Madoka
OFue
Sumi
35
Chiyo
Mai
OFuru
Sumire
36
Chuemoko
Maiko
OFusa
Tadako
37
Edako
Maki
OFuyu
Tadamako
38
Ema
Makiko
OGin
Takako
39
Emi
Mami
OHana
Takara
40
Emiko
Mamiko
OHaru
Tama
41
Eri
Man
OHata
Tamako
42
Eriko
Manako
OHina
Tamiko
43
Etsuko
Manami
OHira
Tamiyo
44
Fude
Mari
OHiro
Tara
45
Fuji
Mariko
OHisa
Teruko
46
Fujiko
Maru
OIke
Terumi
47
Fumi
Maruko
OIro
Toji
48
Fumie
Masae
OItsu
Tokie
49
Fumii
Masako
OKado
Tokiko
50
Fumiko
Masami
OKagi
Tokiyo
51
Fumiyo
Masuko
OKai
Toko
52
Fusa
Masumi
Okaki
Tokuko
53
Fusae
Matsu
OKata
Tokutako
54
Fusako
Matsuyo
OKichi
Tomie
55
Fushiyo
Maya
OKin
Tomiko
56
Hagi
Mayako
OKishi
Tomoe
57
Haketoko
Mayo
OKuki
Tomotoko
58
Hamaji
Mayoko
OKyo
Tsukiyama
59
Hamako
Mayu
OMaru
Tsuko
60
Hanae
Mayuko
OMatsu
Ujikiko
61
Hanawa
Mayumi
OMugi
Umako
62
Harako
Megumi
OMutsu
Umeko
63
Haru
Mei
ONatsu
Utada
64
Harue
Meiko
ONe
Wazuka
65
Haruko
Michiko
ONuno
Yaeko
66
Harumi
Miho
OSae
Yaoko
67
Hatsue
Mihoko
OSaki
Yasuko
68
Hatsuyo
Miiko
OSato
Yayoi
69
Hide
Miki
OSawa
Yodo
70
Hideko
Mikiko
OShiro
Yoko
71
Hifumi
Mina
OShizu
Yomogi
72
Hinako
Minako
OSho
Yorie
73
Hirako
Minato
OSode
Yoritoko
74
Hiroe
Mio
OSue
Yoshi
75
Hiroko
Misa
OSugi
Yoshiko
76
Hisako
Misako
OSuzu
Yoshioko
77
Hitomi
Misato
OTaka
Yu
78
Honami
Mitsuko
OTeru
Yui
79
Ichi
Miya
OToki
Yuka
80
Ikue
Miyako
OTomi
Yukako
81
Ikuko
Miyo
OToshi
Yukari
82
Imoko
Miyoko
OToyo
Yuki
83
Iruko
Mizuki
OTsune
Yukiako
84
Isachi
Mochiko
OUme
Yukiko
85
Isako
Momoko
OUta
Yuma
86
Iyo
Moto
OYasu
Yumako
87
Izue
Motoko
OYomi
Yume
88
Izuko
Mugiko
OYoshi
Yumi
89
Izumi
Mura
OYuki
Yumiko
90
Jun
Murasaki
OYume
Yuri
91
Junko
Mutsuko
OYumi
Yurika
92
Kachiko
Mutsumi
Reiko
Yuriko
93
Kadoko
Nabiki
Remi
Yutsuko
94
Kaede
Naho
Rie
Zanako
95
Kamako
Nahoko
Rika
Pick One
96
Kamoko
Namako
Rikako
Pick One
97
Kanako
Nami
Rina
Reroll
98
Kao
Namie
Rinako
Reroll
99
Kaori
Namiko
Risa
Gaijin Name
00
Kaoru
Namiyo
Risako
Gaijin Name
Place NamesRoll 1D4 to determine which column to use (a roll of 4 can indicate a re-roll or pick one) and then roll percentile to determine name.
Roll
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
01
Aichi
Kurita
Takikawa
02
Akashi
Kurume
03
Akita
Kushiro
Tanabe
04
Amagasaki
Kyoto
05
Aomori
Machida
Tanegashima
06
Arai
Maebashi
07
Asahikawa
Marugame
Tarui
08
Asaka
Matsudo
09
Ashiya
Matsue
Tatsunokuchi
10
Aso
Matsumoto
11
Asuka
Matsushima
Tawaramoto
12
Ato
Matsuyama
13
Atsugi
Mie
Tazawa
14
Beppu
Miki
15
Chiba
Minami-ashigara
Tendo
16
Chichibu
Mino
17
Choshi
Misawa
Toba
18
Ebina
Mishima
19
Edo
Mito
Tochigi
20
Ehime
Mitoyo
21
Fuji
Miura
Tokushima
22
Fujimura
Miyagi
23
Fujinomiya
Miyajima
Tokyo
24
Fujioka
Miyako
25
Fujisawa
Miyazaki
Tomioka
26
Fujiyoshida
Miyoshi
27
Fukui
Momoishi
Toshima
28
Fukuoka
Morioka
29
Fukushima
Murakami
Totsukawa
30
Fukuyama
Mutsu
31
Gamagori
Nagai
Tottori
32
Gifu
Nagano
33
Gojo
Nagaoka
Toyama
34
Goto
Nagasaki
35
Gunma
Nagoya
Toyohashi
36
Hachinohe
Nanae
37
Hakodate
Nanao
Toyonaka
38
Hakone
Nara
39
Hakuba
Narita
Tsuchiura
40
Hamamatsu
Nasu
41
Hashimoto
Niigata
Tsukuba
42
Hekinan
Nikko
43
Higashi
Noda
Uemura
44
Higashikawa
Nonoichi
45
Hikone
Numazu
Uji
46
Himeji
Oarai
47
Hirakata
Obama
Urawa
48
Hirata
Obihiro
49
Hiratsuka
Obuse
Urayasu
50
Hiroshima
Oda
51
Hitachinaka
Odawara
Utsunomiya
52
Horai
Ohno
53
Hyogo
Oi
Wajima
54
Ibaraki
Oita
55
Ichihara
Okayama
Wakamatsu
56
Ichinomiya
Okazaki
57
Ide
Oki
Wakayama
58
Iizuka
Omiya
59
Ikoma
Omura
Wakkanai
60
Ina
Ono
61
Ino
Onomichi
Yamagata
62
Ise
Osaka
63
Ishikawa
Oshino
Yamaguchi
64
Ito
Otaru
65
Iwakura
Otsu
Yamanashi
66
Iwata
Oumihachiman
67
Iwate
Ryuou
Yamato
68
Kadoma
Sadako
69
Kaga
Saga
Yasato
70
Kagawa
Sagamihara
71
Kagoshima
Saitama
Yobuko
72
Kamakura
Saito
73
Kamiiso
Sakai
Yokohama
74
Kamimura
Sakaide
75
Kanagawa
Sakura
Yokosuka
76
Kanagi
Sanjo
77
Kanazawa
Sapporo
Yugawara
78
Kariya
Sasebo
79
Kasai
Satomura
Yui
80
Kashiwa
Sendai
81
Kashiwazaki
Sennan
Yuki
82
Kasugai
Shibata
83
Katano
Shibuya
Yumesaki
84
Katashina
Shiga
85
Kawachinagano
Shimane
Zama
86
Kawasaki
Shimizu
87
Kikuchi
Shimura
Zushi
88
Kimobetsu
Shirakawa
89
Kitakyushu
Shirone
Pick One
90
Kitami
Shizuoka
91
Kitamoto
Sho
Pick One
92
Kobe
Suita
93
Kochi
Suwa
Pick One
94
Kofu
Tachibana
95
Koga
Tajima
Reroll
96
Kuginomura
Tajimi
97
Kuki
Takahashi
Reroll
98
Kumamoto
Takamatsu
99
Kurashiki
Takaoka
Reroll
00
Kure
Takemura
Family Names for Ninja CharactersRoll Percentile Dice: 01-40 Roll on the Iga Family table (The different knowledge systems that belonged to Iga Ryu were developed and protected by a total of 45 families.)41-75 Roll on the Koga Family table (While the Koga Ryu grew there were eight families (Koga Hachi Tengu) that would be the strongest, leading the other Ryu in Koga. )76-00 Roll on the Other Family Name table (There are historical records of several smaller ninja families. This represents Ninjas belonging to clans not in the Iga and Koga regions, as well as clanless Ninja. )
Roll
Iga
Roll
Koga
Roll
Other
01-02
Abe
01-05
Akutagawa (KHT)
01-03
Aube
03-04
Arima
06-10
Ban (KHT)
04-06
Fudo
05-06
Fujiwara
11-12
Byaku
07-09
Fukushima
07-08
Fukii
13-14
Fujiwara
10-12
Fuma
09-10
Hanbe
15-17
Hiryu
13-15
Genjitsu
11-12
Hata
18-19
Inui
16-18
Gikan
13-14
Hattori
20-21
Isshu
19-21
Goton Juppo
15-16
Hisahara
23-23
Iwane
22-24
Gyoku
17-18
Ibuki
24-25
Iwani
25-27
Hagakure
19-26
Iga
26-29
Kakuryu
28-30
Hakun
27-28
Iida
28-30
Kamogai
31-33
Izumo
29-30
Ise
31-34
Kawachi Yon Tengu
34-36
Kashihara
31-32
Ishitani
35-41
Koga (KHT)
37-39
Kishu
33-34
Izumo
42-43
Kuruya
40-42
Koto
35-36
Kanbe
44-45
Mikumo
43-45
Koshu
37-38
Kaneko
46-47
Mizuhara
46-48
Kuskishinden
39-40
Kashiwabara
48-52
Mochizuki (KHT)
49-51
Kumogakure
41-42
Kataoka
53-57
Nagano (KHT)
52-54
Kusunoki
43-44
Kazama
58-62
Naikii (KHT)
55-57
Minamoto
45-46
Kimata
63-64
Natsumi
58-60
Mochizuki
47-48
Kimura
65-66
Otomo
61-63
Mori
49-50
Kotani
67-68
Sasaki
64-66
Negishi
51-52
Kuriyama
69-70
Shinpi
67-69
Negoro
53-54
Minamoto
71-72
Sugawara
70-72
Oshin
55-56
Mizuhari
73-76
Tachibana Hachitengu
73-75
Ryumon
57-58
Momochi
77-78
Taira
76-78
Saiga
59-60
Mori
79-80
Takanose
79-81
Sakaua
61-62
Narita
81-82
Taro
82-84
Shindenfudo
63-64
Oda
83-84
Tatara
85-87
Shinto
65-66
Ohkuni
85-86
Tomo
88-90
Shirai
61-68
Ooyama
87-92
Ueno (KHT)
91-93
Takagiyoshin
69-70
Otsuka
93-98
Ugai (KHT)
94-96
Tenton Happo
71-72
Sakagami
99-00
Yamanaka
97
Toda
73-74
Sawada
98
Taira
75-76
Shima
99
Yasuda
77-78
Shindo
00
Yoshitsune
79-80
Sugino
81-82
Suzuki
83-84
Taira
85-86
Toda
87-92
Togakure
93-94
Toyata
95-96
Tozawa
97-98
Tsutsumi
99-00
Ueno
Yazkuza Gang Names (Roll percentile)
Roll
Name
01
Aikoku Taishu-to (Patriotic Mass Party)
02
Aikoku Kinroto (The Patriotic Labor Party)
03
Aikoku Seiji Domei (Patriotic Government League)
04
Aikyojuku (Native-Land-Loving School)
05-09
Aizu Kotetsu-kai #3 (Kyoto based)
10
Asano-gumi (Okayama prefecture)
11
Dai Nippon Butoku-kai (Great Japan Military Virtue Society)
12
Dai Nippon Kokusai (Great Japan Spirit Society)
13-14
Dai Nippon Heiwa-kai #8(Kobe/Osaka based)
15
Dai Nippon Seigi-dan (Great Japan Justice Society)
16
Dai Nippon Seisanto (Japan Production Party)
17
Dai Nippon Kokusui-kai (Great Japan National Essence Society)
18
Daiko-sha (Great Unification Society)
19
Daiko-sha (Great Work Society)
20
Dokuritsu Seinen Sha (Independence Youth Society)
21
Doshida-gumi (Sumiyoshi affiliate)
22
Genyosha (Dark Ocean, also Black Ocean)
23
Goko-kai (Society for Protection of the Emperor)
24
Goto-gumi (a Yamaguchi-gumi affiliate)
25
Gyochisa (The Society of Action)
26
Hara-gumi (an Aizu Kotetsu affiliate)
27
Honda-gumi (also Honda-kai, Osaka/Kobe based)
28
Hoyu-kai (37 right-wing organizations, formed into a coalition)
29-32
Ichiwa-kai #5 (Kobe/Osaka based splinter gang from the Yamaguchi-gumi)
33-36
Inagawa-kai #4 (Tokyo/Yokohama based Hong Kong, Thailand)
37
Jimmu-kai (The Jimmu Society)
38
Kakumeiso (Society of the Cry of the Crane)
39
Kakusei-kai (early name for Kinsei-kai)
40
Kanto-kai (Tokyo)
41
Kanzan So (The Mountain of Sweat Society)
42
Kawai-gumi (Tokyo)
43
Kenki-kai (Imperial Flag Policy)
44
Kenkoku-kai (Association of the Founding of the Nation, radical rightist group)
45
Ketsumeidan (The League of Blood)
46
Kinsei-kai (Tokyo, Inagawa-kai nucleus gang)
47
Kokka Shakai Shugi Gakumei (The National Socialist League)
48
Kokkyo Semmei-dan (National Principle Society)
49
Kokuhonsha (The National Foundations Society, many high ranking army and navy officers)
50
Kokuikai (The Society for the Maintenance of National Prestige)
51
Kokuryu-kai (The Amur River Society, aka Black Dragon)
52
Kusano-gumi (Tokyo based, small-330 members)
53
Kyokuto-kai (Far East Brotherhood)
54
Kyokuto-Sekuchi (Tokyo)
55
Kyosei-kai (Italian gun smuggling)
56-60
56-60 Matsuba-kai #6 (Pine Needle Association, Tokyo based)
61
Matsuda-gumi (Kobe based)
62
Meikoku-kai (Illustrious Virtue Society)
63
Meiraki-gumi (Tokyo)
64
Meiyu-kai (Osaka based Korean gang)
65
Motokyotuto Aio rengo-kai (Tokyo based, officially disbanded, used to be #3)
66
Naichi-Gaiko-Sakushin Domei (League for the Improvement of Administration and Diplomacy)
67
Nippon Yoshihito-to
68-71
Nippon Kokusui-kai #7 (Tokyo based)
72
Nomin Kesshitai (The Death Defying Farmers' Band)
73
Ozaki-gumi (a Sumiyoshi-kai affiliate)
74
Roninkai (Black Dragon intelligence operation in Mongolia, 1908)
75
Sadaoka-gumi (Nagasaki based)
76
Sakurakai (The Society of the Cherry, junior military officers)
77
San Roku Kurabu (The '36 Club)
78
Seishi-kai (Youth Ideology Study Association, also Seinen Shiso Seiran-kai (Summer Storm Society, nationalistic Diet faction)
79
Seiyu-kai (political militarists)
80
Shinsen-gumi (19th century pro-Tokugawa organization)
81-85
Sumiyoshi-kai #2 (Tokyo based, also called Sumiyoshi rengo)
86
Takahashi-gumi (Tokyo based Sumiyoshi affiliate)
87
Takinogawa-gumi (Tokyo)
88
Tenchu-gumi (19th century pro-Imperial group)
89
Tenko-kai (Society for Heavenly Action)
90
Tenyukyo (Society of the Celestial Salvation of the Oppressed, a Genyosha subordinate group)
91
Toa Doyu-kai (Asian Federation)
92
Toa Yuai Jigyu Kumiai #9 (Tokyo based)
93
Tosei-kai (Tokyo based Korean gang)
94-97
Yamaguchi-gumi #1 (formal name is Kanto Matsuzakaya Matsuda-gumi Kobe/Osaka based. formed 1915)
98
Yamato Minro-kai (Japanese National Society, political militarists )
99
Yanagawa-gumi (Korean gang affiliated with the Yamaguchi-gumi)
00
Yurinkai (Black Dragon intelligence operation supporting Sun Yat-Sen in China)
Appellations and HonorificsUnless you're speaking to a very close friend or relative, you need to tack an honorific onto the name of the person you're talking to. The choice of honorific reflects the formality of the occasion, the psychological distance between you and the other person, and where you stand relative to him or her in the social hierarchy. When talking about someone who is not present it is correct to address them with the most polite honorific and their title.
-San is the most common, of course. Originally -san was a contraction of -sama which appeared in the Edo period. It is found in all kinds of situations, uttered by both men and women, young and old. -san roughly indicates the same social level. -san is also used when a superior addresses an inferior politely. -san is never used with the given name, but with the family name, shop name, home town name, etc. Strangers are often called by their profession with -san added (i.e. Anjin-san- Mr. Pilot).
For very formal occasions or when being very polite to a social superior, you might opt for -sama, but be sure to accompany it with the proper honorific, humble, and polite forms, or whatever you say can muster in that regard. In day-to-day life, you're most likely to hear -sama used by tellers in banks or clerks in department stores to address their customers. -sama is also used by servants or employees to their master, children to parents, or commoners to a samurai or noble.
-Dono is usually translated as lord, -Tono is translated as sire. Both are used by samurai to address their Daimyo. From the Heian period until the Edo period, -dono was the polite form of address for equals, and the required address for superiors unless a higher title was used.
-gimi is also translated as lord and usually used as a term of respect. NOTE: the kanji for -gimi is now read as -kun, see below for the usage of -kun. It is interesting in that the term has gone from respect to much less respectful.
The emperor is usually addressed as Heika or Ue-Sama (both meaning "sire." When referred to the emperor is called Tenno Heika ("His Majesty the Emperor").
-Sensei is used to address teachers and doctors.
-In is the suffix for a Buddhist monk or nun.
When you're speaking to a close friend or colleague who's at the same or a lower level in rank, you might want to use -chan or -kun after the first (especially with -chan) or last name, the former most often in reference to women, the latter to men. When -chan is used after the full last name, howeeever, it can leave an impression of courseness. The level of speech should reflect the implied intimacy. (-chan is also the most common honorific for talking to or about babies and children, especially girls; -kun is frequently used for boys.) -chan is most commonly used to address female lovers by males, whereas -kun is used by females to address their male lovers.
Talking to someone where you're saying 'you' can also have many connotations. Anata is most commonly used between equals. Kimi is the polite way of saying 'you' to an inferior. Kisama, Onore, and Omae all have negative connotation as they are used to address those with less social standing. Kisama generally has the same translation as "You bastard." Omae is one social step above Kisama, and usually used by men addressing women.
Addressing one's self is usually accomplished through the use of Watashi. Watakushi is more formal and used in polite settings. Ore and boku are very haughty and offensive way of saying 'I' and usually used by arrogant samurai, daimyo, and nobles.