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Anchan(あんちゃん)
Ankochan(あんこちゃん)
Antan(あんたん)![]()
This name is also used as a surname:
Anko
In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. The more variations of kanji a name has, the more common it is in Japan. Conversely, a name with very few kanji variations is considered unique and rare. Below are the kanji variations for "Anko," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
子 means "child, boy, honorific."
Boy - A Male Child; when "子" refers to boys and "女" to girls.
Honorific - A respectful title for adult males.
Master - A respectful title for teachers, scholars, or people of status.
Philosopher - A Thinker; one well-versed in learning; also their writings and teachings.
Rat - The first of the twelve zodiac signs; north direction; midnight; the animal is the rat.
Thinker - A person knowledgeable in scholarship and philosophy, as well as their writings and thoughts.
Time - The twelfth hour of the night, and the two hours before and after it.
Viscount - The fourth of five noble ranks (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron).
Child - Children represent hope, innocence, and the continuation of family and dreams. May your child remain young at heart, carrying hope and wonder throughout their life.
Boy - Boys represent potential, energy, and the promise of future accomplishment. May your child carry boundless energy and fulfill their great potential.
Honorific - Honorifics reflect respect, social harmony, and proper recognition of others. May your child both earn and give respect appropriately throughout life.
Female Name - Names carry identity and destiny, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.
Feminine Suffix - This element in names traditionally conveyed wishes for grace and gentleness. May your child embody grace and gentleness in all their interactions.
Master - Mastery comes through dedicated practice and the humility to remain always a student. May your child pursue mastery in their chosen path, dedicated to lifelong improvement.
Philosopher - Philosophers seek truth and wisdom, guiding others toward deeper understanding. May your child seek wisdom and truth, enlightening both themselves and others.
Rat - The rat (子) is the first zodiac sign, symbolizing resourcefulness, intelligence, and new beginnings in Japanese culture. May your child possess the rat's cleverness and resourcefulness, always finding opportunities in any situation.
Seed - Seeds contain infinite potential, representing beginnings and future growth. May your child, like a seed, grow into something magnificent from humble beginnings.
Small Thing - Small things are often the most precious; simplicity and humility have their own greatness. May your child appreciate the small things, finding great meaning in simple moments.
Thinker - Thinkers shape the world through ideas, reason, and contemplation. May your child think deeply and contribute valuable ideas to the world.
Time - Time is precious and irreplaceable, the medium through which life unfolds. May your child use time wisely, treasuring each moment as the gift it is.
Viscount - Noble titles represent responsibility, honor, and service to others. May your child carry themselves with nobility, serving others with honor.
晏 means "late, peaceful, serene."
Late - Lateness teaches the value of time and the importance of punctuality. May your child value time, understanding its preciousness and irreversibility.
Peaceful - Peace represents harmony, tranquility, and the absence of conflict. May your child be a peacemaker, creating harmony wherever they go.
Serene - Silence represents contemplation, peace, and the wisdom of listening. May your child know when to speak and when to be silent.
子 means "child, boy, honorific."
Boy - A Male Child; when "子" refers to boys and "女" to girls.
Honorific - A respectful title for adult males.
Master - A respectful title for teachers, scholars, or people of status.
Philosopher - A Thinker; one well-versed in learning; also their writings and teachings.
Rat - The first of the twelve zodiac signs; north direction; midnight; the animal is the rat.
Thinker - A person knowledgeable in scholarship and philosophy, as well as their writings and thoughts.
Time - The twelfth hour of the night, and the two hours before and after it.
Viscount - The fourth of five noble ranks (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron).
Child - Children represent hope, innocence, and the continuation of family and dreams. May your child remain young at heart, carrying hope and wonder throughout their life.
Boy - Boys represent potential, energy, and the promise of future accomplishment. May your child carry boundless energy and fulfill their great potential.
Honorific - Honorifics reflect respect, social harmony, and proper recognition of others. May your child both earn and give respect appropriately throughout life.
Female Name - Names carry identity and destiny, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.
Feminine Suffix - This element in names traditionally conveyed wishes for grace and gentleness. May your child embody grace and gentleness in all their interactions.
Master - Mastery comes through dedicated practice and the humility to remain always a student. May your child pursue mastery in their chosen path, dedicated to lifelong improvement.
Philosopher - Philosophers seek truth and wisdom, guiding others toward deeper understanding. May your child seek wisdom and truth, enlightening both themselves and others.
Rat - The rat (子) is the first zodiac sign, symbolizing resourcefulness, intelligence, and new beginnings in Japanese culture. May your child possess the rat's cleverness and resourcefulness, always finding opportunities in any situation.
Seed - Seeds contain infinite potential, representing beginnings and future growth. May your child, like a seed, grow into something magnificent from humble beginnings.
Small Thing - Small things are often the most precious; simplicity and humility have their own greatness. May your child appreciate the small things, finding great meaning in simple moments.
Thinker - Thinkers shape the world through ideas, reason, and contemplation. May your child think deeply and contribute valuable ideas to the world.
Time - Time is precious and irreplaceable, the medium through which life unfolds. May your child use time wisely, treasuring each moment as the gift it is.
Viscount - Noble titles represent responsibility, honor, and service to others. May your child carry themselves with nobility, serving others with honor.
安 means "peaceful, to calm, to enjoy."
To Enjoy - To take pleasure.
Affordable - Having a low price or cost.
Cheap - Low in price.
Enjoyment - To experience pleasure and satisfaction.
Reassuring - To make someone feel secure and at ease.
Peaceful - Peace represents harmony, tranquility, and the absence of conflict. May your child be a peacemaker, creating harmony wherever they go.
To Enjoy - The act of enjoy represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child enjoy with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.
Affordable - Being affordable represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be affordable, letting this quality guide their path.
Cheap - Depth represents profundity, thorough understanding, and solid foundation. May your child develop depth of character and understanding.
Easy - Easy - Simple; effortless - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of easy throughout life.
Enjoyment - Enjoyment represents pleasure, appreciation, and savoring life. May your child find deep enjoyment in life's blessings.
Reassuring - Medicine represents healing, care, and the restoration of wholeness. May your child bring healing wherever there is hurt.
瑚 means "ritual vessel, coral."
Coral - The calcareous remains of coral organisms in the sea, used for decoration.
Ritual Vessel - Names carry identity and meaning, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.
Coral - Being coral represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be coral, letting this quality guide their path.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
來 means "come, future, since."
To Come - To arrive or come to a place.
Future - What is to come.
Since - From a point in time.
A Particle - Used in the middle or end of a sentence to give it a certain tone. It is usually not read in the kunyomi reading.
Come - Coming represents arrival, approach, and presence. May your child come to good places and welcome others.
To Come - Coming represents arrival, approach, and the fulfillment of anticipated meeting. May your child come into their own, arriving at their destined place.
Future - Future - What is to come - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of future throughout life.
Since - Sharpness represents clarity, precision, and cutting through confusion. May your child have a sharp mind that cuts through to truth.
A Particle - Sound represents communication, expression, and making oneself heard. May your child's voice be heard and may they listen well.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
恋 means "to yearn, love."
Love - The feeling of yearning for someone.
Long-lasting - A feeling that will never leave the heart.
Strongly Attracted - Feeling a strong pull of the heart towards someone.
To Yearn - Years mark growth, accumulate wisdom, and measure the journey of life. May your child's years be many and fruitful, each one adding wisdom.
Love - Love encompasses affection, devotion, and the selfless care for others' wellbeing. May your child give and receive love abundantly, their heart full of warmth for others.
Long-lasting - Length represents endurance, patience, and the journey that extends through time. May your child have long patience and endurance for life's extended journeys.
Strongly Attracted - Strength includes physical power, mental fortitude, and moral courage. May your child be strong in body, mind, and spirit, facing all with courage.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
瑚 means "ritual vessel, coral."
Coral - The calcareous remains of coral organisms in the sea, used for decoration.
Ritual Vessel - Names carry identity and meaning, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.
Coral - Being coral represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be coral, letting this quality guide their path.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
紅 means "red, rouge, feminine."
Pigment - A red pigment used in cosmetics.
Silk - Red silk fabric.
Woman - A woman, especially one with a single red feature.
Red - Red in Japan represents vitality, celebration, and protection from evil spirits. May your child be vibrant and protected, their life full of celebration and vitality.
Rouge - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.
Feminine - Feminine qualities include grace, nurturing wisdom, and quiet strength. May your child possess grace, nurturing wisdom, and inner strength.
Pigment - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.
Silk - Silk represents refinement, luxury, and the transformation of humble materials into beauty. May your child transform humbly like silk, becoming something refined and beautiful.
Woman - Woman represents grace, nurturing, and the feminine principle of receptivity. May your child embody feminine virtues—grace, nurturing, and receptive wisdom.
杏 means "apricot, ginkgo."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
Ginnan - The fruit of the Japanese apricot tree.
Apricot - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginkgo - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
Ginnan - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.
胡 means "barbarian, random, what."
Barbarian - Ancient northern or western peoples of China.
What - A question word expressing doubt.
Ebisu - An ancient ethnic group living in the north and west of China.
Longevity - Long life.
Barbarian - Barbarian represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the barbarian's dedication and skill in their life's work.
Random - Random - Haphazard; careless - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of random throughout life.
What - Writing preserves thought, enables communication, and spans time. May your child write their story well and read widely.
Ebisu - Directions guide us on our journey, helping us find our way. May your child always find their direction in life.
Longevity - Length represents endurance, patience, and the journey that extends through time. May your child have long patience and endurance for life's extended journeys.
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