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Japanese girl(female) nameChiku
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  • Gender:Female
  • Hiraganatip:ちく
  • Katakanatip:チク
  • English Syllablestip:chi-ku (2)
  • Japanese Moraetip:chi-ku (2)
  • English transcriptionstip:Chiku
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Chikurin(ちくりん)Click to speech ちくりんChikko( ちっこ)Click to speech  ちっこChikutan( ちくたん)Click to speech  ちくたん

This name is also used as a surname: Family name / Last nameChiku

Kanji Names & Meanings - 3 variations

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 "Chiku," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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千空- Chiku -

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means "thousand, thousand times, many."

Name ideas examples

  • Thousand - Thousand represents vastness, eternity, and the senbazuru (thousand cranes) of healing wishes. May your child's blessings be as countless as a thousand cranes, healing and eternal.

  • Thousand Times - 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.

  • Many - Many represents abundance, community, and the richness of diverse connections. May your child be blessed with many friends, many joys, and many blessings.

means "sky, empty, to empty."

Name ideas examples

  • Sky - In Japan, the sky (天) symbolizes limitless potential, divine protection, and aspirations beyond earthly bounds. May your child reach for the heavens with boundless ambition, while remaining grounded in humility.

  • Empty - Emptiness in Japanese philosophy (空) represents potential and openness to receive. May your child embrace emptiness as potential, ready to be filled with wisdom.

  • To Empty - Emptiness in Japanese philosophy (空) represents potential and openness to receive. May your child embrace emptiness as potential, ready to be filled with wisdom.

  • Emptiness - Emptiness represents potential, space for growth, and openness. May your child find that emptiness creates space for new blessings.

  • Gap - Gaps represent opportunity, space for growth, and potential to fill. May your child see gaps as opportunities to contribute.

  • Hole - Holes represent potential, space for filling, and opportunity. May your child fill the holes in the world with their unique gifts.

  • In Vain - Working in vain teaches the importance of purposeful effort. May your child's efforts never be in vain but bear fruit.

  • Loneliness - Loneliness teaches us the value of connection and self-sufficiency. May your child find peace in solitude and joy in companionship.

  • Vast - Vastness represents limitless potential, expansive thinking, and boundless opportunity. May your child's potential be vast, their dreams unbounded by limitation.

  • Waste - Understanding waste teaches the value of resources and effort. May your child avoid waste and use resources wisely.

- Chiku -

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means "yuzu, citron."

  • Yuzu - A citrus fruit with fragrant peel.

  • Winding Tool - A tool used to wrap vertical threads for weaving.

Name ideas examples

  • Yuzu - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.

  • Winding Tool - Wind represents change, freedom, and the invisible forces that shape our lives. May your child move through the world with the wind's freedom, refreshing all they encounter.

茅來- Chiku -

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means "cogon grass, thatch."

  • Cogon Grass - A tall grass used for thatching.

  • Thatch - Roof covering made from grass.

  • Kaya - A general term for thin grasses such as kaya and suge.

  • Mosquito Net - A net used to keep mosquitoes away.

Name ideas examples

  • Cogon Grass - Grass symbolizes resilience, humility, and the strength found in bending rather than breaking. May your child have grass's resilience, bending gracefully under pressure but never breaking.

  • Thatch - Thatch - Roof covering made from grass - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of thatch throughout life.

  • Kaya - Kaya - A general term for thin grasses such as kaya and s - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of kaya throughout life.

  • Mosquito Net - Even small creatures have purpose; the mosquito teaches persistence and adaptation. May your child persist with mosquito's determination, making an impact regardless of size.

means "come, future, since."

  • Come - To Approach; to arrive.

  • 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.

Name ideas examples

  • 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.

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