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Japanese boy(male) nameJapanese unisex nameKanki
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  • Gender:Male
  • Hiraganatip:かんき
  • Katakanatip:カンキ
  • English Syllablestip:kan-ki (2)
  • Japanese Moraetip:ka-n-ki (3)
  • English transcriptionstip:Kanki
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Kanchan(かんちゃん)Click to speech かんちゃんKeichan(きーちゃん)Click to speech きーちゃんKankun(かんくん)Click to speech かんくん

This name is considered unisex, but it's more commonly used for boys. Japanese girl(female) nameSee the girls' version here.

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

Kanji Names & Meanings - 12 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 "Kanki," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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冠希- Kanki -

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means "crown, to wear, adulthood."

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  • Crown - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • To Wear - The act of wear represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child wear with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Adulthood - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Radical - Radicals are the building blocks of kanji, representing fundamental elements. May your child build their life on strong fundamental principles.

  • Supreme - Height represents aspiration, achievement, and noble ideals. May your child reach for high ideals and achieve great heights.

means "hope, rare, few."

Name ideas examples

  • Hope - Hope represents optimism, faith in the future, and the light that guides through darkness. May your child live in hope, carrying light through every darkness.

  • Rare - Rare - Uncommon; scarce - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of rare throughout life.

  • Few - Few represents selectivity, quality over quantity, and treasured intimacy. May your child choose quality over quantity, treasuring deep connections.

  • Faint, Dim - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Greece - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

冠甲- Kanki -

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means "crown, to wear, adulthood."

Name ideas examples

  • Crown - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • To Wear - The act of wear represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child wear with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Adulthood - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Radical - Radicals are the building blocks of kanji, representing fundamental elements. May your child build their life on strong fundamental principles.

  • Supreme - Height represents aspiration, achievement, and noble ideals. May your child reach for high ideals and achieve great heights.

means "first, shell, armor."

Name ideas examples

  • First - Being first represents leadership, pioneering spirit, and the courage to lead the way. May your child be first in character and courage, leading others with integrity.

  • Shell - Shells in ancient Japan were used as currency, representing wealth, protection, and hidden treasures. May your child discover and protect life's hidden treasures, prospering in all endeavors.

  • Armor - Armor represents preparation, protection, and the strength to withstand attack. May your child be well-armored in virtue, prepared and protected against life's battles.

  • Element of Wood - The Wood element represents growth, spring, and new beginnings. May your child embody wood's growing spirit.

  • High Pitch - Height represents lofty aspirations, nobility, and elevated thinking. May your child aim high, with noble aspirations and elevated thoughts.

冠輝- Kanki -

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means "crown, to wear, adulthood."

Name ideas examples

  • Crown - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • To Wear - The act of wear represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child wear with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Adulthood - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Radical - Radicals are the building blocks of kanji, representing fundamental elements. May your child build their life on strong fundamental principles.

  • Supreme - Height represents aspiration, achievement, and noble ideals. May your child reach for high ideals and achieve great heights.

means "to shine."

  • To Shine - To emit or reflect light, to be bright and radiant.

  • Glow - To emit a steady, bright light.

  • Illuminate - To light up, to make something visible or clear.

  • Splendor - Magnificent and dazzling beauty.

Name ideas examples

  • To Shine - The act of shining represents sharing one's gifts and illuminating the path for others. May your child shine forth courageously, lighting the way for those who follow.

  • Glow - A gentle glow represents warmth, comfort, and the quiet radiance of inner peace. May your child glow with inner warmth, comforting all who come near their gentle light.

  • Illuminate - To illuminate means to bring understanding, clarity, and the light of wisdom. May your child illuminate minds and hearts, bringing clarity where confusion reigns.

  • Splendor - Splendor represents magnificence, glory, and the full expression of one's potential. May your child achieve splendor in all things, manifesting their full magnificent potential.

寛喜- Kanki -

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means "tolerant, generous, spacious."

Name ideas examples

  • Tolerant - Tolerant - Accepting of differences - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tolerant throughout life.

  • Generous - Being generous represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be generous, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Spacious - Being spacious represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be spacious, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Relaxed - Relaxation represents peace, ease, and freedom from tension. May your child find moments of relaxation amid life's activities.

means "joy, happy, celebrate."

Name ideas examples

  • Joy - Joy is the spontaneous happiness that arises from a heart at peace with itself and the world. May your child overflow with joy, spreading happiness to everyone they meet.

  • Happy - Happy - Feeling Pleasure; glad - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of happy throughout life.

  • Celebrate - Celebrate - To mark with festivities - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of celebrate throughout life.

  • Celebration - Celebration represents joy, gratitude, and the marking of life's important moments. May your child's life be full of celebrations, marking many joyous moments.

  • Preference - Preference - To like, to prefer, to enjoy - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of preference throughout life.

寛希- Kanki -

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means "tolerant, generous, spacious."

Name ideas examples

  • Tolerant - Tolerant - Accepting of differences - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tolerant throughout life.

  • Generous - Being generous represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be generous, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Spacious - Being spacious represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be spacious, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Relaxed - Relaxation represents peace, ease, and freedom from tension. May your child find moments of relaxation amid life's activities.

means "hope, rare, few."

Name ideas examples

  • Hope - Hope represents optimism, faith in the future, and the light that guides through darkness. May your child live in hope, carrying light through every darkness.

  • Rare - Rare - Uncommon; scarce - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of rare throughout life.

  • Few - Few represents selectivity, quality over quantity, and treasured intimacy. May your child choose quality over quantity, treasuring deep connections.

  • Faint, Dim - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Greece - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

寛稀- Kanki -

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means "tolerant, generous, spacious."

Name ideas examples

  • Tolerant - Tolerant - Accepting of differences - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tolerant throughout life.

  • Generous - Being generous represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be generous, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Spacious - Being spacious represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be spacious, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Relaxed - Relaxation represents peace, ease, and freedom from tension. May your child find moments of relaxation amid life's activities.

means "rare, thin."

Name ideas examples

  • Rare - Rare - Uncommon; faint; sparse - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of rare throughout life.

  • Thin - Thinned and diluted represents distributed influence and wider reach. May your child extend their influence widely.

  • Dilute - Dilution represents spreading influence, softening intensity, and gentle application. May your child apply strength gently.

感喜- Kanki -

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means "feel, sense, emotion."

  • Feel - To Perceive Emotionally; to sense.

  • Sense - To detect through the senses.

  • Emotion - Feelings evoked by experiences.

  • Be - To be moved emotionally by something.

  • Have - To have one's sense organs receive external stimuli.

  • Receive - To receive a certain feeling when exposed to something.

Name ideas examples

  • Feel - Feeling represents emotion, sensitivity, and heartfelt response. May your child feel deeply and express emotions healthily.

  • Sense - Sense - To detect through the senses - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of sense throughout life.

  • Emotion - Emotion represents a significant process or state. May your child understand and embody the meaning of emotion.

  • Be - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Have - Having represents possession, gratitude, and appreciating what one holds. May your child have enough, and appreciate all they have with gratitude.

  • Receive - Receiving represents acceptance, openness, and gracious acceptance. May your child receive life's blessings with gratitude.

means "joy, happy, celebrate."

Name ideas examples

  • Joy - Joy is the spontaneous happiness that arises from a heart at peace with itself and the world. May your child overflow with joy, spreading happiness to everyone they meet.

  • Happy - Happy - Feeling Pleasure; glad - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of happy throughout life.

  • Celebrate - Celebrate - To mark with festivities - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of celebrate throughout life.

  • Celebration - Celebration represents joy, gratitude, and the marking of life's important moments. May your child's life be full of celebrations, marking many joyous moments.

  • Preference - Preference - To like, to prefer, to enjoy - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of preference throughout life.

敢輝- Kanki -

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means "dare, not dare, rhetorical."

Name ideas examples

  • Dare - Dare - To have courage to do; to push through with determ - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of dare throughout life.

  • Not Dare - Not Dare - To refrain from doing - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of not dare throughout life.

  • Rhetorical - Being rhetorical represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be rhetorical, letting this quality guide their path.

  • To Do Something Boldly or Without Hesitation - The act of do something boldly or without hesitation represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child do something boldly or without hesitation with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

means "to shine."

  • To Shine - To emit or reflect light, to be bright and radiant.

  • Glow - To emit a steady, bright light.

  • Illuminate - To light up, to make something visible or clear.

  • Splendor - Magnificent and dazzling beauty.

Name ideas examples

  • To Shine - The act of shining represents sharing one's gifts and illuminating the path for others. May your child shine forth courageously, lighting the way for those who follow.

  • Glow - A gentle glow represents warmth, comfort, and the quiet radiance of inner peace. May your child glow with inner warmth, comforting all who come near their gentle light.

  • Illuminate - To illuminate means to bring understanding, clarity, and the light of wisdom. May your child illuminate minds and hearts, bringing clarity where confusion reigns.

  • Splendor - Splendor represents magnificence, glory, and the full expression of one's potential. May your child achieve splendor in all things, manifesting their full magnificent potential.

歓喜- Kanki -

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means "to rejoice, to befriend."

Name ideas examples

  • To Rejoice - The act of rejoice represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child rejoice with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Befriend - The act of befriend represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child befriend with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

means "joy, happy, celebrate."

Name ideas examples

  • Joy - Joy is the spontaneous happiness that arises from a heart at peace with itself and the world. May your child overflow with joy, spreading happiness to everyone they meet.

  • Happy - Happy - Feeling Pleasure; glad - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of happy throughout life.

  • Celebrate - Celebrate - To mark with festivities - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of celebrate throughout life.

  • Celebration - Celebration represents joy, gratitude, and the marking of life's important moments. May your child's life be full of celebrations, marking many joyous moments.

  • Preference - Preference - To like, to prefer, to enjoy - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of preference throughout life.

貫旗- Kanki -

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means "to pierce, string, logic."

Name ideas examples

  • To Pierce - The act of pierce represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child pierce with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Draw - The act of draw represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child draw with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Learn - Learning is a sacred privilege, the path to wisdom and self-improvement. May your child love learning throughout their life, growing wiser with each passing year.

  • String - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Logic - Being logic represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be logic, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Domicile - Domicile - Registry; family register - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of domicile throughout life.

  • Household Registration - House represents shelter, protection, and the physical space of family life. May your child always have a house to shelter them, sturdy and welcoming.

  • Matter - Matter represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the matter's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Reasoning - Reasoning represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in reasoning with purpose and skill.

  • Weight Unit - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

means "flag, banner."

Name ideas examples

  • Flag - Flag - A Banner; a standard - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of flag throughout life.

  • Banner - Banner represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the banner's dedication and skill in their life's work.

貫紀- Kanki -

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means "to pierce, string, logic."

Name ideas examples

  • To Pierce - The act of pierce represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child pierce with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Draw - The act of draw represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child draw with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Learn - Learning is a sacred privilege, the path to wisdom and self-improvement. May your child love learning throughout their life, growing wiser with each passing year.

  • String - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Logic - Being logic represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be logic, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Domicile - Domicile - Registry; family register - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of domicile throughout life.

  • Household Registration - House represents shelter, protection, and the physical space of family life. May your child always have a house to shelter them, sturdy and welcoming.

  • Matter - Matter represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the matter's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Reasoning - Reasoning represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in reasoning with purpose and skill.

  • Weight Unit - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

means "chronicle, era, order."

Name ideas examples

  • Chronicle - Chronicle - A record of events - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of chronicle throughout life.

  • Era - Eras mark significant periods of change and development in history. May your child live meaningfully in their era, contributing to its legacy.

  • Order - Order represents harmony, organization, and the structure that enables progress. May your child bring order and harmony to the situations they encounter.

  • Record, Document - Records preserve memory, document truth, and maintain accountability. May your child leave good records of their life, documenting worthy achievements.

  • Rule, Law - Ruling represents responsible authority, justice, and ordered governance. May your child rule themselves first, then lead others with justice.

  • Year, Age - Years mark growth, accumulate wisdom, and measure the journey of life. May your child's years be many and fruitful, each one adding wisdom.

かんき- Kanki -

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Uses phonetic hiragana/katakana characters without inherent meaning.

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