Kousyun

Face Toward - Face represents identity, honor, and how we present ourselves to the world. May your child face the world with honor, their identity clear and respected.

Direction - Direction provides purpose and guidance on life's journey. May your child always find their direction, moving purposefully through life.

Opposite - Opposite - The other side; facing - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of opposite throughout life.

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

The Forward Side - Children carry forward the hopes and dreams of their families. May your child fulfill the hopes placed in them and add their own.

Spring - Spring represents renewal, new beginnings, and the awakening of life after dormancy. May your child carry spring's energy of renewal, beginning each day with fresh hope.

Youth - Youth carries energy, idealism, and the power to change the world. May your child use their youthful energy to make positive change.

New Year - Newness represents fresh starts, innovation, and the excitement of discovery. May your child embrace the new with courage, pioneering fresh paths with innovation.

Age - Age brings wisdom, experience, and the perspective of time. May your child grow wiser with age, valuing each year's gifts.

Desire - Desire - Romantic or sensual feelings - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of desire throughout life.

Passion - Passion represents a significant process or state. May your child understand and embody the meaning of passion.

Filial Piety - Filial Piety - Devotion to parents; dutiful to family - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of filial piety throughout life.

Respect - Respect (敬) is fundamental to Japanese social harmony, honoring the dignity of all beings. May your child show and earn respect, honoring others while being worthy of honor themselves.

Mourning - Fabrics represent the weaving together of life's threads. May your child weave a beautiful tapestry with their life.

Season - Seasons teach us about cycles, timing, and the wisdom of accepting change. May your child embrace all of life's seasons, finding purpose in each phase.

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

Decade - Decade - A period of ten years - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of decade throughout life.

Spread - Spreading represents sharing, expansion, and the dissemination of good. May your child spread kindness and knowledge wherever they go.

Ten-day Period - Ten-Day Period - The first ten days of a month, or the last ten day - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ten-day period throughout life.

Throughout - Throughout - To spread everywhere; to be full - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of throughout throughout life.

Craft - Craft - Skill; technique - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of craft throughout life.

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

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

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

Showy - Showy - Ostentatious or designed to attract attention - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of showy throughout life.

To Complete - Completeness represents wholeness, fulfillment, and finishing what is started. May your child be complete, whole in themselves and finishing what they start.

To Remain - Remaining represents steadfastness, loyalty, and the strength of staying true. May your child remain true to their values, steadfast in all circumstances.

Accomplish - Accomplishment represents achievement, completion, and the satisfaction of finishing. May your child accomplish great things, completing what they set out to do.

End Construction - Endings represent completion, closure, and the wisdom of finishing well. May your child finish well, bringing all they start to proper completion.

Finish - Finishing represents completion, follow-through, and accomplishment. May your child finish what they start with excellence.

Constant - Constant - Unchanging; fixed; steady - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of constant throughout life.

Always - Always - Perpetually; continuously - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of always throughout life.

Bow - The bow represents respect, humility, and honoring others. May your child bow in respect to those who deserve honor.

Excellent - Excellence represents the pursuit of the highest quality in all endeavors. May your child pursue excellence in all they do, always striving for their best.

Talented - Talented - Having natural ability - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of talented throughout life.

Handsome - Hands represent skill, giving, creation, and the ability to shape the world. May your child's hands be skilled in creation, generous in giving.

Big - Bigness represents generosity, capacity, and the ability to embrace much. May your child have a big heart, with generous capacity to embrace all of life.

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

Outstanding - Being outstanding represents excellence, standing apart, and notable achievement. May your child be outstanding in character and contribution.

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.

Heaven - Heaven represents the celestial realm where ancestors watch over the living, and the source of all blessings. May your child live under heaven's protection, guided by ancestral wisdom and divine grace.

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

Swift Horse - Horses represent vitality, success, and the strength to carry others forward. May your child gallop toward success like a noble horse, carrying others along their journey.

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

Great - Greatness encompasses exceptional ability, noble character, and significant achievement. May your child achieve true greatness—not just in accomplishment, but in character.

Quick - Speed represents efficiency, responsiveness, and seizing opportunities. May your child act swiftly when needed and patiently when appropriate.

Steep - Steepness represents challenge, difficulty, and the growth that comes from climbing. May your child climb steep paths that lead to great heights of achievement.

Strict - Strictness represents discipline, high standards, and the firm hand that guides. May your child uphold strict standards for themselves, disciplined and excellent.

Vast Water - Water embodies adaptability, purity, and the Taoist principle of overcoming obstacles through flexibility. May your child flow like water—soft yet powerful, adapting to any situation while staying true to their nature.

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

Indistinct - Purity represents clarity, cleanliness, and uncorrupted goodness. May your child maintain a pure heart and clear conscience.

Grand - Grandness represents magnificence, noble ambition, and achieving great things. May your child dream grand dreams and achieve magnificent things with noble purpose.

Subtle - Subtle - A state of being faint and indistinct - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of subtle throughout life.

Swift Horse - Horses represent vitality, success, and the strength to carry others forward. May your child gallop toward success like a noble horse, carrying others along their journey.

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

Great - Greatness encompasses exceptional ability, noble character, and significant achievement. May your child achieve true greatness—not just in accomplishment, but in character.

Quick - Speed represents efficiency, responsiveness, and seizing opportunities. May your child act swiftly when needed and patiently when appropriate.

Steep - Steepness represents challenge, difficulty, and the growth that comes from climbing. May your child climb steep paths that lead to great heights of achievement.

Strict - Strictness represents discipline, high standards, and the firm hand that guides. May your child uphold strict standards for themselves, disciplined and excellent.