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Japanese boy(male) nameJapanese unisex nameSetsu
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  • Gender:Male
  • Hiraganatip:せつ
  • Katakanatip:セツ
  • English Syllablestip:se-tsu (2)
  • Japanese Moraetip:se-tsu (2)
  • English transcriptionstip:Setsu
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Secchan(せっちゃん)Click to speech せっちゃんTsunchan( つんちゃん)Click to speech  つんちゃんSetsun( せつん)Click to speech  せつん

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 nameSetsu

Kanji Names & Meanings - 7 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 "Setsu," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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means "snow, purify."

Name ideas examples

  • Snow - Snow represents purity, silence, and the beauty of enduring harsh conditions with grace. May your child embody snow's purity, remaining pristine despite life's challenges.

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

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means "joint, node, season."

Name ideas examples

  • Joint - Joints connect separate parts, enabling flexibility, movement, and unified action. May your child be a connector of people, bringing disparate parts together harmoniously.

  • Node - The node represents intersection, connection points, and structured growth. May your child connect meaningfully.

  • 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.

  • Connecting Points - Connection represents the bonds that link people, ideas, and communities together. May your child connect deeply with others, building bridges of understanding.

  • Divisions - Divisions - Divisions of a poem or writing - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of divisions throughout life.

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

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

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

  • Musical Instruments - Music transcends language, touching the soul and expressing what words cannot. May your child's life be like music—touching souls and expressing the inexpressible.

  • Principle - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

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

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

  • Section - Writing preserves thought, enables communication, and spans time. May your child write their story well and read widely.

  • Signs - Signs - Signs, symbols, or stamps - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of signs throughout life.

  • Time Periods - 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.

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means "fold, break, occasion."

Name ideas examples

  • Fold - Fold - To Bend; to crease - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of fold throughout life.

  • Break - Breaking represents change, breakthrough, and ending what must end. May your child break through barriers and break harmful patterns.

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

  • Box - Boxes represent organization, containment, and keeping things safe. May your child organize their life with wisdom and order.

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means "take in, act for, combine."

Name ideas examples

  • Take in - Taking represents receiving with gratitude and claiming what is rightfully one's own. May your child receive graciously and claim their rightful place with confidence.

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

  • Combine - Combining represents synthesis, bringing together, and creating wholes. May your child combine diverse elements into harmonious wholes.

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

  • Govern - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

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

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

  • Replace, Act on Behalf - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Take, Acquire - Taking represents receiving with gratitude and claiming what is rightfully one's own. May your child receive graciously and claim their rightful place with confidence.

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means "explain, theory, persuade."

  • Explain - To Make Clear; to describe.

  • Theory - An Idea; an opinion.

  • Persuade - To Convince; to advise.

  • Advise - To give advice or counsel.

  • Argument - A set of reasons or facts given in support of a belief or an action.

  • Enjoy - To take pleasure or satisfaction in something.

  • Essay - A written composition in which ideas, opinions, or facts are expressed in an organized manner.

  • Interpretation - The action of explaining the meaning of something.

  • Oath - A solemn promise or statement of truth.

  • Obey - To comply with or follow the commands or instructions of someone in authority.

  • Opinion - A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

  • Proclaim - To declare or announce something publicly.

  • Speak - To express one's thoughts or opinions in words.

  • Teach - To impart knowledge or skills to someone.

Name ideas examples

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

  • Theory - Theory - An Idea; an opinion - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of theory throughout life.

  • Persuade - Persuade - To Convince; to advise - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of persuade throughout life.

  • Advise - Advise - To give advice or counsel - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of advise throughout life.

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

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

  • Essay - Essay - A written composition in which ideas, opinions, or - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of essay throughout life.

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

  • Oath - Oath - A solemn promise or statement of truth - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of oath throughout life.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Opinion - Sharpness represents clarity, precision, and cutting through confusion. May your child have a sharp mind that cuts through to truth.

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

  • Speak - Speaking represents expression, communication, and sharing truth. May your child speak truth with kindness and clarity.

  • Teach - Teaching represents sharing knowledge, guiding growth, and enlightening others. May your child teach with patience and learn throughout life.

せつ- Setsu -

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Uses phonetic hiragana/katakana characters without inherent meaning.

means "world, generation, life."

Name ideas examples

  • World - The world represents the entirety of existence, global connection, and universal perspective. May your child embrace the whole world, thinking globally while acting locally.

  • Generation - Each generation builds upon the last while creating something new. May your child honor past generations while contributing to the future.

  • Life - Life is the precious gift, the journey of experiences that shapes who we become. May your child live fully, treasuring every moment of this precious gift.

  • Society - Circles represent wholeness, cycles, and completeness. May your child experience life's full circle with grace.

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

means "capital, metropolis, elegant."

Name ideas examples

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

  • Metropolis - Metropolis - A large, important city; an urban center - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of metropolis throughout life.

  • Elegant - Elegance represents refined beauty, grace, and the sophisticated simplicity of good taste. May your child possess elegance in manner and spirit, graceful and refined.

  • All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

  • Big Town - 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.

  • Emperor's Palace - The emperor represents divine authority, cultural continuity, and national unity. May your child possess noble bearing and the wisdom to lead others with dignity.

  • Everyone - Everyone - All people or everyone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of everyone throughout life.

  • Gather - Gathering represents community, bringing people and resources together for common purpose. May your child have the gift of gathering people together in friendship and cooperation.

  • Graceful and Beautiful - Grace represents elegance in movement and character, the refinement of a cultivated spirit. May your child move through life with grace, elegant in action and refined in spirit.

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

  • Tokyo - Tokyo - Abbreviation for Tokyo Metropolis - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tokyo throughout life.

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