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Japanese unisex & gender-unspecified names

Browse japanese unisex & gender-unspecified names by reading. Open a name to compare source-recorded spellings and kanji components.

6,308 readingsCurrent published reference

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Shōkei

15 recorded spellings

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Shōken

23 recorded spellings

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Shōki

18 recorded spellings

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Shōkichi

20 recorded spellings

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Shōkin

7 recorded spellings

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Shōko

129 recorded spellings

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Shōkoku

5 recorded spellings

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Shōkō

42 recorded spellings

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Shōkun

4 recorded spellings

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Shōkyū

7 recorded spellings

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Shōma

12 recorded spellings

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Shōmatsu

3 recorded spellings

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Shōmei

7 recorded spellings

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Shōmi

14 recorded spellings

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Shōmin

4 recorded spellings

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Shōmu

3 recorded spellings

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Shōnen

4 recorded spellings

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Shōon

3 recorded spellings

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Shōō

7 recorded spellings

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Shōrai

3 recorded spellings

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Shōran

3 recorded spellings

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Shōrei

3 recorded spellings

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Shōri

14 recorded spellings

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Shōroku

9 recorded spellings

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Shōryū

7 recorded spellings

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Shōsaburō

33 recorded spellings

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Shōsai

8 recorded spellings

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Shōsaku

28 recorded spellings

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Shōsei

24 recorded spellings

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Shōseki

7 recorded spellings

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Shōsen

10 recorded spellings

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Shōshi

22 recorded spellings

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Shōshichi

5 recorded spellings

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Shōshin

18 recorded spellings

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Shōshō

6 recorded spellings

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Shōshū

6 recorded spellings

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Shōson

8 recorded spellings

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Shōsō

13 recorded spellings

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Shōsui

3 recorded spellings

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Shōsuke

54 recorded spellings

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Shōta

19 recorded spellings

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Shōtarō

84 recorded spellings

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Shōtei

3 recorded spellings

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Shōten

5 recorded spellings

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Shōto

4 recorded spellings

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Shōtoku

6 recorded spellings

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Shōtō

6 recorded spellings

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Shoū

7 recorded spellings

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