You’ll find that Japanese names that end in certain syllables tend to be names for boys while others tend to be names for girls.<\/p>\n
Take for example, names that end in roo (\u90ce<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 Names that end in roo (\u90ce<\/strong><\/span>) tend to be names for baby boys.<\/p>\n Taroo (\u592a\u90ce<\/strong>) = eldest son. Ta (\u592a<\/strong>) = big.\u00a0 Roo (\u90ce<\/strong>) = son.<\/p>\n Jiroo (\u4e8c\u90ce<\/strong>)= second son.\u00a0 Ji (\u4e8c) = two.\u00a0 Roo (\u90ce<\/strong>) = son.<\/p>\n Names that end or begin with ta (\u592a<\/strong>) tend to be boy names as well.<\/p>\n Kenta (\u5065\u592a<\/strong>).\u00a0 Ken (\u5065<\/strong>) = strong.\u00a0 Ta (\u592a<\/strong>) = big.<\/p>\n Yuuta (\u52c7\u592a<\/strong>).\u00a0 Yuu (\u52c7<\/strong>) = brave.\u00a0 Ta (\u592a<\/strong>) = big.<\/p>\n Names that end in ko (\u5b50<\/strong>) tend to be female.<\/p>\n Akiko (\u660e\u5b50<\/strong>).\u00a0 Aki (\u660e<\/strong>) = bright.\u00a0 Ko (\u5b50<\/strong>) = child.<\/p>\n Keiko (\u6176\u5b50<\/strong>).\u00a0 Kei (\u6176<\/strong>) = celebration.\u00a0 Ko (\u5b50<\/strong>) = child.<\/p>\n Names that end or begin\u00a0with mi (\u7f8e<\/strong>) tend to be female as well.<\/p>\n Michiko (\u7f8e\u667a\u5b50<\/strong>).\u00a0 Mi (\u7f8e<\/strong>) = beautiful.\u00a0 Chi (\u667a<\/strong>) = wisdom.\u00a0 Ko (\u5b50<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Yumi (\u7531\u7f8e<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 Yu (\u7531<\/span><\/strong>) = reason.\u00a0 Mi (\u7f8e<\/strong>) = beautiful.<\/p>\n In general flower names like sakura (\u685c<\/strong><\/span>) = cherry blossoms, tend to be female while masculine names like takeshi (\u6b66<\/strong>) = warrior, tend to be for males.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You’ll find that Japanese names that end in certain syllables tend to be names for boys while others tend to be names for girls. Take for example, names that end in roo (\u90ce).\u00a0 Names that end in roo (\u90ce) tend to be names for baby boys. Taroo (\u592a\u90ce) = eldest son. Ta (\u592a) = big.\u00a0…<\/p>\n