Best 500 Japanese Cat Names – Male & Female Names with Meanings

Japan is one of the developed countries in Asia that is rich with cultures, traditions and provides unique names that can inspire you to name your cute kittens. Japanese names are not only unique but also sound interesting. So, if you are looking for cat names, here is our Japanese cat name ideas list that can inspire you. Let’s dive in!

Popular Japanese Cat Names

• Sakura – cherry blossom
• Takara – treasure
• Kai – ocean
• Junko – pure
• Maron – chestnut
• Hime – princess
• Yoshiko – child of goodness
• Kotetsu – small iron
• Koko – cocoa
• Maru – circle
• Hana – flower
• Tora – tiger
• Momo – peach
• Emi – beautiful blessing
• Miruku – milk
• Kinako – yellow flour
• Sora – sky
• Miki – beautiful princess
• Reo – Leo
• Akemi – beautiful
• Moka – mocha
• Aiko – bright child
• Chibi – tiny
• Mikan – mandarin orange
• Toshi – wise
• Mei – beautiful
• Fuku – lucky
• Kuro – black
• Chobi – small
• Satomi – intelligent
• Tama – ball
• Azuki – sweet red beans
• Kurumi – walnut
• Keiko – adored
• Haru – spring
• Chiro – bare
• Yoshi – righteous
• Mike – tortoises
• Minto – mint
• Shiro – white
• Rin – bell

Japanese Male Cat Names

• Kichiro – lucky son
• Yoshito – ceremonial, correct person
• Nori – to rule
• Shiro – fourth son
• Takumi – artisan
• Ryota – great refreshment
• Masumi – true clarity
• Yoshi – lucky / righteous
• Taro – large son
• Rokuro – sixth son
• Masaru – victory
• Hiroki – vast timber trees
• Rikuto – person of land
• Hiroshi – generous
• Masayoshi – righteous, honorable
• Kenta – large strong, healthy
• Michio – man on a journey
• Kenshin – modest truthful
• Hotaka – tall grain
• Yuji – heroic second son
• Kyo – cooperation
• Riku – land
• Sora – sky
• Hiraku – open, expand
• Hikaru – light, radiance
• Kenichi – strong, healthy first son
• Sho – to fly
• Hayate – smooth
• Madoka – circle, round
• Taichi – large first son
• Hideki – excellent timber trees
• Osamu – disciplined, studious
• Hibiki – sound, echo
• Haru – spring
• Shinobu – endurance
• Hitoshi – motivated person (one of our classic Japanese male cat names)
• Shouta – big flying
• Atsushi – industrious director
• Yasu – peace
• Tsuyoshi – strong
• Makoto – sincere
• Itsuki – timber trees
• Naoki – honest timber tree
• Takahiro – of great value, nobility
• Norio – lawful man
• Masa – just / true
• Kouta – great peace
• Toshi – wise
• Tadao – loyal, faithful man
• Jiro – second son
• Yamato – great harmony
• Nao – honest
• Hiroaki – wide, spacious light
• Toshio – genius leader, hero

• Isamu – brave, courageous
• Hiro – generous
• Akira – bright / clear (one of our exotic Japanese male cat names)
• Masato – righteous person
• Masaaki – pleasing brightness
• Ren – lotus / love
• Hideo – excellent man
• Kiyoshi – purity
• Yoshio – joyful life
• Daisuke – great help
• Katashi – firm
• Takayuki – noble journey
• Junichi – obedient first son
• Mitsuru – satisfy, full
• Hinata – sunflower / facing towards the sun
• Ichiro – first son
• Akio – bright man
• Mitsuo – shining hero
• Yuki – happiness / snow
• Fumio – literature, scholarly hero
• Eiji – eternity order
• Kunio – country man
• Yukio – blessed hero
• Haruto – sun flying
• Toshiaki – advantageous light
• Masaki – great timber tree
• Kenji – strong, healthy second son
• Tadashi – loyal, faithful
• Hiroyuki – great journey
• Tamotsu – protector, keeper
• Kaoru – fragrance
• Kaede – maple
• Taiki – great radiance, shine
• Satoshi – wise, fast learner
• Yoshiro – righteous son
• Ryoichi – good first son
• Michi – pathway
• Ayumu – walk dream, vision
• Kaito – ocean flying
• Youta – great sunlight
• Dai – great, large
• Masayuki – righteous blessing
• Ryo – refreshing, cool
• Takeo – warrior hero
• Aki – bright / autumn
• Akihiro – great brightness
• Takashi – prosperous, noble
• Masashi – righteous aspiration
• Noboru – ascend, rise
• Haruki – shining sun
• Katsu – victory
• Shinji – true second son
• Yasushi – peaceful
• Yuichi – heroic first son
• Arata – new, fresh
• Daiki – great glory / great nobility

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Japanese Female Cat Names

• Miyako – beautiful night child
• Takara – treasure
• Mao – dance cherry blossom
• Akemi – bright beautiful
• Masumi – true clarity
• Miku – beautiful sky
• Hiroko – generous child
• Kumiko – long-time beautiful child
• Fumiko – child of abundant beauty
• Tomomi – beautiful friend
• Kamiko – superior child
• Yasu – peace iness / snow
• Haru – spring
• Ren – lotus / love
• Kimi – noble
• Yuki – happy
• Mayumi – true gentle beauty
• Yumi – reason beautiful
• Tamiko – child of many beauties
• Eri – blessed prize
• Kazumi – harmonious beauty
• Ceiko – child of splendor
• Hotaru – firefly
• Tomiko – child of wealth, fortune
• Misaki – beautiful blossom
• Rina – jasmine
• Aiko – child of love
• Shiori – poem
• Miyuki – beautiful blessing
• Takako – noble child
• Kimiko – empress child
• Kyo – cooperation
• Katsumi – victorious beauty
• Toshiko – clever child
• Akira – bright / clear
• Kyoko – respectful child (one of our classic Japanese female cat names)
• Michiko – beautiful wise child
• Miyu – beautiful gentle
• Maiko – child of dance
• Yuuna – gentle
• Satoko – wise child
• Hiro – generous
• Miho – protected, guaranteed beauty
• Asami – morning beauty

• Asuka – tomorrow perfume, fragrance
• Akiko – bright child
• Yuka – gentle flower
• Mai – dance
• Naoko – honest child
• Momoka – peach tree flower
• Nana – seven
• Natsuki – summer hope
• Haruko – spring child
• Rio – village cherry blossom
• Mami – true beauty
• Emi – beautiful blessing
• Mio – beautiful cherry blossom
• Riko – child of truth
• Masa – just / true
• Shigeko – growing child
• Rika – true fragrance
• Etsuko – child of joy
• Sora – sky
• Makoto – sincere
• Shinju – pearl
• Hoshi – star
• Mi – beautiful
• Manami – loving beautiful
• Chiyoko – child of a thousand generations
• Yoshiko – child of goodness
• Madoka – circle, round
• Teruko – shining child
• Hideko – child of excellence
• Nao – honest
• Kazuko – child of harmony
• Haruna – spring vegetables
• Hikari – light, radiance
• Yuri – lily
• Umeko – plum child
• Yoshie – beautiful stream
• Saki – blossom of hope
• Hoshiko – star child
• Mika – beautiful fragrance
• Yuko – gentle child
• Yui – bind clothing
• Michi – pathway
• Miki – beautiful princess
• Hina – sun vegetables
• Izumi – spring, fountain
• Naomi – honest beautiful
• Sachiko – joyful, happy child
• Yuriko – lily child
• Chika – scatter flowers
• Suzu – bell
• Keiko – blessed child / respectful child

• Chiyo – one thousand generations
• Ayano – my color
• Yumiko – reason beautiful child
• Shizuko – quiet child
• Satomi – beautiful and wise
• Mitsuko – child of light
• Sumiko – child of clarity
• Kiko – chronical child
• Yua – binding love
• Minako – beautiful child
• Ryoko – refreshing child
• Noriko – lawful child
• Hana – flower
• Maki – true hope
• Mitsuru – satisfy, full
• Mariko – true village child
• Miwa – beautiful hamony, peace
• Nobuko – faithful, trustworthy child
• Honoka – harmony flower
• Emiko – beautiful blessing child
• Chieko – child of intelligence, wisdom
• Nanami – seven seas
• Hanako – flower child
• Sakura – cherry blossom
• Rin – dignified
• Yuina – bind together
• Hisako – child of long life
• Yukiko – child of snow / child of happiness
• Natsumi – beautiful summer (one of our exotic Japanese female cat names)
• Midori – green
• Yoshi – lucky / righteous
• Hiromi – generous beauty
• Mieko – beautiful blessing child
• Yoko – child of sunlight
• Mana – love
• Minori – truth
• Yasuko – child of peace
• Moriko – child of the forest
• Hitomi – pupil of the eye
• Yukari – beautiful pear tree
• Suzume – sparrow
• Airi – love jasmine
• Shizuka – quiet summer
• Kiyomi – pure beauty
• Ayame – iris
• Shika – deer

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Japanese Calico Cat Names

• Keiko
• Michi
• Eri
• Hoshi
• Tamika
• Akira
• Shin
• Kimi
• Daisuke
• Norio
• Juro
• Mitsuo
• Miyabi
• Geisha
• Saki
• Jun
• Minoru
• Kazuko
• Keiko

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Kawaii / Cute Cat Names

• Yosei – fairy or sprite
• Kin – golden
• Kamu – chewy
• Watage – fluff
• Kegawa – fur
• Shai – shy
• Hashi – chopsticks
• Hanako – flower child
• Sayuri – little lilly
• Suki – beloved
• Rini – little bunny
• Akina – spring flower
• Shizuka – quiet
• Oishi – tasty
• Chotto – small
• Ichigo – strawberry
• Ume – plum blossom
• Suzume – sparrow
• Saki – blossom
• Minako – apple tree
• Mausu – mouse
• Ai – love
• Yamu – yummy
• Maru – plump
• Chika – scattered flowers
• Aiko – little Love
• Sushi – sushi
• Pinku – pink
• Mochi – rice cake
• Koneko – kitten
• Kei – blessing
• Rozu – rose
• Cho – butterfly
• Kioko – happy
• Udon – thick wheat noodle
• Satu – sugar
• Etsu – delight
• Kanmi – sweetness
• Hare – sunny
• Keiko – adored One
• Karikari – crunchy
• Himari – sunflower
• Akachan – baby
• Yoshi – respectful
• Kioshi – pure
• Emi – beautiful blessing
• Masako – elegant
• Norio – man of love
• Sora – sky
• Hoshi – star
• Yoko – sunny
• Suzuki – bell tree
• Asami – morning beauty
• Miki – beautiful princess
• Nintendo – luck to heaven

Anime Cat Names

• Carla
• Naruto
• Arthur
• Sokka
• Jibanyan
• Asami
• Korin
• Rukia
• Gohan
• Mao
• Takamatsu
• Yuzuru
• Mako
• Jiji
• Tama
• Rei
• Takkun
• Kanade
• Kirito
• Sasuke
• Poyo
• Hinata
• Aang
• Orihime
• Ryuk
• Kamineko
• Vegeta
• Hideki
• Nekotalia
• Goku
• Kirara
• Milo
• Misa
• Artemis
• Luna
• Totoro
• Happy
• Buyo
• Molly
• Asuka
• Madara
• Blair
• Nekobasu
• Suguha
• Potya
• Doraemon
• Shinji
• Kuroneko-sama
• Meowth
• Katara
• Ichigo
• Chi
• Asuna
• Toph
• Kora
• Nyan
• Misato
• Sakamoto
• Bolin
• Kuro

Japanese Black Cat Names

• Tsukiko – moon child
• Yoru – night
• Kage – shadow
• Kaguya – shining night
• Anri – dark jasmine
• Mokutan – charcoal
• Yasha – night devil
• Amaya – night rain
• Hatsuki – moon flower
• Kuroguro – deep black
• Akumi – the dark
• Tsuki – moon
• Susu – soot
• Yami – darkness
• Yamiyo – dark night
• Hotaru – firefly
• Mayonaka – midnight
• Hai – ash
• Sekitan – coal
• An – dark
• Mika – new moon
• Makkuro – pitch black
• Sumi – black ink

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Japanese White Cat Names

• Yuki – snow
• Reiki – chill or cold
• Mashiro – pure white
• Miruku – milk
• Misuto – mist
• Miyuki – beautiful snow
• Awai – pale
• Tenshi – angel
• Kori – ice
• Yuri – lily
• Fuyuko – winter child
• Zoge – ivory
• Sunoboru – snowball
• Akari – light
• Yukiko – snow child
• Kiri – fog
• Akira – bright
• Kitsune – white fox
• Deiji – daisy
• Iguru – igloo
• Shimo – frost
• Yurei – ghost or spirit
• Kumo – cloud
• Fuyu – winter
• Gin – silvery
• Tsurana – icicle

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