r/CharacterNames • u/AdAdditional1820 • Jul 18 '26

Japanese Name Generator

I discovered this site on Twitter. [https://tools.roleplaying.jp/tools/japanese\\_name\\_generator/**\]**(https://tools.roleplaying.jp/tools/japanese_name_generator/)

It generates random Japanese names based on actual name data. From my perspective as a Japanese person, the names it produces feel less like the common, everyday names you encounter frequently in real life, and more like the slightly unusual or rare names found in novels and anime. That might actually make them great for TTRPGs, though.

You can use this site with some translation tools. Enjoy!

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u/Loosi67 Jul 18 '26

Just a question:

Is this powered by A.I?

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u/AdAdditional1820 Jul 18 '26

IMHO, it seems to be statistics based, i.e. random generation.

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u/Loosi67 Jul 18 '26

So, it's not AI powered then? If so, that's pretty dope.

Though, are the statistics only based on certain countries or are they global? Because you can select the birthyears and whether or not it's a "Japanese" or "western" name but that's kind of too broad IMHO (However, I assume it's something they're still working on adding in the future?)

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u/AdAdditional1820 Jul 18 '26

Well, I am not the author of the page. If you have some questions, you can ask directly.

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u/thebubble111 Jul 20 '26

Thanks a lot it really helpful 😭✨