Japanese names that mean rain
Japanese names connected with rain: Shizuku, Shigure, Amane and Miu, with the kanji behind them.
雨 ame: rain時雨 shigure: autumn showerRare but real
Rain names are uncommon in Japan, which makes them feel quietly poetic. 雨 (ame) appears in a handful of real names such as Amane (雨音, the sound of rain) and Miu (美雨, beautiful rain), and 時雨 (Shigure) is the brief, cold shower of late autumn, a word long loved by poets.
The drop of water 雫 (Shizuku) is the most common way to suggest rain in a name. In the animated film Wolf Children the sister and brother are named Yuki (snow) and Ame (rain), a pairing many fans remember.
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The kanji behind rain names
| Kanji | Readings | Meaning | In names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 雨 | あめ, あま, さめ, う | rain | Rare in ranked names |
| 雫 | しずく, だ | drop of water | 1 ranked name |
First names
Rain names of real people
Given names with a rain kanji carried by notable Japanese people. The number shows how many notable people share each one.
More rain names
Rarer spellings found in Japanese name records. In each one the rain kanji keeps its own reading, so the meaning is really there, not just the sound.
雨子
Amako雨 rain + 子 child
GirlRare美雨
Miama美 beautiful + 雨 rain
GirlRare陽雨
Hisame陽 sun + 雨 rain
GirlRare雨太郎
Ametarō雨 rain + 太 big + 郎 son
BoyRare雨菜
Amana雨 rain + 菜 greens
GirlRare雨奈
Amana雨 rain + 奈 (used for its sound
GirlRare雨莉
Ameri雨 rain + 莉 jasmine
GirlRare雨乃
Amano雨 rain + 乃 (used for its sound
GirlRare春雨
Harusame春 spring + 雨 rain
GirlRare千雨
Chisame千 thousand + 雨 rain
GirlRare雨実
Amami雨 rain + 実 fruit
GirlRare雨璃
Amari雨 rain + 璃 lapis lazuli
GirlRare雨彦
Amehiko雨 rain + 彦 young man
BoyRare雫石
Shizukuishi雫 drop of water + 石 stone
GirlRare小雨
Kosame小 small + 雨 rain
GirlRare朝雨
Asame朝 morning + 雨 rain
GirlRare雨
Ame雨 rain
GirlRare雨夜
Amaya雨 rain + 夜 night
GirlRare雨野
Amano雨 rain + 野 field
GirlRare雨李
Ameri雨 rain + 李 plum
GirlRare雨路
Amaji雨 rain + 路 path
GirlRare氷雨
Hisame氷 ice + 雨 rain
GirlRareRain names in stories
Writers often mix real surnames with invented names or readings. Here is which part is which.
Yuki and Ame 雪 · 雨Wolf Children (2012). Snow and rain: the two children's names in Mamoru Hosoda's film.
Questions
Is Ame a real Japanese name?
Ame (雨, rain) is rare as a real name. It is best known from the film Wolf Children, where the brother is called Ame and his sister Yuki.
What does Shigure mean?
時雨 (shigure) is a light, passing rain in late autumn or early winter. It is a seasonal word in haiku and an uncommon name.