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Japanese God Name Generator

Kami names from the Kojiki and the shrine gate

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Generate Japanese god names in authentic Shinto form: the kami of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the Seven Lucky Gods and Buddhist guardians, folk household deities, and hundreds of original kami of storm, sea, rice, forge and road. Built for writers, game designers and anyone naming a deity, shrine or god-touched character.

About japanese god names

Japanese god names follow rules that are easy to hear once you know them. A kami is usually named for what it is or does, then given a title: Ame-no- (of heaven) or Kuni-no- (of the land) at the front, and -no-Kami, -no-Mikoto, -Ōkami or -Ōmikami at the end, with the honorific rising as the god grows in rank. Male kami often end in -hiko, -biko or -nushi, female kami in -hime or -bime, and the great nature gods carry elements like -tsumi (mountain, sea), -musubi (generative power) or -tama (spirit). Amaterasu-Ōmikami, Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Ōyamatsumi-no-Kami all fit the pattern.

There is more than one layer to draw on. The Kojiki and Nihon Shoki supply the classical gods of creation, sun, storm and underworld. Buddhism added the Seven Lucky Gods, the Four Heavenly Kings and the Wisdom Kings, and centuries of syncretism produced shrine titles like Myōjin, Daimyōjin and Gongen that attach to a place name. Folk religion contributes the gods of the hearth, the well, the rice field and the crossroads.

The list opens with the canon kami and Buddhist deities for reference, then moves into original names built the same way, grouped loosely by domain so you can pick a god of wind, forge, harvest, death or the road.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Match the title to the rank. A minor local spirit is X-no-Kami; a god with a myth and a following is X-no-Mikoto; only the greatest get Ōkami or Ōmikami. Over-titling a village god is the fastest way to sound wrong.
  • Build original kami from a concrete thing plus a gendered ending: Shionagi-hime (calm tide) or Kanatsuchi-hiko (iron hammer). Abstract nouns like 'Justice' or 'Chaos' do not sound Japanese; a storm, a rock, a rice ear or a road does.
  • Use a shrine-style title when the god belongs to a place. Kuromori Gongen or Takasago Daimyōjin reads like a real enshrined deity, which suits settings where the god's identity is tied to a mountain, spring or town.
  • Keep romanization consistent. Pick either macrons (Ōkami, Myōjin) or plain spelling (Okami, Myojin) and use it everywhere; a name that alternates looks like two different gods.
  • If a character is named after a god, drop the title. Amaterasu, Susanoo or Kagutsuchi works as a given name or codename; Amaterasu-Ōmikami does not.

Frequently asked questions

Are these real Japanese gods or made up?

Both, and the list is ordered so you can tell. The first several hundred entries are genuine kami and deities from the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Shinto shrine tradition and Japanese Buddhism, including Amaterasu, Susanoo, Inari, Hachiman, the Seven Lucky Gods and many lesser-known gods of mountain, sea and purification. The remainder are original kami constructed with the same naming grammar, which are free to use in your own work.

What do the endings -no-Kami, -no-Mikoto, -hime and -hiko mean?

Kami simply means god or spirit. Mikoto is an honorific roughly meaning 'august one' and marks a god of higher standing; Ōkami and Ōmikami mean great god and great august god. Hime means princess or lady and marks a female kami, while hiko (or biko) marks a male one. Nushi means master or lord, as in Ōkuninushi, Great Land Master.

How do I make an original Japanese god name that sounds authentic?

Name the god for its domain using plain Japanese words, then add the structure: Ame-no- or Kuni-no- in front if you want heaven or earth, and -no-Kami, -no-Mikoto, -hime, -hiko or -nushi at the end. Kazakiri-no-Kami (wind-cutting god) or Tamakushige-hime (jeweled comb box lady) follow the pattern exactly. Avoid mixing in Chinese-style two-character titles unless you want a Buddhist or imported god.

Can I use these names for a character, game or story?

Yes. The mythological gods are public-domain figures that appear in countless games and anime, and the original kami are free to use. If you are writing something set in real Japan, remember that major kami such as Amaterasu and Inari are actively worshipped, so treat them with the same care you would give any living religion.

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  • Amaterasu-Ōmikami
  • Susanoo-no-Mikoto
  • Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
  • Izanagi-no-Mikoto
  • Izanami-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Minakanushi
  • Takamimusubi-no-Kami
  • Kamimusubi-no-Kami
  • Umashiashikabihikoji
  • Ame-no-Tokotachi
  • Kuni-no-Tokotachi
  • Toyokumono-no-Kami
  • Uhijini-no-Kami
  • Suhijini-no-Kami
  • Tsunuguhi-no-Kami
  • Ikuguhi-no-Kami
  • Ōtonoji-no-Kami
  • Ōtonobe-no-Kami
  • Omodaru-no-Kami
  • Ayakashikone-no-Kami
  • Hiruko
  • Awashima-no-Kami
  • Ōyamatsumi-no-Kami
  • Kagutsuchi-no-Kami
  • Kukunochi-no-Kami
  • Kaya-no-Hime
  • Shinatsuhiko-no-Kami
  • Shinatobe-no-Mikoto
  • Ōwatatsumi-no-Kami
  • Hayaakitsuhiko-no-Kami
  • Hayaakitsuhime-no-Kami
  • Awanagi-no-Kami
  • Awanami-no-Kami
  • Tsuranagi-no-Kami
  • Tsuranami-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Mikumari-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Mikumari-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Kuhizamochi
  • Kuni-no-Kuhizamochi
  • Ame-no-Sagiri-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Sagiri-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Ōkoto-oshio-no-Kami
  • Iwatsuchibiko-no-Kami
  • Iwasuhime-no-Kami
  • Ōtohiwake-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Fukio-no-Kami
  • Ōyabiko-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Torifune
  • Ōgetsuhime-no-Kami
  • Hi-no-Yagihayao
  • Hi-no-Kagabiko
  • Kanayamabiko-no-Kami
  • Kanayamabime-no-Kami
  • Haniyasubiko-no-Kami
  • Haniyasubime-no-Kami
  • Mitsuhanome-no-Kami
  • Wakumusubi-no-Kami
  • Toyouke-Ōmikami
  • Nakisawame-no-Kami
  • Iwasaku-no-Kami
  • Nesaku-no-Kami
  • Iwatsutsunoo-no-Kami
  • Mikahayahi-no-Kami
  • Hihayahi-no-Kami
  • Takemikazuchi-no-Kami
  • Kuraokami-no-Kami
  • Takaokami-no-Kami
  • Kuramitsuha-no-Kami
  • Masakayamatsumi
  • Odoyamatsumi
  • Okuyamatsumi
  • Kurayamatsumi
  • Shigiyamatsumi
  • Hayamatsumi
  • Harayamatsumi
  • Toyamatsumi
  • Yomotsu-Ōkami
  • Chishiki-no-Ōkami
  • Michikaeshi-no-Ōkami
  • Yomotsu-Shikome
  • Tsukitatsufunado-no-Kami
  • Michi-no-Nagachiha
  • Tokihakashi-no-Kami
  • Wazurai-no-Ushi
  • Chimata-no-Kami
  • Akiguhi-no-Ushi
  • Okizakaru-no-Kami
  • Okitsunagisabiko
  • Okitsukaibera
  • Hezakaru-no-Kami
  • Hetsunagisabiko
  • Hetsukaibera
  • Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Ōmagatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Kamunaobi-no-Kami
  • Ōnaobi-no-Kami
  • Izunome-no-Kami
  • Sokotsuwatatsumi
  • Sokotsutsunoo
  • Nakatsuwatatsumi
  • Nakatsutsunoo
  • Uwatsuwatatsumi
  • Uwatsutsunoo
  • Sumiyoshi Sanjin
  • Tagorihime-no-Mikoto
  • Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto
  • Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Oshihomimi
  • Ame-no-Hohi-no-Mikoto
  • Amatsuhikone
  • Ikutsuhikone
  • Kumanokusubi
  • Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto
  • Futodama-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto
  • Ishikoridome-no-Mikoto
  • Tamanoya-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Tajikarao
  • Omoikane-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Wakahiko
  • Amatsukunitama
  • Ame-no-Kaku-no-Kami
  • Kigishi-no-Nanakime
  • Shitateruhime
  • Ajisukitakahikone
  • Futsunushi-no-Kami
  • Kotoshironushi-no-Kami
  • Takeminakata-no-Kami
  • Yasakatome-no-Kami
  • Ōkuninushi-no-Kami
  • Ōnamuchi-no-Kami
  • Ashiharashikoo
  • Yachihoko-no-Kami
  • Utsushikunitama
  • Sukunabikona-no-Kami
  • Ōmononushi-no-Kami
  • Kushinadahime
  • Ashinazuchi
  • Tenazuchi
  • Yashimajinumi
  • Suserihime
  • Yagamihime
  • Nunakawahime
  • Kinomata-no-Kami
  • Ōtoshi-no-Kami
  • Ukanomitama-no-Kami
  • Ōyamakui-no-Kami
  • Mitoshi-no-Kami
  • Ōmiya-no-Me
  • Kamuōichihime
  • Ame-no-Shirube
  • Ninigi-no-Mikoto
  • Sarutahiko-Ōkami
  • Konohanasakuya-hime
  • Iwanaga-hime
  • Hoderi-no-Mikoto
  • Hosuseri-no-Mikoto
  • Hoori-no-Mikoto
  • Hikohohodemi
  • Umisachihiko
  • Yamasachihiko
  • Shiotsuchi-no-Oji
  • Toyotamahime
  • Tamayorihime
  • Ugayafukiaezu
  • Kamuyamato Iwarebiko
  • Itsuse-no-Mikoto
  • Inahi-no-Mikoto
  • Mikenu-no-Mikoto
  • Yatagarasu
  • Ame-no-Hoakari
  • Nigihayahi-no-Mikoto
  • Umashimade-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Hiboko
  • Tajimamori
  • Kukurihime-no-Kami
  • Hachiman Daibosatsu
  • Hachiman Ōkami
  • Inari Ōkami
  • Raijin
  • Fūjin
  • Ryūjin
  • Otohime
  • Ebisu
  • Daikokuten
  • Benzaiten
  • Bishamonten
  • Fukurokuju
  • Jurōjin
  • Hotei
  • Kichijōten
  • Marishiten
  • Kishimojin
  • Idaten
  • Enma-Ō
  • Suijin
  • Kōjin
  • Dōsojin
  • Sae-no-Kami
  • Kunado-no-Kami
  • Funadama
  • Toshigami
  • Ta-no-Kami
  • Yama-no-Kami
  • Ujigami
  • Yashikigami
  • Kawaya-no-Kami
  • Kamadogami
  • Fuku-no-Kami
  • Binbōgami
  • Yakubyōgami
  • Hōsōshin
  • Tenjin
  • Sugawara no Michizane
  • Tōshō Daigongen
  • Kotohira Gongen
  • Atago Gongen
  • Akiba Gongen
  • Sengen Daibosatsu
  • Gozu Tennō
  • Amatsumikaboshi
  • Ame-no-Kagaseo
  • Hitokotonushi-no-Kami
  • Kamo Wakeikazuchi
  • Kamotaketsunumi
  • Takehaya Susanoo
  • Ame-no-Ohabari
  • Itsu-no-Ohabari
  • Ame-no-Iwatowake
  • Futsu-no-Mitama
  • Ōmiwa Daimyōjin
  • Kasuga Daimyōjin
  • Kumano Gongen
  • Kumano Fusumi-no-Kami
  • Ketsumiko-no-Kami
  • Hayatama-no-O
  • Hakusan Gongen
  • Zaō Gongen
  • Izumo Ōkami
  • Suwa Daimyōjin
  • Kashima Daimyōjin
  • Katori Daimyōjin
  • Sannō Gongen
  • Seoritsuhime
  • Ibukidonushi
  • Hayasasurahime
  • Ōhirume-no-Muchi
  • Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
  • Tamatsumemusubi-no-Kami
  • Ikumusubi-no-Kami
  • Tarumusubi-no-Kami
  • Miketsukami
  • Ikushima-no-Kami
  • Tarushima-no-Kami
  • Ōkunimitama-no-Kami
  • Niwatakatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Asuha-no-Kami
  • Hahiki-no-Kami
  • Kagayamatomi-no-Kami
  • Hayamato-no-Kami
  • Ōtsuchi-no-Kami
  • Wakayamakui-no-Kami
  • Wakatoshi-no-Kami
  • Natsutakatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Akibime-no-Kami
  • Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto
  • Shirahige Myōjin
  • Mitsumine Ōkami
  • Akagi Daimyōjin
  • Myōken Bosatsu
  • Kangiten
  • Dakiniten
  • Jikokuten
  • Zōchōten
  • Kōmokuten
  • Tamonten
  • Fudō Myōō
  • Aizen Myōō
  • Gōzanze Myōō
  • Gundari Myōō
  • Daiitoku Myōō
  • Kongō Yasha Myōō
  • Jizō Bosatsu
  • Kannon Bosatsu
  • Kokūzō Bosatsu
  • Seiryū
  • Suzaku
  • Byakko
  • Genbu
  • Ame-no-Hikarume-no-Mikoto
  • Hikage-no-Ōkami
  • Asahi-no-Mikoto
  • Yūhi-no-Kami
  • Hoshiakari-hime
  • Ame-no-Kumowake
  • Soranotsuchi-no-Kami
  • Akatsuki-hiko
  • Tasogare-hime
  • Ame-no-Hoshikage-no-Mikoto
  • Nijiwatari-no-Kami
  • Kumokiri-no-Ōkami
  • Aozora-hiko
  • Ōhikari-no-Muchi
  • Tsukikage-no-Mikoto
  • Yoi-no-Myōjin
  • Amatsu-Hotaru-no-Kami
  • Hikaritama-no-Mikoto
  • Kirihare-no-Kami
  • Shirakumo-hime
  • Arakaze-no-Ōkami
  • Ame-no-Hayakaze-hiko
  • Ikazuchiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Narukami-no-Ōkami
  • Kazahana-hime
  • Kogarashi-no-Kami
  • Nowaki-hiko
  • Tatsumaki-no-Mikoto
  • Hayate-no-Ōkami
  • Amekumo-no-Kami
  • Raikō Myōjin
  • Kazakiri-no-Kami
  • Arashiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Samidare-hime
  • Shigure-no-Kami
  • Yūdachi-hiko
  • Kaminarinushi-no-Kami
  • Ōkaze-no-Mitama
  • Shionagi-hime
  • Ame-no-Shiomitsu-no-Kami
  • Uminushi-no-Ōkami
  • Nagisahiko-no-Mikoto
  • Araumi-no-Kami
  • Iso-no-Mitama
  • Shiosai-no-Kami
  • Okinami-no-Ōkami
  • Minato-no-Kami
  • Shirahama-hime
  • Fukamizu-no-Mikoto
  • Kawanushi-no-Kami
  • Seseragi-hime
  • Takimitsu-no-Mikoto
  • Izumiwake-no-Kami
  • Ikemori-no-Kami
  • Ōkawabe-no-Mitama
  • Shimizu Myōjin
  • Tsuyukusa-hime
  • Samezaki-no-Ōkami
  • Kujira-no-Ōkami
  • Amefuri-no-Kami
  • Kōrimizu-hime
  • Yukikage-no-Mikoto
  • Shimobashira-no-Kami
  • Ōyuki-hime
  • Kōri-no-Mitama
  • Fuyugomori-no-Kami
  • Iwakura-no-Ōkami
  • Ōiwa-no-Mitama
  • Iwane-hiko
  • Mineyama-no-Kami
  • Takamine-no-Mikoto
  • Kitayama-no-Ōkami
  • Okuyama-hime
  • Yamakage-no-Kami
  • Tanisoko-no-Mikoto
  • Ōtani-hime
  • Iwahashi-no-Kami
  • Tsuchinone-no-Ōkami
  • Dorotsuchi-hime
  • Ōno-no-Kami
  • Sunatsuchi-no-Mitama
  • Ishizue-no-Kami
  • Hōrai-no-Ōkami
  • Hinokiyama-no-Kami
  • Sugimori-no-Ōkami
  • Matsukage-hiko
  • Kashiwade-no-Mikoto
  • Sakuramori-hime
  • Umegaka-hime
  • Fujikaze-hime
  • Kaede-no-Mikoto
  • Takeyabu-no-Kami
  • Sasanami-hime
  • Kusanone-no-Kami
  • Wakaba-no-Mikoto
  • Ochiba-no-Kami
  • Kikyō-hime
  • Momiji-no-Ōkami
  • Nemoto-no-Kami
  • Hanabira-hime
  • Inaho-no-Ōkami
  • Ōine-no-Mitama
  • Tanbo-no-Kami
  • Mugiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Mizuho-hime
  • Toyoinaho-hime
  • Sake-no-Mitama
  • Sakamori-no-Kami
  • Mochiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Mame-no-Kami
  • Shio-no-Ōkami
  • Akinomi-hime
  • Minori-no-Ōkami
  • Kuwa-no-Kami
  • Kaiko-hime
  • Kuri-no-Kami
  • Ayu Myōjin
  • Isaribi-no-Kami
  • Amiwake-hiko
  • Ōryō-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Hibashira-no-Kami
  • Kajinushi-no-Ōkami
  • Kanatsuchi-hiko
  • Honoo-no-Mitama
  • Hinowake-no-Mikoto
  • Kamado Myōjin
  • Irori-no-Kami
  • Tatara-no-Ōkami
  • Kanaguri-no-Mikoto
  • Yakimono-no-Kami
  • Tsuchigama-hime
  • Hata-no-Kami
  • Nuno-hime
  • Ito-no-Mitama
  • Takumi-no-Ōkami
  • Kiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Ōkanuchi-no-Kami
  • Yumihari-hiko
  • Yatsurugi-no-Mitama
  • Katana-no-Ōkami
  • Ya-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Takehaya-hiko
  • Aramitama-no-Ōkami
  • Nigimitama-no-Kami
  • Ōtakeru-no-Mikoto
  • Ikusawake-no-Kami
  • Tateiwa-no-Mikoto
  • Ōyumi-no-Kami
  • Hokowake-no-Mikoto
  • Tatenushi-no-Ōkami
  • Arabiru-no-Kami
  • Takeminato-no-Mikoto
  • Kabutoishi-no-Kami
  • Tsuwamono-no-Mitama
  • Yomikage-hime
  • Yomotsu-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Kagerō-no-Mitama
  • Harae-no-Ōkami
  • Misogi-no-Mikoto
  • Kegarebarai-no-Kami
  • Kurayami-no-Ōkami
  • Ame-no-Yamiwake
  • Hakamori-no-Kami
  • Tamashizume-no-Mikoto
  • Mitama-no-Ōkami
  • Yorozu-no-Mitama
  • Kadomori-no-Kami
  • Tobira-no-Mitama
  • Hashira-no-Ōkami
  • Ido-no-Kami
  • Niwa-no-Ōkami
  • Michiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Hashimori-no-Kami
  • Sakamichi Myōjin
  • Tōge-no-Kami
  • Funamori-no-Ōkami
  • Kaidō-no-Kami
  • Tabidachi-hime
  • Ichiba-no-Kami
  • Tomoshibi-hime
  • Makura-no-Kami
  • Hakoniwa-hime
  • Utagaki-hime
  • Koto-no-Mitama
  • Fue-no-Kami
  • Taikonushi-no-Mikoto
  • Maihime-no-Ōkami
  • Enmusubi-no-Kami
  • Koibumi-hime
  • Kagami-no-Mitama
  • Tamakazura-hime
  • Kushiwake-no-Kami
  • Kurenai-hime
  • Murasaki-no-Mikoto
  • Ayanishiki-hime
  • Kusurinushi-no-Kami
  • Yamaibarai-no-Mikoto
  • Fumi-no-Ōkami
  • Kotodama-no-Ōkami
  • Chie-no-Mitama
  • Uranai-hime
  • Toki-no-Ōkami
  • Inochi-no-Mitama
  • Kotowari-no-Kami
  • Yume Myōjin
  • Nemuri-no-Kami
  • Ōtokiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Wakagaeri-no-Mitama
  • Ōkami-no-Mitama

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