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 includes the canon kami and Buddhist deities for reference, alongside original names built the same way across many domains, so you can pick a god of wind, forge, harvest, death or the road.

How to choose Japanese god names

  • 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. More than half of the 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 rest are original kami constructed with the same naming grammar, which are free to use in your own work. The list does not mark which is which, so look a name up if you need to know whether it is a traditional deity.

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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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 62 names

  • Aizen Myōō
  • Ajisukitakahikone
  • Akagi Daimyōjin
  • Akatsuki-hiko
  • Akiba Gongen
  • Akibime-no-Kami
  • Akiguhi-no-Ushi
  • Akinomi-hime
  • Amaterasu-Ōmikami
  • Amatsu-Hotaru-no-Kami
  • Amatsuhikone
  • Amatsukunitama
  • Amatsumikaboshi
  • Ame-no-Fukio-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Hayakaze-hiko
  • Ame-no-Hibashira-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Hiboko
  • Ame-no-Hikarume-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Hoakari
  • Ame-no-Hohi-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Hoshikage-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Iwatowake
  • Ame-no-Kagaseo
  • Ame-no-Kaku-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Kuhizamochi
  • Ame-no-Kumowake
  • Ame-no-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Mikumari-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Minakanushi
  • Ame-no-Ohabari

A, continued

  • Ame-no-Oshihomimi
  • Ame-no-Sagiri-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Shiomitsu-no-Kami
  • Ame-no-Shirube
  • Ame-no-Tajikarao
  • Ame-no-Takehaya-hiko
  • Ame-no-Tokotachi
  • Ame-no-Torifune
  • Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto
  • Ame-no-Wakahiko
  • Ame-no-Yamiwake
  • Amefuri-no-Kami
  • Amekumo-no-Kami
  • Amiwake-hiko
  • Aozora-hiko
  • Arabiru-no-Kami
  • Arakaze-no-Ōkami
  • Aramitama-no-Ōkami
  • Arashiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Araumi-no-Kami
  • Asahi-no-Mikoto
  • Ashiharashikoo
  • Ashinazuchi
  • Asuha-no-Kami
  • Atago Gongen
  • Awanagi-no-Kami
  • Awanami-no-Kami
  • Awashima-no-Kami
  • Ayakashikone-no-Kami
  • Ayanishiki-hime
  • Ayu Myōjin

B: 4 names

  • Benzaiten
  • Binbōgami
  • Bishamonten
  • Byakko

C: 3 names

  • Chie-no-Mitama
  • Chimata-no-Kami
  • Chishiki-no-Ōkami

D: 5 names

  • Daiitoku Myōō
  • Daikokuten
  • Dakiniten
  • Dorotsuchi-hime
  • Dōsojin

E: 3 names

  • Ebisu
  • Enma-Ō
  • Enmusubi-no-Kami

F: 14 names

  • Fudō Myōō
  • Fue-no-Kami
  • Fujikaze-hime
  • Fūjin
  • Fukamizu-no-Mikoto
  • Fuku-no-Kami
  • Fukurokuju
  • Fumi-no-Ōkami
  • Funadama
  • Funamori-no-Ōkami
  • Futodama-no-Mikoto
  • Futsu-no-Mitama
  • Futsunushi-no-Kami
  • Fuyugomori-no-Kami

G: 4 names

  • Genbu
  • Gōzanze Myōō
  • Gozu Tennō
  • Gundari Myōō

H: 43 names

  • Hachiman Daibosatsu
  • Hachiman Ōkami
  • Hahiki-no-Kami
  • Hakamori-no-Kami
  • Hakoniwa-hime
  • Hakusan Gongen
  • Hanabira-hime
  • Haniyasubiko-no-Kami
  • Haniyasubime-no-Kami
  • Harae-no-Ōkami
  • Harayamatsumi
  • Hashimori-no-Kami
  • Hashira-no-Ōkami
  • Hata-no-Kami
  • Hayaakitsuhiko-no-Kami
  • Hayaakitsuhime-no-Kami
  • Hayamato-no-Kami
  • Hayamatsumi
  • Hayasasurahime
  • Hayatama-no-O
  • Hayate-no-Ōkami
  • Hetsukaibera
  • Hetsunagisabiko
  • Hezakaru-no-Kami
  • Hi-no-Kagabiko
  • Hi-no-Yagihayao
  • Hihayahi-no-Kami
  • Hikage-no-Ōkami
  • Hikaritama-no-Mikoto
  • Hikohohodemi
  • Hinokiyama-no-Kami
  • Hinowake-no-Mikoto
  • Hiruko
  • Hitokotonushi-no-Kami
  • Hoderi-no-Mikoto
  • Hokowake-no-Mikoto
  • Honoo-no-Mitama
  • Hoori-no-Mikoto
  • Hōrai-no-Ōkami
  • Hoshiakari-hime
  • Hōsōshin
  • Hosuseri-no-Mikoto
  • Hotei

I: 37 names

  • Ibukidonushi
  • Ichiba-no-Kami
  • Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto
  • Idaten
  • Ido-no-Kami
  • Ikazuchiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Ikemori-no-Kami
  • Ikuguhi-no-Kami
  • Ikumusubi-no-Kami
  • Ikusawake-no-Kami
  • Ikushima-no-Kami
  • Ikutsuhikone
  • Inahi-no-Mikoto
  • Inaho-no-Ōkami
  • Inari Ōkami
  • Inochi-no-Mitama
  • Irori-no-Kami
  • Isaribi-no-Kami
  • Ishikoridome-no-Mikoto
  • Ishizue-no-Kami
  • Iso-no-Mitama
  • Ito-no-Mitama
  • Itsu-no-Ohabari
  • Itsuse-no-Mikoto
  • Iwahashi-no-Kami
  • Iwakura-no-Ōkami
  • Iwanaga-hime
  • Iwane-hiko
  • Iwasaku-no-Kami
  • Iwasuhime-no-Kami
  • Iwatsuchibiko-no-Kami
  • Iwatsutsunoo-no-Kami
  • Izanagi-no-Mikoto
  • Izanami-no-Mikoto
  • Izumiwake-no-Kami
  • Izumo Ōkami
  • Izunome-no-Kami

J: 3 names

  • Jikokuten
  • Jizō Bosatsu
  • Jurōjin

K: 83 names

  • Kabutoishi-no-Kami
  • Kadomori-no-Kami
  • Kaede-no-Mikoto
  • Kagami-no-Mitama
  • Kagayamatomi-no-Kami
  • Kagerō-no-Mitama
  • Kagutsuchi-no-Kami
  • Kaidō-no-Kami
  • Kaiko-hime
  • Kajinushi-no-Ōkami
  • Kamado Myōjin
  • Kamadogami
  • Kamimusubi-no-Kami
  • Kaminarinushi-no-Kami
  • Kamo Wakeikazuchi
  • Kamotaketsunumi
  • Kamunaobi-no-Kami
  • Kamuōichihime
  • Kamuyamato Iwarebiko
  • Kanaguri-no-Mikoto
  • Kanatsuchi-hiko
  • Kanayamabiko-no-Kami
  • Kanayamabime-no-Kami
  • Kangiten
  • Kannon Bosatsu
  • Kashima Daimyōjin
  • Kashiwade-no-Mikoto
  • Kasuga Daimyōjin
  • Katana-no-Ōkami
  • Katori Daimyōjin
  • Kawanushi-no-Kami
  • Kawaya-no-Kami
  • Kaya-no-Hime
  • Kazahana-hime
  • Kazakiri-no-Kami
  • Kegarebarai-no-Kami
  • Ketsumiko-no-Kami
  • Kichijōten
  • Kigishi-no-Nanakime
  • Kikyō-hime
  • Kinomata-no-Kami

K, continued

  • Kirihare-no-Kami
  • Kishimojin
  • Kitayama-no-Ōkami
  • Kiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Kogarashi-no-Kami
  • Koibumi-hime
  • Kōjin
  • Kokūzō Bosatsu
  • Kōmokuten
  • Kongō Yasha Myōō
  • Konohanasakuya-hime
  • Kōri-no-Mitama
  • Kōrimizu-hime
  • Koto-no-Mitama
  • Kotodama-no-Ōkami
  • Kotohira Gongen
  • Kotoshironushi-no-Kami
  • Kotowari-no-Kami
  • Kujira-no-Ōkami
  • Kukunochi-no-Kami
  • Kukurihime-no-Kami
  • Kumano Fusumi-no-Kami
  • Kumano Gongen
  • Kumanokusubi
  • Kumokiri-no-Ōkami
  • Kunado-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Kuhizamochi
  • Kuni-no-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Mikumari-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Sagiri-no-Kami
  • Kuni-no-Tokotachi
  • Kuramitsuha-no-Kami
  • Kuraokami-no-Kami
  • Kurayamatsumi
  • Kurayami-no-Ōkami
  • Kurenai-hime
  • Kuri-no-Kami
  • Kusanone-no-Kami
  • Kushinadahime
  • Kushiwake-no-Kami
  • Kusurinushi-no-Kami
  • Kuwa-no-Kami

M: 26 names

  • Maihime-no-Ōkami
  • Makura-no-Kami
  • Mame-no-Kami
  • Marishiten
  • Masakayamatsumi
  • Matsukage-hiko
  • Michi-no-Nagachiha
  • Michikaeshi-no-Ōkami
  • Michiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Mikahayahi-no-Kami
  • Mikenu-no-Mikoto
  • Miketsukami
  • Minato-no-Kami
  • Mineyama-no-Kami
  • Minori-no-Ōkami
  • Misogi-no-Mikoto
  • Mitama-no-Ōkami
  • Mitoshi-no-Kami
  • Mitsuhanome-no-Kami
  • Mitsumine Ōkami
  • Mizuho-hime
  • Mochiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Momiji-no-Ōkami
  • Mugiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Murasaki-no-Mikoto
  • Myōken Bosatsu

N: 18 names

  • Nagisahiko-no-Mikoto
  • Nakatsutsunoo
  • Nakatsuwatatsumi
  • Nakisawame-no-Kami
  • Narukami-no-Ōkami
  • Natsutakatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Nemoto-no-Kami
  • Nemuri-no-Kami
  • Nesaku-no-Kami
  • Nigihayahi-no-Mikoto
  • Nigimitama-no-Kami
  • Nijiwatari-no-Kami
  • Ninigi-no-Mikoto
  • Niwa-no-Ōkami
  • Niwatakatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Nowaki-hiko
  • Nunakawahime
  • Nuno-hime

O: 45 names

  • Ochiba-no-Kami
  • Odoyamatsumi
  • Ōgetsuhime-no-Kami
  • Ōhikari-no-Muchi
  • Ōhirume-no-Muchi
  • Ōine-no-Mitama
  • Ōiwa-no-Mitama
  • Ōkami-no-Mitama
  • Ōkanuchi-no-Kami
  • Ōkawabe-no-Mitama
  • Ōkaze-no-Mitama
  • Okinami-no-Ōkami
  • Okitsukaibera
  • Okitsunagisabiko
  • Okizakaru-no-Kami
  • Ōkoto-oshio-no-Kami
  • Ōkunimitama-no-Kami
  • Ōkuninushi-no-Kami
  • Okuyama-hime
  • Okuyamatsumi
  • Ōmagatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Ōmiwa Daimyōjin
  • Ōmiya-no-Me
  • Omodaru-no-Kami
  • Omoikane-no-Kami
  • Ōmononushi-no-Kami
  • Ōnamuchi-no-Kami
  • Ōnaobi-no-Kami
  • Ōno-no-Kami
  • Ōryō-no-Kami
  • Ōtakeru-no-Mikoto
  • Ōtani-hime
  • Otohime
  • Ōtohiwake-no-Kami
  • Ōtokiwake-no-Mikoto
  • Ōtonobe-no-Kami
  • Ōtonoji-no-Kami
  • Ōtoshi-no-Kami
  • Ōtsuchi-no-Kami
  • Ōwatatsumi-no-Kami
  • Ōyabiko-no-Kami
  • Ōyamakui-no-Kami
  • Ōyamatsumi-no-Kami
  • Ōyuki-hime
  • Ōyumi-no-Kami

R: 3 names

  • Raijin
  • Raikō Myōjin
  • Ryūjin

S: 42 names

  • Sae-no-Kami
  • Sakamichi Myōjin
  • Sakamori-no-Kami
  • Sake-no-Mitama
  • Sakuramori-hime
  • Samezaki-no-Ōkami
  • Samidare-hime
  • Sannō Gongen
  • Sarutahiko-Ōkami
  • Sasanami-hime
  • Seiryū
  • Sengen Daibosatsu
  • Seoritsuhime
  • Seseragi-hime
  • Shigiyamatsumi
  • Shigure-no-Kami
  • Shimizu Myōjin
  • Shimobashira-no-Kami
  • Shinatobe-no-Mikoto
  • Shinatsuhiko-no-Kami
  • Shio-no-Ōkami
  • Shionagi-hime
  • Shiosai-no-Kami
  • Shiotsuchi-no-Oji
  • Shirahama-hime
  • Shirahige Myōjin
  • Shirakumo-hime
  • Shitateruhime
  • Sokotsutsunoo
  • Sokotsuwatatsumi
  • Soranotsuchi-no-Kami
  • Sugawara no Michizane
  • Sugimori-no-Ōkami
  • Suhijini-no-Kami
  • Suijin
  • Sukunabikona-no-Kami
  • Sumiyoshi Sanjin
  • Sunatsuchi-no-Mitama
  • Susanoo-no-Mikoto
  • Suserihime
  • Suwa Daimyōjin
  • Suzaku

T: 56 names

  • Ta-no-Kami
  • Tabidachi-hime
  • Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
  • Tagorihime-no-Mikoto
  • Taikonushi-no-Mikoto
  • Tajimamori
  • Takamimusubi-no-Kami
  • Takamine-no-Mikoto
  • Takaokami-no-Kami
  • Takehaya Susanoo
  • Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto
  • Takemikazuchi-no-Kami
  • Takeminakata-no-Kami
  • Takeminato-no-Mikoto
  • Takeyabu-no-Kami
  • Takimitsu-no-Mikoto
  • Takumi-no-Ōkami
  • Tamakazura-hime
  • Tamanoya-no-Mikoto
  • Tamashizume-no-Mikoto
  • Tamatsumemusubi-no-Kami
  • Tamayorihime
  • Tamonten
  • Tanbo-no-Kami
  • Tanisoko-no-Mikoto
  • Tarumusubi-no-Kami
  • Tarushima-no-Kami
  • Tasogare-hime
  • Tatara-no-Ōkami
  • Tateiwa-no-Mikoto
  • Tatenushi-no-Ōkami
  • Tatsumaki-no-Mikoto
  • Tenazuchi
  • Tenjin
  • Tobira-no-Mitama
  • Tōge-no-Kami
  • Toki-no-Ōkami
  • Tokihakashi-no-Kami
  • Tomoshibi-hime
  • Toshigami
  • Tōshō Daigongen
  • Toyamatsumi
  • Toyoinaho-hime
  • Toyokumono-no-Kami
  • Toyotamahime
  • Toyouke-Ōmikami
  • Tsuchigama-hime
  • Tsuchinone-no-Ōkami
  • Tsukikage-no-Mikoto
  • Tsukitatsufunado-no-Kami
  • Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
  • Tsunuguhi-no-Kami
  • Tsuranagi-no-Kami
  • Tsuranami-no-Kami
  • Tsuwamono-no-Mitama
  • Tsuyukusa-hime

U: 14 names

  • Ugayafukiaezu
  • Uhijini-no-Kami
  • Ujigami
  • Ukanomitama-no-Kami
  • Umashiashikabihikoji
  • Umashimade-no-Mikoto
  • Umegaka-hime
  • Uminushi-no-Ōkami
  • Umisachihiko
  • Uranai-hime
  • Utagaki-hime
  • Utsushikunitama
  • Uwatsutsunoo
  • Uwatsuwatatsumi

W: 7 names

  • Wakaba-no-Mikoto
  • Wakagaeri-no-Mitama
  • Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
  • Wakatoshi-no-Kami
  • Wakayamakui-no-Kami
  • Wakumusubi-no-Kami
  • Wazurai-no-Ushi

Y: 26 names

  • Ya-no-Kami
  • Yachihoko-no-Kami
  • Yagamihime
  • Yakimono-no-Kami
  • Yakubyōgami
  • Yama-no-Kami
  • Yamaibarai-no-Mikoto
  • Yamakage-no-Kami
  • Yamasachihiko
  • Yasakatome-no-Kami
  • Yashikigami
  • Yashimajinumi
  • Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami
  • Yatagarasu
  • Yatsurugi-no-Mitama
  • Yoi-no-Myōjin
  • Yomikage-hime
  • Yomotsu-Kurado-no-Kami
  • Yomotsu-Ōkami
  • Yomotsu-Shikome
  • Yorozu-no-Mitama
  • Yūdachi-hiko
  • Yūhi-no-Kami
  • Yukikage-no-Mikoto
  • Yume Myōjin
  • Yumihari-hiko

Z: 2 names

  • Zaō Gongen
  • Zōchōten