L5R Name Generator
Rokugani names for Legend of the Five Rings
Generate character names for Legend of the Five Rings: Rokugani family names first, then a Japanese personal name, as in Doji Haruka, Bayushi Akinori, Hida Goro and Utaku Tomoe, plus ronin such as Genzo the Wave Man and monks such as Brother Ekai.
About L5R names
Legend of the Five Rings is set in Rokugan, an empire inspired largely by feudal Japan, and its samurai are named the Japanese way: family name first, personal name second. The family name tells the table most of what it needs to know. A Doji or a Kakita is a Crane, a Bayushi or a Shosuro is a Scorpion, a Hida, Hiruma or Kuni is a Crab, an Akodo, Matsu or Ikoma is a Lion, an Isawa or Shiba is a Phoenix, a Togashi or Mirumoto is a Dragon, and a Shinjo, Moto or Utaku is a Unicorn.
This list pairs those family names, which belong to the setting, with real Japanese given names. Pairings such as Hida Goro and Kakita Tsubaki were made for this list and are not meant as figures from the game's story. Because the full list runs A to Z, family-first order groups it by itself: scroll to the family on your character sheet and choose from there. The smaller families of each clan, the Imperial families and several Minor Clan families are here too.
Not every character has a family. Ronin carry a personal name and whatever byname the road gives them, and monks answer to a single name, so the list also holds names such as Kihei of No Banner and Brother Ekai.
How to choose L5R names
- Pick the family before the personal name. In Rokugan the family decides the school, the clan and the reputation that walks into the room ahead of your character.
- A samurai takes an adult name at the gempuku, the coming-of-age ceremony, so the personal name can say something about what the character or the family hoped for.
- A character who married into another family carries that family's name. A duelist raised among the Matsu can sit at the table as a Kakita, which is a ready-made story hook.
- Ronin drop the family name. Use a personal name with a byname, such as Genzo the Wave Man or Yahei Without a Lord, and let the missing family name be the question other characters ask.
- These pairings were written new for this list, but the setting has thousands of named characters across its cards and books. If a name matters to your campaign, search it before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
How do names work in Legend of the Five Rings?
Samurai use the family name first and the personal name second, so Doji Haruka is Haruka of the Doji family. The family name shows the clan, and strangers address a samurai by it. Peasants, ronin and monks usually go by one name alone.
Are these names of characters from the game?
Not by design. The family names are the setting's own and belong to its publisher, and the personal names are ordinary Japanese given names. Pairings such as Bayushi Akinori, Akodo Kimiko and Shinjo Kotaro were put together for players' own characters, though with thousands of named characters in the setting a pairing can match a minor one by chance. This fan-made list has no tie to the publisher.
Which family names go with which clan?
Doji, Kakita, Daidoji and Asahina are Crane; Bayushi, Shosuro, Soshi and Yogo are Scorpion; Hida, Hiruma, Kaiu and Kuni are Crab; and Akodo, Matsu, Ikoma and Kitsu are Lion. Isawa, Shiba and Asako are Phoenix; Togashi, Mirumoto and Kitsuki are Dragon; and Shinjo, Moto, Utaku, Ide and Iuchi are Unicorn. Yoritomo, Tsuruchi and Moshi are Mantis families in the older editions, and Seppun, Otomo and Miya are the Imperial families. A few families changed clans over the editions, so check the book you play from.
What do I call a ronin or a monk?
A ronin has no family name, so a personal name and a byname do the work: Kihei of No Banner, Matabei the Sword for Hire, Okiku the Wave Woman. Monks use a single name with a title, as in Brother Ekai or Abbot Gikai.
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All 500 L5R names
A: 51 names
- Abbot Gikai
- Abbot Kaisen
- Abbot Tetsugen
- Agasha Daisuke
- Agasha Genji
- Agasha Maki
- Agasha Masatoshi
- Agasha Miki
- Agasha Miyoko
- Agasha Rika
- Agasha Shigeru
- Agasha Suzu
- Agasha Takao
- Agasha Tetsuya
- Agasha Umeko
- Akodo Aiko
- Akodo Chiyo
- Akodo Hideki
- Akodo Kentaro
- Akodo Kimiko
- Akodo Masahiro
- Akodo Masato
- Akodo Nobuyuki
- Akodo Shintaro
- Akodo Tadanobu
- Akodo Takashi
- Akodo Yoshiko
- Asahina Fumio
- Asahina Hanako
- Asahina Izumi
- Asahina Kazuko
- Asahina Michiko
- Asahina Minoru
- Asahina Sachiko
- Asahina Satoru
- Asahina Seiichi
- Asahina Shiori
- Asahina Yoichi
- Asahina Yutaka
- Asako Eri
- Asako Hiroshi
- Asako Kazuo
- Asako Keiko
- Asako Makoto
- Asako Momoko
- Asako Nobuo
- Asako Satoko
- Asako Tadashi
- Asako Tamae
- Asako Yoshinobu
- Asako Yuriko
B: 28 names
- Bayushi Akemi
- Bayushi Akinori
- Bayushi Hisashi
- Bayushi Jun
- Bayushi Katsuro
- Bayushi Kyoko
- Bayushi Masaaki
- Bayushi Mayumi
- Bayushi Rumiko
- Bayushi Saeko
- Bayushi Shinsuke
- Bayushi Yukari
- Brother Bunzo the Brewer
- Brother Denbei of the Rice Terraces
- Brother Ekai
- Brother Gonbei the Cook
- Brother Heisuke Who Was a Soldier
- Brother Jakuen the Silent
- Brother Kihei the Bell Ringer
- Brother Kumagoro the Woodcutter
- Brother Matabei the Pilgrim
- Brother Mumon of the Cedar Shrine
- Brother Senzo of the Sutra Hall
- Brother Soen of the Mountain Temple
- Brother Sogen of the Thousand Steps
- Brother Tobei the Sweeper
- Brother Torei the Gardener
- Bunzo the Yojimbo
D: 25 names
- Daidoji Hideaki
- Daidoji Isamu
- Daidoji Kiyoko
- Daidoji Mamoru
- Daidoji Misao
- Daidoji Natsumi
- Daidoji Reiko
- Daidoji Shigeo
- Daidoji Takeshi
- Daidoji Tetsuya
- Daidoji Tsutomu
- Daidoji Yae
- Denbei of the Burned Dojo
- Doji Ayame
- Doji Chiharu
- Doji Haruka
- Doji Hidetaka
- Doji Katsuhiko
- Doji Kiyomi
- Doji Masayuki
- Doji Miyuki
- Doji Norio
- Doji Sayuri
- Doji Takayuki
- Doji Yoshiaki
G: 4 names
- Genpachi of the Mountain Pass
- Genzo the Wave Man
- Ginjiro the Bandit Hunter
- Gonbei of the Empty Road
H: 29 names
- Heichi Kimiko
- Heichi Masao
- Heichi Tetsuo
- Heisuke Twice Sworn
- Hida Genta
- Hida Goro
- Hida Haruko
- Hida Isao
- Hida Katsuo
- Hida Kenta
- Hida Masako
- Hida Rokuro
- Hida Takeo
- Hida Taro
- Hida Tomoe
- Hida Ume
- Hikoshiro of the Three Roads
- Hiruma Akane
- Hiruma Jiro
- Hiruma Kana
- Hiruma Kenji
- Hiruma Koji
- Hiruma Mai
- Hiruma Naoki
- Hiruma Ryota
- Hiruma Shino
- Hiruma Shota
- Hiruma Takumi
- Hiruma Yuji
I: 52 names
- Ichiro Hidetaka
- Ichiro Masako
- Ichiro Tamotsu
- Ide Emi
- Ide Fumio
- Ide Hanako
- Ide Kazuko
- Ide Kosuke
- Ide Mariko
- Ide Noriko
- Ide Sachiko
- Ide Toshio
- Ide Yasuo
- Ide Yoichi
- Ide Yutaka
- Ikoma Ayumi
- Ikoma Hiroyuki
- Ikoma Kaori
- Ikoma Keiji
- Ikoma Masaki
- Ikoma Megumi
- Ikoma Minako
- Ikoma Shunsuke
- Ikoma Tomohiro
- Ikoma Wakana
- Ikoma Yasuhiro
- Ikoma Yoko
- Isawa Akihiro
- Isawa Atsushi
- Isawa Chizuru
- Isawa Hironobu
- Isawa Koharu
- Isawa Masashi
- Isawa Mitsuru
- Isawa Natsuko
- Isawa Ryuichi
- Isawa Shinichi
- Isawa Tsuneko
- Isawa Yumiko
- Isuke the Toll Keeper
- Iuchi Arata
- Iuchi Chiharu
- Iuchi Kotone
- Iuchi Madoka
- Iuchi Miyuki
- Iuchi Mizuki
- Iuchi Motoki
- Iuchi Osamu
- Iuchi Ryoichi
- Iuchi Sayuri
- Iuchi Seiji
- Iuchi Teruo
J: 1 name
- Jinpachi the Ashigaru Captain
K: 70 names
- Kaiu Fumiko
- Kaiu Hajime
- Kaiu Hiroko
- Kaiu Kazuo
- Kaiu Kenichi
- Kaiu Kiku
- Kaiu Masaru
- Kaiu Mitsuo
- Kaiu Shigeru
- Kaiu Tadao
- Kaiu Tomiko
- Kaiu Yoshio
- Kakita Asuka
- Kakita Hayato
- Kakita Kasumi
- Kakita Keisuke
- Kakita Kotone
- Kakita Madoka
- Kakita Naoya
- Kakita Ryunosuke
- Kakita Seijuro
- Kakita Shinnosuke
- Kakita Shizuka
- Kakita Tsubaki
- Kame of the Ferry Crossing
- Kasuga Hirokazu
- Kasuga Tomiko
- Kasuga Toshiko
- Kihei of No Banner
- Kinnosuke the Clanless
- Kitsu Ayaka
- Kitsu Chieko
- Kitsu Harunobu
- Kitsu Kikuko
- Kitsu Koichi
K, continued
- Kitsu Masao
- Kitsu Miwa
- Kitsu Sayo
- Kitsu Seiji
- Kitsu Tamotsu
- Kitsu Teruko
- Kitsu Yoshiro
- Kitsuki Chika
- Kitsuki Eiji
- Kitsuki Hideaki
- Kitsuki Izumi
- Kitsuki Koji
- Kitsuki Kyoko
- Kitsuki Minoru
- Kitsuki Nao
- Kitsuki Reiko
- Kitsuki Satoru
- Kitsuki Shiori
- Kitsuki Shuichi
- Komori Naoto
- Komori Shin
- Komori Tokiko
- Kumagoro the Bear
- Kuni Etsuko
- Kuni Hideo
- Kuni Katsumi
- Kuni Michio
- Kuni Miyo
- Kuni Nobuko
- Kuni Saburo
- Kuni Sadako
- Kuni Satoshi
- Kuni Shiro
- Kuni Tetsuo
- Kuni Toshiko
M: 60 names
- Magobei the Rice Guard
- Matabei the Sword for Hire
- Matsu Akiko
- Matsu Chiyoko
- Matsu Hatsue
- Matsu Hiromasa
- Matsu Katsuko
- Matsu Kazuma
- Matsu Misaki
- Matsu Naoko
- Matsu Ryo
- Matsu Takeshi
- Matsu Tomoko
- Matsu Yukiko
- Mirumoto Asami
- Mirumoto Ayame
- Mirumoto Haruka
- Mirumoto Hayato
- Mirumoto Kazuki
- Mirumoto Mami
- Mirumoto Naoki
- Mirumoto Ryoko
- Mirumoto Shinji
- Mirumoto Takumi
- Mirumoto Yumi
- Mirumoto Yuto
- Miya Hidemasa
- Miya Mine
- Miya Sada
- Miya Tami
- Miya Tomonori
- Miya Zenjiro
- Monzaemon the Duelist
- Morito Katsuro
- Morito Shiro
- Morito Ume
- Moshi Akihiro
- Moshi Chiyo
- Moshi Hiroko
- Moshi Hiroshi
- Moshi Kiku
- Moshi Masumi
- Moshi Mitsuru
- Moshi Satoko
- Moshi Tamae
- Moshi Yoshiko
- Moshi Yukiko
- Moshi Yumiko
- Moto Ai
- Moto Gennosuke
- Moto Heihachi
- Moto Jubei
- Moto Kagetora
- Moto Kanbei
- Moto Nobuhide
- Moto Sanjuro
- Moto Toki
- Moto Tome
- Moto Toyo
- Moto Waka
N: 4 names
- Novice Isuke
- Novice Rokusuke
- Novice Sasuke
- Novice Yaichi
O: 12 names
- Okiku the Wave Woman
- Old Brother Yahei
- Old Gorobei
- One-Eyed Kyuzo
- Osen of the Empty Scabbard
- Otomo Fuji
- Otomo Hisa
- Otomo Kanetsugu
- Otomo Kiyo
- Otomo Nobutaka
- Otomo Shigenobu
- Otsu of the Pilgrim Road
R: 2 names
- Riku the Masterless Archer
- Rokusuke the Spearman
S: 68 names
- Seibei the Quiet
- Senzo of the Long Winter
- Seppun Kinu
- Seppun Mitsuko
- Seppun Munenori
- Seppun Nagamasa
- Seppun Nobutada
- Seppun Takako
- Shiba Hideko
- Shiba Junichi
- Shiba Kiyomi
- Shiba Masanori
- Shiba Mika
- Shiba Nami
- Shiba Sakura
- Shiba Shigenobu
- Shiba Takahiro
- Shiba Tatsuo
- Shiba Yoshitaka
- Shiba Yuki
- Shichiroji of the River Inn
- Shige the Sword Polisher
- Shinjo Akira
- Shinjo Atsuko
- Shinjo Aya
- Shinjo Daisuke
- Shinjo Hana
- Shinjo Haru
- Shinjo Hiroto
- Shinjo Kenzo
- Shinjo Kotaro
- Shinjo Mai
- Shinjo Rintaro
- Shinjo Yuri
S, continued
- Shosuro Arata
- Shosuro Ayako
- Shosuro Chika
- Shosuro Kanako
- Shosuro Kaoru
- Shosuro Midori
- Shosuro Mieko
- Shosuro Nanako
- Shosuro Naoto
- Shosuro Ryoichi
- Shosuro Shin
- Shosuro Shuichi
- Sister Chiyono of the Bell Tower
- Sister Eshun
- Sister Fuji of the Winter Shrine
- Sister Okiku of the Quiet Garden
- Sister Ryonen the Herbalist
- Sojiro of the Broken Crest
- Soshi Eisuke
- Soshi Emiko
- Soshi Hiroaki
- Soshi Kazuya
- Soshi Masumi
- Soshi Mizuki
- Soshi Nozomi
- Soshi Ran
- Soshi Shinji
- Soshi Tamiko
- Soshi Toru
- Soshi Yasuo
- Sukeroku the Drifter
- Suzume Haruko
- Suzume Ryo
- Suzume Taro
T: 39 names
- Tasuke Who Sold His Armor
- Tobei the Caravan Guard
- Togashi Goro
- Togashi Hajime
- Togashi Isamu
- Togashi Kayo
- Togashi Ken
- Togashi Mari
- Togashi Noboru
- Togashi Rin
- Togashi Sen
- Togashi Shizue
- Togashi Taichi
- Togashi Yuka
- Toku Aiko
- Toku Kentaro
- Toku Shintaro
- Tonbo Kagemasa
- Tonbo Masanori
- Tonbo Yasu
- Torazo the Tiger of the Docks
- Toritaka Isao
- Toritaka Naoya
- Toritaka Sadako
- Tsi Nobuko
- Tsi Tadao
- Tsi Yoshio
- Tsuruchi Eri
- Tsuruchi Hideo
- Tsuruchi Ken
- Tsuruchi Kenji
- Tsuruchi Miho
- Tsuruchi Mika
- Tsuruchi Miki
- Tsuruchi Rie
- Tsuruchi Shohei
- Tsuruchi Taichi
- Tsuruchi Yuji
- Tsuruchi Yuka
U: 15 names
- Usagi Nui
- Usagi Ryotaro
- Usagi Tatsuo
- Utaku Akane
- Utaku Asuka
- Utaku Hatsue
- Utaku Kasumi
- Utaku Misaki
- Utaku Natsumi
- Utaku Ryota
- Utaku Shino
- Utaku Shizuka
- Utaku Tomoe
- Utaku Tsubaki
- Utaku Yae
V: 2 names
- Venerable Gasan
- Venerable Sister Osen