Kai
海
A boy name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 海, combines sea.
- Hiragana
- かい
- Katakana
- カイ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Kai
- Morae
- 2 かい
- Gender
- Boy
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
海
- 海sea, ocean
快
- 快pleasant, cheerful
櫂
- 櫂oar
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Kai. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- かいくんkai-kun
- かいちゃんkai-chan
- かーちゃんka-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.