Makoto
誠
A unisex name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 誠, combines sincerity.
- Hiragana
- まこと
- Katakana
- マコト
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Makoto
- Morae
- 3 まこと
- Gender
- Unisex
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
誠
- 誠sincerity
真
- 真true, genuine
真琴
- 真true, genuine
- 琴koto harp
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Makoto. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- まこちゃんmako-chan
- まこくんmako-kun
- まことちゃんmakoto-chan
- まことくんmakoto-kun
- まーちゃんma-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.