Fuka Japanese name meaning & kanji
風花
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 風花, combines wind + flower.
What does Fuka mean? That depends on the kanji. Written 風花, the most typical spelling, it means “wind + flower”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Fuka under sky & wind and flowers. Close friends and family might call her ふうちゃん (fū-chan) and ふうかちゃん (fūka-chan).
- Hiragana
- ふうか
- Katakana
- フウカ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Fūka
- Morae
- 3 ふうか
- Gender
- Girl
Fuka kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
風花
In 風花, 風 means “wind, style” and 花 means “flower”.
- 風wind, style
- 花flower
How to pronounce Fuka
Say Fuka in 3 even beats: fu · u · ka. In Hepburn romaji it is spelled Fūka; the macron marks the long vowel, which everyday English spelling usually drops, giving “Fuka”. Japanese vowels are short and clear: a as in “father”, i as in “machine”, u as in “food” (with unrounded lips), e as in “met”, o as in “more”.
| Beat | Kana | Katakana | Romaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ふ | フ | fu | |
| 2 | う | ウ | u | lengthens the vowel before it, so hold that sound for a second beat |
| 3 | か | カ | ka |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Fuka. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ふうちゃんfū-chan
- ふうかちゃんfūka-chan
- ふーちゃんfu-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Fuka mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 風花, Fuka means “wind + flower”.
- How do you write Fuka in Japanese?
- In hiragana ふうか, in katakana フウカ, and in kanji most typically 風花.
- Is Fuka a boy's or a girl's name?
- Fuka is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Fuka?
- Fuka has 3 morae: fu · u · ka (ふうか). Hepburn romaji: Fūka.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Fuka.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean sky & wind and flowers.
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