Kotoha Japanese name meaning & kanji
琴葉
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 琴葉, combines koto + leaf.
Kotoha (ことは) is a Japanese girl’s name listed here with 1 kanji spelling. In its most typical form, 琴葉 pairs 琴 (“koto”) and 葉 (“leaf”), so the name can be read as “koto + leaf”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Kotoha under music & art and trees & forest. Close friends and family might call her ことちゃん (koto-chan) and ことはちゃん (kotoha-chan).
- Hiragana
- ことは
- Katakana
- コトハ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Kotoha
- Morae
- 3 ことは
- Gender
- Girl
Kotoha kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
琴葉
琴葉 combines 琴 (“koto”) and 葉 (“leaf”), read together as “koto + leaf”.
- 琴koto, Japanese harp
- 葉leaf
How to pronounce Kotoha
Say Kotoha in 3 even beats: ko · to · ha. 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 | こ | コ | ko | |
| 2 | と | ト | to | |
| 3 | は | ハ | ha |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Kotoha. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ことちゃんkoto-chan
- ことはちゃんkotoha-chan
- こーちゃんko-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Kotoha mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 琴葉, Kotoha means “koto + leaf”.
- How do you write Kotoha in Japanese?
- In hiragana ことは, in katakana コトハ, and in kanji most typically 琴葉.
- Is Kotoha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Kotoha is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Kotoha?
- Kotoha has 3 morae: ko · to · ha (ことは). Hepburn romaji: Kotoha.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Kotoha.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean music & art and trees & forest.
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