Uta Japanese name meaning & kanji
詩
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 詩, combines poem.
Parents in Japan who choose the girl’s name Uta (うた) also choose its kanji. The spelling listed here is 詩, meaning “poem”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Uta under music & art. Familiar forms include うたちゃん and うーちゃん.
- Hiragana
- うた
- Katakana
- ウタ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Uta
- Morae
- 2 うた
- Gender
- Girl
Uta kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
詩
Written with one character, 詩, the name carries the meaning “poem”.
- 詩poem
How to pronounce Uta
Pronounced u · ta, Uta is 2 morae long, and Japanese gives each mora roughly equal time. 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 | う | ウ | u | |
| 2 | た | タ | ta |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Uta. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- うたちゃんuta-chan
- うーちゃんu-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Uta mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 詩, Uta means “poem”.
- How do you write Uta in Japanese?
- In hiragana うた, in katakana ウタ, and in kanji most typically 詩.
- Is Uta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Uta is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Uta?
- Uta has 2 morae: u · ta (うた). Hepburn romaji: Uta.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Uta.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean music & art.
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