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Japanese Names With Music and Poetry Meanings

This collection brings together reviewed Japanese given-name spellings connected with music, a harp, a string, rhythm, poetry, or sound. Qualifying spellings use 琴, 奏, 律, 絃, 詩, or 音, covering several distinct musical and literary images.

What this meaning label covers

“Music & Poetry” is an evidence-aware navigation label for the exact kanji spellings shown below. Inclusion means a qualifying character has the cited KANJIDIC gloss and the full spelling-and-reading pair passed the name publication gate; it does not prove a bearer’s intended meaning.

Published inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for music, a harp, a string, rhythm, poetry, or sound; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

Qualifying kanji: 琴 · 奏 · 律 · 絃 · 詩 · 音

Reviewed music & poetry-related names

Every card represents one exact kanji-and-reading pair. Follow the record link for complete usage notes and field-level citations.

Feminine names

Kotoha

ことは · コトハ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

琴葉

  • 琴: harp
  • 葉: leaf

Pronunciation: koh-toh-hah

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Itoha

いとは · イトハ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

絃葉

  • 絃: string
  • 葉: leaf

Pronunciation: ee-toh-hah

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Kanon

かのん · カノン

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

花音

  • 花: flower
  • 音: sound

Pronunciation: kah-noh-n

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Kotone

ことね · コトネ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

琴音

  • 琴: harp
  • 音: sound

Pronunciation: koh-toh-neh

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Utaha

うたは · ウタハ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

詩葉

  • 詩: poem
  • 葉: leaf

Pronunciation: oo-tah-hah

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Mikoto

みこと · ミコト

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

美琴

  • 美: beauty
  • 琴: harp

Pronunciation: mee-koh-toh

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Unisex or mixed-use names

Kanata

かなた · カナタ

Unisex

Matching reviewed spellings

奏汰

  • 奏: play music
  • 汰: washing

奏多

  • 奏: play music
  • 多: many

奏太

  • 奏: play music
  • 太: plump

Pronunciation: kah-nah-tah

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How to interpret this collection

A sound-related kanji and an instrument-related kanji are not interchangeable. Their separate glosses are retained so the collection does not flatten them into one generic “music” meaning.

A single pronunciation can have multiple kanji spellings. Category membership applies only to the matching spelling shown on the card, not automatically to every spelling on the linked name record.

How to compare the names

  1. Compare the exact music & poetry-related kanji and its other written elements before choosing a spelling to research.
  2. Open the individual name record to verify the reading, gender evidence, current sample evidence, pronunciation notes, and field-level source limits.
  3. Treat the English category as a discovery aid; confirm real-world naming and registration questions with a qualified native speaker and the relevant authority.

Frequently asked questions

Does every name here literally mean music & poetry?

The label applies because the exact reviewed spelling has one or more character glosses that meet the inclusion rule. It does not prove every bearer's intended meaning.

Are these real Japanese given names?

Each spelling-and-reading pair comes from a name record that passed the site's dictionary, source, review-date, and relationship checks.

Can the same pronunciation use different kanji?

Yes. This page only covers the exact written form shown on each card; another spelling with the same reading may belong to a different meaning collection.

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Sources and evidence limits

These sources support the collection rule. Each name card links to its own field-level citations and any usage-ranking evidence.

Inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for music, a harp, a string, rhythm, poetry, or sound; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.