音羽
おとは
Documented interpretation
- 音: sound
- 羽: feathers
Usage note
JMnedict contains the exact 音羽・おとは pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 85 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.
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音羽
Otoha Japanese Name
おとは · オトハ
JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 音羽・おとは. 音羽 is no. 85 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.
Meaning overview
These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.
- For 音羽, 音 includes “sound”; 羽 includes “feathers”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts
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- Hiragana
- おとは
- Katakana
- オトハ
- Pronunciation
- oh-toh-hah
- Gender association
- Feminine
- Usage status
- Common
- Origin
- Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 音羽・おとは.
- Mora count
- 3
- Record status
- Reviewed
- Last reviewed
- July 27, 2026
Naturalness note
JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 音羽・おとは. 音羽 is no. 85 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.
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Reviewed reading: おとは · written guide: oh-toh-hah
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Editorial notes
Cultural context
- This page covers the documented 音羽・おとは pair. Other spellings with the same reading require separate evidence.
- Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in both JMnedict and the cited 2025 ranking are included in this scaled record.
Pronunciation notes
- おとは contains 3 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.
Common misunderstandings
- The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 音羽 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.
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- ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading
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- KANJIDIC Project
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.
- 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100
Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note
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