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Japanese girl(female) nameMahoto
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  • Gender:Female
  • Hiraganatip:まほと
  • Katakanatip:マホト
  • English Syllablestip:ma-ho-to (3)
  • Japanese Moraetip:ma-ho-to (3)
  • English transcriptionstip:Mahoto
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Mahochan(まほちゃん)Click to speech まほちゃんHocchan( ほっちゃん)Click to speech  ほっちゃんMacchan( まっちゃん)Click to speech  まっちゃん

This name is considered unisex, but it's more commonly used for boys. Japanese boy(male) nameSee the boys' version here.

Kanji Names & Meanings - 3 variations

In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. The more variations of kanji a name has, the more common it is in Japan. Conversely, a name with very few kanji variations is considered unique and rare. Below are the kanji variations for "Mahoto," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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実穂乙- Mahoto -

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means "fruit, truth, real."

Name ideas examples

  • Fruit - Fruit represents the sweet rewards of patience and cultivation. May your child enjoy the fruits of their labor and share abundance with others.

  • Truth - Truth is the foundation of integrity, the alignment of reality with one's words and beliefs. May your child always seek and speak truth, building their life on this solid foundation.

  • Real - Being real represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be real, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Abundance - Abundance - Being full or abundant - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of abundance throughout life.

means "ear of grain."

  • Ear of Grain - The seed-bearing tip of a grain plant such as rice or wheat.

  • Grain Stalk - The part of a grain stalk where the grain is attached.

  • Grain-like Shape - An object with a shape similar to a grain stalk.

Name ideas examples

  • Ear of Grain - The ear of grain symbolizes the harvest, abundance, and the fruits of patient cultivation. May your child reap abundant harvests from the seeds of effort they plant.

  • Grain Stalk - The grain stalk stands tall, bearing the weight of the harvest it supports. May your child stand strong, supporting others and bearing fruit abundantly.

  • Grain-like Shape - Grain shapes represent the forms of abundance and nourishment. May your child appreciate the forms of abundance in their life.

means "stylish, second rank, lower tone."

Name ideas examples

  • Stylish - Stylish - Chic; clever; tasteful - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of stylish throughout life.

  • Second Rank - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Second Stem - The sky represents limitless possibility, aspiration, and higher ideals. May your child reach toward the sky with boundless dreams.

  • Lower Tone - Depth represents profundity, thorough understanding, and solid foundation. May your child develop depth of character and understanding.

  • Wood, East - Directions guide us on our journey, helping us find our way. May your child always find their direction in life.

舞歩飛- Mahoto -

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means "to dance, to spin, to toy with."

  • To Dance - To move rhythmically to music, often in a group.

  • To Toy with - To handle as one pleases.

  • Play With - To handle or manipulate something in a playful or mischievous way.

  • Encourage - To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.

  • Stir Up - To cause excitement or enthusiasm.

  • Whirl - To spin or rotate rapidly.

Name ideas examples

  • To Dance - The act of dance represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child dance with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Toy with - The act of toy with represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child toy with with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Play With - Play represents joy, creativity, and the balance essential to a full life. May your child never forget to play, keeping joy and creativity alive.

  • Encourage - Encouraging represents support, motivation, and lifting others up. May your child encourage others, spreading confidence and hope.

  • Stir Up - Up represents growth, improvement, and the continuous journey toward betterment. May your child always strive upward, growing and improving throughout life.

  • Whirl - Speed represents efficiency, responsiveness, and seizing opportunities. May your child act swiftly when needed and patiently when appropriate.

means "to walk, gait, to measure."

Name ideas examples

  • To Walk - Walking represents steady progress, presence, and enjoying the journey. May your child walk through life with steady presence, enjoying the journey.

  • To Measure - Measure represents balance, proportion, and the wisdom of knowing limits. May your child know the measure of all things, balanced and proportionate.

  • Gait - Gait - Walking Style; manner of progress - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of gait throughout life.

  • Area Unit - Measurement units enable fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Interest Rate - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Pace - Paths represent journeys, choices, and the direction of life. May your child find good paths and walk them with courage.

  • Ratio - Ratio - A Rate; proportion - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ratio throughout life.

  • Shogi Piece - Shogi Piece - The "pawn" in Japanese chess - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shogi piece throughout life.

  • Unit of Length - Units of measure represent standards, consistency, and fair measurement. May your child measure their life by meaningful standards.

  • Walk, Walked - Walking represents steady progress, presence, and enjoying the journey. May your child walk through life with steady presence, enjoying the journey.

means "fly, soar, swift."

  • Fly - To move through the air.

  • Soar - To Rise High; to glide.

  • Swift - Fast; quick.

  • High - To be located in a high place.

  • Shogi Piece - One of the pieces in the Japanese game of Shogi, the Flying Chariot.

  • Unfounded - Without evidence or basis.

Name ideas examples

  • Fly - Fly - To move through the air - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of fly throughout life.

  • Soar - Height represents aspiration, achievement, and noble ideals. May your child reach for high ideals and achieve great heights.

  • Swift - Swiftness represents quick response, agility, and efficiency in action. May your child act swiftly and decisively when needed, never missing important moments.

  • High - Height represents lofty aspirations, nobility, and elevated thinking. May your child aim high, with noble aspirations and elevated thoughts.

  • Shogi Piece - The shogi piece represents strategic thinking, calculated moves, and thoughtful action. May your child think strategically.

  • Unfounded - Unfounded - Without evidence or basis - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of unfounded throughout life.

茉歩都- Mahoto -

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means "jasmine, fragrant."

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  • Jasmine - Jasmine symbolizes grace, elegance, and the sweet fragrance of virtue. Its white blossoms represent purity and auspiciousness. May your child spread the gentle fragrance of jasmine, bringing sweetness to all they meet.

  • Fragrant - Fragrance represents pleasant presence, lasting impression, and subtle beauty. May your child leave a fragrant impression wherever they go.

  • Beauty - Japanese beauty (美) encompasses both outer form and inner grace, with emphasis on simplicity and nature. May your child embody true beauty—simple, natural, and radiating from within.

  • Fragrance - Fragrance represents pleasant presence, lasting impression, and subtle beauty. May your child leave a sweet fragrance wherever they go.

means "to walk, gait, to measure."

Name ideas examples

  • To Walk - Walking represents steady progress, presence, and enjoying the journey. May your child walk through life with steady presence, enjoying the journey.

  • To Measure - Measure represents balance, proportion, and the wisdom of knowing limits. May your child know the measure of all things, balanced and proportionate.

  • Gait - Gait - Walking Style; manner of progress - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of gait throughout life.

  • Area Unit - Measurement units enable fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Interest Rate - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Pace - Paths represent journeys, choices, and the direction of life. May your child find good paths and walk them with courage.

  • Ratio - Ratio - A Rate; proportion - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ratio throughout life.

  • Shogi Piece - Shogi Piece - The "pawn" in Japanese chess - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shogi piece throughout life.

  • Unit of Length - Units of measure represent standards, consistency, and fair measurement. May your child measure their life by meaningful standards.

  • Walk, Walked - Walking represents steady progress, presence, and enjoying the journey. May your child walk through life with steady presence, enjoying the journey.

means "capital, metropolis, elegant."

Name ideas examples

  • Capital - Being capital represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be capital, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Metropolis - Metropolis - A large, important city; an urban center - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of metropolis throughout life.

  • Elegant - Elegance represents refined beauty, grace, and the sophisticated simplicity of good taste. May your child possess elegance in manner and spirit, graceful and refined.

  • All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

  • Big Town - Bigness represents generosity, capacity, and the ability to embrace much. May your child have a big heart, with generous capacity to embrace all of life.

  • Emperor's Palace - The emperor represents divine authority, cultural continuity, and national unity. May your child possess noble bearing and the wisdom to lead others with dignity.

  • Everyone - Everyone - All people or everyone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of everyone throughout life.

  • Gather - Gathering represents community, bringing people and resources together for common purpose. May your child have the gift of gathering people together in friendship and cooperation.

  • Graceful and Beautiful - Grace represents elegance in movement and character, the refinement of a cultivated spirit. May your child move through life with grace, elegant in action and refined in spirit.

  • To Rule - Ruling represents responsible authority, justice, and ordered governance. May your child rule themselves first, then lead others with justice.

  • Tokyo - Tokyo - Abbreviation for Tokyo Metropolis - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tokyo throughout life.

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