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Chika 千佳 – Japanese girl given name

Chika (千佳) is read ちか and has 2 syllables. It is mostly used for girls. Written as 千佳, the characters mean: thousand + excellent. This reading can be written with at least 101 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 7 to 16 strokes in total.

About the name Chika

Chika (千佳 or 千花) means a thousand beauties or a thousand flowers. It can also be a short form of Chikako.

How to write Chika in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
千佳	ちか	thousand + excellent	11
千花	ちか	thousand + flower	10
知佳	ちか	know + excellent	16
千日	ちか	thousand + day	7
千加	ちか	thousand + add	8
知加	ちか	know + add	13

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Chika

千

thousand

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: セン Kun: ち

佳

excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing

8 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: カ

花

flower

7 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: カ、ケ Kun: はな

知

know, wisdom

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: チ Kun: し

Chika in different scripts

Romaji	Chika
Hiragana	ちか
Katakana	チカ
Kanji (most common)	千佳

Full name examples

Chika Yuki (Japanese order: 結城千佳, ゆうきちか)
Chika Kono (Japanese order: 河野千佳, こうのちか)
Chika Maki (Japanese order: 牧千佳, まきちか)

How to pronounce Chika

Break it into 2 parts: chi · ka. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 2 sound units are written ちか.

Questions about Chika

What does Chika mean in Japanese?

Chika has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 千佳, combines these meanings: thousand + excellent. Other spellings include 千花 (thousand + flower), 知佳 (know + excellent), 千日 (thousand + day).

How do you write Chika in kanji?

The most common way is 千佳 (ちか). It can also be written 千花, 知佳, 千日, 千加, 知加.

How do you write Chika in katakana?

Chika is チカ in katakana and ちか in hiragana.

Is Chika a boy or girl name?

Chika is mostly used for girls.

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Themes: Flowers

Other names that use 千

千: thousand

Chie 千会 Chiemi 千恵美 Chifumi 千文 Chiharu 千時 Chihiro 千大 Chiiko 千意子 Chisaki 千早 Chisako 千査子 Chisato 千理 Chitose 千年 Chiyuki 千由 Chizu 千月

Names with a similar sound

Chiaki 治明 Chie 千会 Chieko 智恵子 Chiemi 千恵美 Chieri 智理 Chifumi 千文 Chiharu 千時 Chihaya 知派 Chihiro 千大 Chiho 七保

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