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Japanese Names Ending in -ka
The ending -ka often means flower (่ฑ) or fragrance (้ฆ). Names like Haruka, Ayaka and Honoka are popular for girls.
Names ending in -ka
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayaka girl | ๅฝฉ้ฆ | ใใใ | coloring + incense |
| Yuka girl | ๅช้ฆ | ใใใ | tenderness + incense |
| Haruka girl | ้ฅ | ใฏใใ | far off |
| Sayaka girl | ๆธ ้ฆ | ใใใ | pure + incense |
| Erika girl | ็ตตๆขจ่ฑ | ใใใ | picture + pear tree + flower |
| Mika girl | ็พ้ฆ | ใฟใ | beauty + incense |
| Asuka girl | ๆๆฅ | ใใใ | bright + day |
| Honoka girl | ็พๆตท | ใปใฎใ | hundred + sea |
| Madoka girl | ๅๆฅ | ใพใฉใ | circle + day |
| Yurika girl | ็พๅ้ฆ | ใใใ | hundred + fit + incense |
| Shizuka girl | ๅนณๅ | ใใใ | even + harmony |
| Aika girl | ๆ้ฆ | ใใใ | love + incense |
| Rika girl | ้้ฆ | ใใ | ri + incense |
| Chika girl | ๅไฝณ | ใกใ | thousand + excellent |
| Hiroka girl | ๅผ้ฆ | ใฒใใ | vast + incense |
| Emika girl | ็ตต็พ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | picture + beauty + flower |
| Manaka girl | ๆ่ฏ | ใพใชใ | love + splendor |
| Reika girl | ้บ่ฏ | ใใใ | lovely + splendor |
| Momoka girl | ๆก่ฑ | ใใใ | peach + flower |
| Ruka girl | ๆๆตท | ใใ | month + sea |
| Fumika girl | ๆ้ฆ | ใตใฟใ | sentence + incense |
| Kyoka girl | ไบฌ้ฆ | ใใใใ | capital + incense |
| Seika girl | ๆ่ฑ | ใใใ | star + flower |
| Suzuka girl | ้ด้ฆ | ใใใ | small bell + incense |
| Masataka boy | ้ ่ฒด | ใพใใใ | gracious + precious |
| Ichika girl | ไธๅ | ใใกใ | one + add |
| Nanaka girl | ไธ่ฑ | ใชใชใ | seven + flower |
| Nonoka girl | ๅธ่ฑ | ใฎใฎใ | hope + flower |
| Yutaka unisex | ็ฑ้ซ | ใใใ | wherefore + tall |
| Ririka girl | ่ใ ่ฑ | ใใใ | jasmine + flower |
| Moka girl | ่่ฑ | ใใ | show symptoms of + flower |
| Nodoka girl | ๅ | ใฎใฉใ | harmony |
| Ayuka girl | ๆญฉๅ | ใใใ | walk + add |
| Asaka girl | ๆๆฅ | ใใใ | morning + day |
| Aeka girl | ๅๆ | ใใใ | harmony + fruit |
| Yoshitaka boy | ็ฑ้ซ | ใใใใ | wherefore + tall |
| Yumika girl | ๅผๅ | ใใฟใ | bow + add |
| Akika girl | ๆๅ | ใใใ | bright + add |
| Mayuka girl | ้ปๅ | ใพใใ | blackened eyebrows + add |
| Tomoka girl | ็ฅๅ | ใจใใ | know + add |
| Michika girl | ๆๅ | ใฟใกใ | teach + add |
| Amika girl | ็ทจ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | compilation + flower |
| Yoshika girl | ๅฎนๅ | ใใใ | contain + add |
| Kiyoka girl | ๆธ ๅ | ใใใ | pure + add |
| Arika girl | ๆๅ | ใใใ | possess + add |
| Marika girl | ็ๅ | ใพใใ | ball + add |
| Konoka girl | ๅญๅค | ใใฎใ | child + summer |
| Sumika girl | ๆธ ๆน | ใใฟใ | pure + direction |
| Kimika girl | ๅ ฌๅ | ใใฟใ | public + add |
| Yuika girl | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + add |
| Serika girl | ่ฟซ้ฆ | ใใใ | urge + incense |
| Itsuka girl | ไธๆตท | ใใคใ | one + sea |
| Maika girl | ่ๅ | ใพใใ | dance + add |
| Shuka girl | ไฟฎๅ | ใใ ใใ | discipline + add |
| Yasuka girl | ไฟๅ | ใใใ | protect + add |
| Fuyuka girl | ็็ฅ | ใตใใ | life + know |
| Norika girl | ๆณ่ฑ | ใฎใใ | method + flower |
| Keika girl | ๆตๅ | ใใใ | favor + add |
| Sachika girl | ๅนธๅ | ใใกใ | happiness + add |
| Saeka girl | ๆ ้ฆ | ใใใ | reflect + incense |
| Himeka girl | ๅงซๅ | ใฒใใ | princess + add |
| Satoka girl | ็ๅ | ใใจใ | logic + add |
| Nobutaka boy | ไฟก้ซ | ใฎใถใใ | faith + tall |
| Yasutaka boy | ๅฎ้ซ | ใใใใ | relax + tall |
| Namika girl | ๆณขๅ | ใชใฟใ | waves + add |
| Toka girl | ๅๆญ | ใจใ | ten + song |
| Naoka girl | ็ดๅ | ใชใใ | straightaway + add |
| Yumeka girl | ๅคขๅ | ใใใ | dream + add |
| Fuka girl | ้ขจๅ | ใตใใ | wind + add |
| Miyuka girl | ๅฟ็ตๆญ | ใฟใใ | heart + tie + song |
| Ryoka girl | ไบๅ | ใใใใ | complete + add |
| Soyoka girl | ๅช้ขจ | ใใใ | tenderness + wind |
| Toshitaka boy | ๅฉ้ซ | ใจใใใ | profit + tall |
| Saika girl | ๆไธ | ใใใ | utmost + below |
| Shoka girl | ๅๅค | ใใใ | first time + summer |
| Yukika girl | ๅๆญ | ใใใ | thousand + song |
| Sonoka girl | ๅๅ | ใใฎใ | park + add |
| Waka girl | ๅๅ | ใใ | harmony + add |
| Ikuka girl | ็ไฝ | ใใใ | life + what |
| Natsuka girl | ๅคๆฅ | ใชใคใ | summer + day |
Common kanji for the ending -ka
The sound -ka can be written with different characters. These are the ones used most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๅ | add, addition, increase (taught in grade 4) | ใซใใใ | 5 | Ayuka, Kana, Yumika |
| ้ฆ | incense, smell, perfume (taught in grade 4) | ใณใฆใใญใงใฆใใใใใ | 9 | Ayaka, Yuka, Sayaka |
| ่ฑ | flower (taught in grade 1) | ใซใใฑใใฏใช | 7 | Erika, Kaho, Amika |
| ๆฅ | day, sun, Japan (taught in grade 1) | ใใใใธใใใฒใใณ | 4 | Asaka, Asuka, Madoka |
| ๆญ | song, sing (taught in grade 2) | ใซใใใ | 14 | Utaro, Toka, Miyuka |
| ้ซ | tall, high, expensive (taught in grade 2) | ใณใฆใใใใใ ใ | 10 | Kojiro, Koki, Kosaburo |
| ๆตท | sea, ocean (taught in grade 2) | ใซใคใใใฟ | 9 | Tomomi, Honoka, Yukimi |
| ๅ | harmony, Japanese style, peace (taught in grade 3) | ใฏใใชใใซใใใ | 8 | Kazuko, Kazumi, Aeka |
Questions
What does -ka mean in Japanese names?
The ending -ka often means flower (่ฑ) or fragrance (้ฆ).
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