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Toda 戸田 – Japanese surname

Toda (戸田) is read とだ and has 2 syllables. It is a family name. Written as 戸田, the characters mean: door + rice field. This reading can be written with at least 29 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 8 to 16 strokes in total.

About the name Toda

Toda (戸田) means door field, a field near a gate.

How to write Toda in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
戸田	とだ	door + rice field	9
部田	とだ	section + rice field	16
十多	とだ	ten + many	8
都田	とだ	metropolis + rice field	16
土田	とだ	soil + rice field	8
土多	とだ	soil + many	9

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

The kanji in Toda

戸

door, counter for houses, door radical

4 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: コ Kun: と

田

rice field, rice paddy

5 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: デン Kun: た

部

section, bureau, dept, class

11 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ブ Kun: べ

十

ten

2 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ Kun: とお、と、そ

多

many, frequent, much

6 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: タ Kun: おお、まさ

Toda in different scripts

Romaji	Toda
Hiragana	とだ
Katakana	トダ
Kanji (most common)	戸田

Full name examples

Ayumi Toda (Japanese order: 戸田歩美, とだあゆみ)
Yurina Toda (Japanese order: 戸田百合奈, とだゆりな)
Yuki Toda (Japanese order: 戸田結城, とだゆうき)

How to pronounce Toda

Break it into 2 parts: to · da. 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 とだ.

Questions about Toda

What does Toda mean in Japanese?

Toda has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 戸田, combines these meanings: door + rice field. Other spellings include 部田 (section + rice field), 十多 (ten + many), 都田 (metropolis + rice field).

How do you write Toda in kanji?

The most common way is 戸田 (とだ). It can also be written 部田, 十多, 都田, 土田, 土多.

How do you write Toda in katakana?

Toda is トダ in katakana and とだ in hiragana.

How do you pronounce Toda?

Toda is read とだ and has 2 syllables (morae).

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