Akina (あきな)

Akina is read あきな and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 亜希菜 and 亜希奈. All two are feminine.

Reading

あ·き·な (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Akina

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 亜希菜
    あきな
    Feminine

    Hope + greens

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 希(き)— hope
    • 菜(な)— greens
  • 亜希奈
    あきな
    Feminine

    Hope

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 希(き)— hope
    • 奈(な)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Akina

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 亜chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 希hope2 spellings
  • 菜greens1 spelling
  • 奈chosen for sound1 spelling

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Questions about Akina

Is Akina a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Akina is feminine.

What does Akina mean?

Akina is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 亜希菜 reads as "hope + greens" and 亜希奈 reads as "hope". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Akina be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 亜希菜 and 亜希奈. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Akina?

あきな is 3 beats: あ · き · な. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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