Hina (ひな)

Hina is read ひな and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 雛 and 陽菜. All two are feminine. All of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

ひ·な (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names

Kanji spellings of Hina

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

  • 雛
    ひな
    CommonFeminine

    Chick, little doll

  • 陽菜
    ひな
    CommonFeminine

    Sunshine and fresh greens

    • 陽(ひ)— sun
    • 菜(な)— greens

The kanji in Hina

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

  • 雛chick1 spelling
  • 陽sun1 spelling
  • 菜greens1 spelling

Hina with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Questions about Hina

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

In our data every spelling of Hina is feminine.

What does Hina mean?

Hina is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 雛 reads as "chick, little doll" and 陽菜 reads as "sunshine and fresh greens". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hina be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Hina?

ひな is 2 beats: ひ · 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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