Hirota (ひろた)

Hirota is read ひろた and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 宏太, 広太 and 博太. All three are masculine.

Reading

ひ·ろ·た (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Hirota

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

  • 宏太
    ひろた
    Masculine

    Wide + thick

    • 宏(ひろ)— wide
    • 太(た)— thick
  • 広太
    ひろた
    Masculine

    Wide + thick

    • 広(ひろ)— wide
    • 太(た)— thick
  • 博太
    ひろた
    Masculine

    Learned + thick

    • 博(ひろ)— learned
    • 太(た)— thick

The kanji in Hirota

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

  • 太thick3 spellings
  • 宏wide1 spelling
  • 広wide1 spelling
  • 博learned1 spelling

Hirota with common surnames

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Hirota on our lists

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Questions about Hirota

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

In our data every spelling of Hirota is masculine.

What does Hirota mean?

Hirota is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 宏太 reads as "wide + thick", 広太 reads as "wide + thick" and 博太 reads as "learned + thick". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hirota be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 宏太, 広太 and 博太. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Hirota?

ひろた is 3 beats: ひ · ろ · た. 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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