Maika (まいか)

Maika is read まいか and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 真衣香, 舞佳 and 舞加. All three are feminine.

Reading

ま·い·か (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Maika

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

  • 真衣香
    まいか
    Feminine

    True + garment + scent

    • 真(ま)— true
    • 衣(い)— garment
    • 香(か)— scent
  • 舞佳
    まいか
    Feminine

    Dance + beautiful

    • 舞(まい)— dance
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
  • 舞加
    まいか
    Feminine

    Dance

    • 舞(まい)— dance
    • 加(か)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Maika

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

  • 舞dance2 spellings
  • 真true1 spelling
  • 衣garment1 spelling
  • 香scent1 spelling
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling
  • 加chosen for sound1 spelling

Maika with common surnames

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

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Maiko (まいこ)Mai (まい)Yuika (ゆいか)Madoka (まどか)

Maika on our lists

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Questions about Maika

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

In our data every spelling of Maika is feminine.

What does Maika mean?

Maika is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 真衣香 reads as "true + garment + scent", 舞佳 reads as "dance + beautiful" and 舞加 reads as "dance". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Maika be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 真衣香, 舞佳 and 舞加. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Maika?

まいか is 3 beats: ま · い · か. 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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