Motoaki (もとあき)

Motoaki is read もとあき and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 基晃 and 基彰. All two are masculine.

Reading

も·と·あ·き (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Motoaki

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

  • 基晃
    もとあき
    Masculine

    Foundation + bright

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 晃(あき)— bright
  • 基彰
    もとあき
    Masculine

    Foundation + manifest

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 彰(あき)— manifest

The kanji in Motoaki

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

  • 基foundation2 spellings
  • 晃bright1 spelling
  • 彰manifest1 spelling

Motoaki with common surnames

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Questions about Motoaki

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

In our data every spelling of Motoaki is masculine.

What does Motoaki mean?

Motoaki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 基晃 reads as "foundation + bright" and 基彰 reads as "foundation + manifest". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Motoaki be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Motoaki?

もとあき is 4 beats: も · と · あ · き. 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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