Motohiko (もとひこ)

Motohiko is read もとひこ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 基彦 and 元彦. All two are masculine.

Reading

も·と·ひ·こ (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Motohiko

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

  • 基彦
    もとひこ
    Masculine

    Foundation + young man

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 彦(ひこ)— young man
  • 元彦
    もとひこ
    Masculine

    Origin + young man

    • 元(もと)— origin
    • 彦(ひこ)— young man

The kanji in Motohiko

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

  • 彦young man2 spellings
  • 基foundation1 spelling
  • 元origin1 spelling

Motohiko with common surnames

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Questions about Motohiko

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

In our data every spelling of Motohiko is masculine.

What does Motohiko mean?

Motohiko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 基彦 reads as "foundation + young man" and 元彦 reads as "origin + young man". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Motohiko be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Motohiko?

もとひこ is 4 beats: も · と · ひ · こ. 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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