Motoyasu (もとやす)

Motoyasu is read もとやす and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 基恭, 基康 and 基泰. All three are masculine.

Reading

も·と·や·す (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Motoyasu

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

  • 基恭
    もとやす
    Masculine

    Foundation + respect

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 恭(やす)— respect
  • 基康
    もとやす
    Masculine

    Foundation + well-being

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 康(やす)— well-being
  • 基泰
    もとやす
    Masculine

    Foundation + peaceful

    • 基(もと)— foundation
    • 泰(やす)— peaceful

The kanji in Motoyasu

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

  • 基foundation3 spellings
  • 恭respect1 spelling
  • 康well-being1 spelling
  • 泰peaceful1 spelling

Motoyasu with common surnames

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Questions about Motoyasu

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

In our data every spelling of Motoyasu is masculine.

What does Motoyasu mean?

Motoyasu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 基恭 reads as "foundation + respect", 基康 reads as "foundation + well-being" and 基泰 reads as "foundation + peaceful". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Motoyasu be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Motoyasu?

もとやす is 4 beats: も · と · や · す. 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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