Nobutaka (のぶたか)

Nobutaka is read のぶたか and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 延孝 and 延高. All two are masculine.

Reading

の·ぶ·た·か (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Nobutaka

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

  • 延孝
    のぶたか
    Masculine

    Extend + filial piety

    • 延(のぶ)— extend
    • 孝(たか)— filial piety
  • 延高
    のぶたか
    Masculine

    Extend + tall

    • 延(のぶ)— extend
    • 高(たか)— tall

The kanji in Nobutaka

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

  • 延extend2 spellings
  • 孝filial piety1 spelling
  • 高tall1 spelling

Nobutaka with common surnames

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Questions about Nobutaka

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

In our data every spelling of Nobutaka is masculine.

What does Nobutaka mean?

Nobutaka is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 延孝 reads as "extend + filial piety" and 延高 reads as "extend + tall". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Nobutaka be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Nobutaka?

のぶたか is 4 beats: の · ぶ · た · 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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