Sota (そうた)

Sota is read そうた and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 蒼太, 颯太 and 宗太. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

そ·う·た (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Sota

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

  • 蒼太
    そうた
    CommonMasculine

    Deep blue, sturdy

    • 蒼(そう)— azure
    • 太(た)— thick
  • 颯太
    そうた
    CommonMasculine

    Swift and sturdy

    • 颯(そう)— brisk
    • 太(た)— thick
  • 宗太
    そうた
    Masculine

    Origin + thick

    • 宗(そう)— origin
    • 太(た)— thick

The kanji in Sota

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

  • 太thick3 spellings
  • 蒼azure1 spelling
  • 颯brisk1 spelling
  • 宗origin1 spelling

Sota with common surnames

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

Other names that use 蒼 (azure)

So (そう)Soma (そうま)

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Questions about Sota

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

In our data every spelling of Sota is masculine.

What does Sota mean?

Sota is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 蒼太 reads as "deep blue, sturdy", 颯太 reads as "swift and sturdy" and 宗太 reads as "origin + thick". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Sota be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Sota?

そうた is 3 beats: そ · う · た. 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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