Tsubaki (つばき)
Tsubaki is read つばき and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 椿 and 山茶. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
つ·ば·き (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Tsubaki
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 椿つばきCommonFeminine
Camellia
- 山茶つばきFeminine
Mountain + tea
- 山— mountain
- 茶— tea
The kanji in Tsubaki
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 椿camellia1 spelling
- 山mountain1 spelling
- 茶tea1 spelling
Tsubaki with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
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Tsubaki on our lists
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Questions about Tsubaki
Is Tsubaki a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Tsubaki is feminine.
What does Tsubaki mean?
Tsubaki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 椿 reads as "camellia" and 山茶 reads as "mountain + tea". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Tsubaki be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 椿 and 山茶. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Tsubaki?
つばき is 3 beats: つ · ば · 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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