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Hana: Meaning & Kanji

花

はな · ハナ

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Gender in this collection
girl
Stored reading
はな (Hana)
Written forms recorded
1
Style labels
traditional, timeless
Popularity in this collection
common

What does Hana mean in this spelling?

Hana is shown here as 花, the character for flower. It is a one-character spelling with the reading はな. When choosing a full name, keep 花 fixed in the generator to compare surname combinations without changing the given name’s written form.

These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

About Hana in this collection

Hana is a Japanese given name read はな in this collection, recorded in the written form 花. In this spelling the name is associated with flower; the component characters carry the glosses listed below. This collection labels it for girl use and notes it as common within this collection's sources.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Hana

花

Editorial selection

Written-form notes

Flower

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5170129. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

花
flower

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Hana

山本 花Yamamoto HanaUse this pairing →田中 花Tanaka HanaUse this pairing →佐藤 花Satō HanaUse this pairing →鈴木 花Suzuki HanaUse this pairing →林 花Hayashi HanaUse this pairing →高橋 花Takahashi HanaUse this pairing →

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Hana

愛艶花AekaShares 花 →愛花AikaShares 花 →愛光AkaneShares 花 →茜花AkanekaShares 花 →朱花AkekaShares 花 →空花AkikaShares 花 →葵花AokaShares 花 →愛咲花AsakaShares 花 →

Quick answers

Hana: questions and answers

How is Hana written in kanji?

Hana is recorded here as 花, read はな. Other spellings of the same sound exist beyond this collection.

Is Hana a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Hana is recorded as a girl name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.

What does Hana mean?

Written 花, Hana is associated with flower. The meaning belongs to this spelling — the same reading written with other kanji carries different imagery.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01