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幸太
こうた
Kota
KOH-tah · a male name
“Happiness + strength”
Happy · Warm · Lucky
The story of Kota
The lucky Kota — happiness carried with both hands.
Two round syllables anyone can say. Kota's favorite kanji wish for the two simplest good things: happiness and health.
Kanji by kanji
happiness, good fortune
The kanji of shiawase — happiness as everyday good fortune.
big, strong
A classic kanji in boys' names, expressing healthy growth and strength.
How it feels
The full story
About 幸太
幸太 puts fortune first and asks strength to protect it: may happiness be sturdy in this life. A warm, openhearted spelling.
Popularity in Japan
Kota has held top-20 ground from the 2000s into the 2020s — steady, likable, never a fad.
Through the decades
A modern standard with an old-fashioned good heart.
Deep dive
Where some names aim high, Kota aims true: an ordinary, sunlit happiness kept in good health. Its easygoing sound matches the wish exactly.
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