is a feminine Japanese given name. The name Chika can be written with the
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...
characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower".
Chika can also be written with many different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...
characters thus, giving the name various meanings.
Possible writings in Japanese
Chika can be written using different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...
characters and can mean:
*千佳, "thousand, excellence"
*千夏, "thousand, summer"
*千賀, "thousand, celebration"
*千香, "thousand, fragrance"
*千花, "thousand, flower"
*千華, "thousand, chinese flower"
*千果, "thousand, fruit"
*知香, "knowledge, fragrance"
*知佳, "knowledge, excellence"
*智香, "wisdom, fragrance"
*愛, "love" (
nanori reading)
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...
or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...
.
People
* Chika, a member of the Japanese girl group ''
D&D''
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese fencer
* , Japanese women's footballer
* , Japanese professional footballer
*
Chika Kodama
is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennia ...
(born 1970), Japanese softball player
* , Japanese chemist
* , Japanese ice hockey player
* , Japanese avant-garde poet
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese singer and songwriter
* , Japanese YouTuber known as
Bilingirl
* Exo-Chika, founding member of , Japanese group
Fictional characters
*
Chika Akatsuki (知佳), a character in the manga series ''Zombie-Loan''.
*Chika Amatori, a character in the manga and anime series World Trigger.
*
Chika Fujiwara
is a fictional character in the manga series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', created by Aka Akasaka. Depicted in the story as coming from a prestigious family of politicians, Chika is the student council secretary of Shuchiin Academy, where she w ...
(千花), a character in the manga and anime series ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''.
*Chika Ito (千佳), a character in the manga and anime series ''
Strawberry Marshmallow''.
*Chika Midarezaki (千花), a character in the Japanese light novel series ''
Kyōran Kazoku Nikki
is a light novel series by Akira (日日日), with illustrations by x6suke. A 26-episode anime adaptation was broadcast in 2008.
Plot summary
A thousand years ago, Enka (閻禍), the god of destruction, died saying that its "child" would ...
''.
* Chika Minazuki (ちか), a
character in the manga and anime series ''Ai Yori Aoshi''.
* Chika Misumi (千歌), a character in the mobile gacha game ''
Princess Connect Re:Dive''.
* Chika Ogiue (千佳), a
character in the manga and anime series ''Genshiken''.
*
Chika Takami
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the ''Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of '' ...
(千歌), a character in the Japanese multimedia project ''
Love Live! Sunshine!!
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' '' Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the '' Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of ' ...
''.
*Chika Yurikasa (千佳), a character in the manga and anime series ''
Shrine of the Morning Mist''.
*Chika Yamada (千夏), a character in the manga and anime series ''
B Gata H Kei
is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yoko Sanri. It was published by Shueisha and ran in ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin ...
''.
*Chika Kudou (久遠愛), a character in the manga and anime series ''
Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life''.
*Chika, a chacter in the manga series ''
Monkey High!
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Shouko Akira. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''Deracomi'' magazine, starting in 2004. (Text:「オール新作よみきり30本！『サルヤマっ！』 最彬 聖 ...
''.
See also
*
Chica (name)
*
Chika (general name) Chika a given name or a nickname. It can be an Igbo given name or Japanese given name. It may be neither. Non-Igbo and Non-Japanese people using the name, include the following:
Given name
* Chika Emeagi (born 1979), Australian women's basketbal ...
*
Chika (Igbo given name)
*
Chika (disambiguation)
*
Chiki Chiki is a given name and nickname. Notable people associated with this name include the following:
Nickname
* Chiki (footballer), full name Christian Borrego Isabel (born 1996), Spanish footballer
*Chiki Meza, nickname of Jesús Meza (born 1986), ...
*
Chicka (disambiguation) Chicka is a nickname that is associated with the name Charles. People known by that name include the following:
* Brian Moore (rugby league) (1944–2014), Australian former rugby league footballer and coach
* Charles Cahill (rugby league) (1916– ...
References
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Japanese feminine given names