Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 牡丹(Japanese Kanji) ぼたん(Japanese Hiragana) ボタン(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. [bo̞.tä̃ɴ] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From 牡丹 (botan), referring to the (Chinese tree) peony.This name is very rarely used.