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Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 小敏, 小年, 小歳, 小才, 琴登, 琴志(Japanese Kanji) ことし(Japanese Hiragana) コトシ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsXiaomin (Chinese), So-min (Korean)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 敏 (toshi) meaning "keen, clever" (where 俊 shares a similar meaning) or 年/歳/才 (toshi) meaning "year; age", or 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 登 (shi) meaning "ascent" or 志 (shi) meaning "will, aim, goal". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.It can also come from 今年 (kotoshi) meaning "this year".