Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts おとは(Japanese Hiragana) 乙羽, 乙葉, 音羽, 音葉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. O-TO-HAH [key] Meaning & History From 乙 (oto) meaning "maiden" or 音 (oto) meaning "sound" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.