Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 空也, 天陽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SO-ṘAH-YAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.