Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Shōsaburō

匠三朗

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しょうさぶろうショウサブロウShōsaburō

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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings33

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows33

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shōsaburō

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingしょうさぶろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formショウサブロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShōsaburō

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Shousaburou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationしょ · う · さ · ぶ · ろ · う

6 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Shōsaburō mean?

A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Shōsaburō”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings12

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

匠三朗

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

匠三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

奨三朗

Characters and loaded glosses

奨exhort, urge, encourage三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

奨三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

奨exhort, urge, encourage三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

将三朗

Characters and loaded glosses

将leader, commander, general三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

将三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

将leader, commander, general三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

尚三朗

Characters and loaded glosses

尚esteem, furthermore, still三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

尚三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

尚esteem, furthermore, still三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

庄三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

庄level, in the country, manor三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

昇三朗

Characters and loaded glosses

昇rise up三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

昇三郎

Characters and loaded glosses

昇rise up三three郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

昌三朗

Characters and loaded glosses

昌prosperous, bright, clear三three朗clear, bright, distinct

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 33. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.

How to read these meanings

The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.

Reading profile

How Shōsaburō is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

しょうさぶろう

Kanji-based spellings33

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters7

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae6

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

3-kanji forms32

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asNo additional class found

しょうさぶろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
しょうざぶろうShōzaburō	4781 source rows	male 80 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 47 · unspecified 1	00 source rows
しょうさぶろうShōsaburō	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Shōsaburō

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data33

15–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms31

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
しょうさぶろう	Shōsaburō	6	33

Recurring first-position kanji

昌prosperous, bright3 forms 匠artisan, workman2 forms 奨exhort, urge2 forms 将leader, commander2 forms 尚esteem, furthermore2 forms 昇rise up2 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

郎son, counter for sons18 forms 朗clear, bright14 forms 囲surround, besiege1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

三郎18 analyzed forms 三朗14 analyzed forms 匠三2 analyzed forms 奨三2 analyzed forms 将三2 analyzed forms 尚三2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

33 of 33 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked33

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings33

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading0

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set5

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

正三郎

5 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Seisaburōせいさぶろう Seizaburōせいざぶろう Masasaburōまささぶろう

松三郎

4 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろうMatsusaburōまつさぶろうMatsuzaburōまつざぶろう

正三朗

4 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Seisaburōせいさぶろう Seizaburōせいざぶろう

省三郎

4 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Seisaburōせいさぶろう Seizaburōせいざぶろう

尚三郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Naosaburōなおさぶろう

庄三郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Sōsaburōそうさぶろう

昌三郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Masasaburōまささぶろう

昌囲

3 source-recorded readings

KatsusaburōかつさぶろうShōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Shōsaburō spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
三	three	32	0	0	32	3	か, さ, さい, さえ +11	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
郎	son, counter for sons	18	0	18	0	9	いら, お, とう, もん +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
朗	clear, bright, distinct	14	0	14	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
昌	prosperous, bright, clear	3	3	0	0	8	まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
匠	artisan, workman, carpenter	2	2	0	0	6	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
奨	exhort, urge, encourage	2	2	0	0	13	まさし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
将	leader, commander, general	2	2	0	0	10	かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
尚	esteem, furthermore, still	2	2	0	0	8	たか, たかし, ないし, なり +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
昇	rise up	2	2	0	0	8	しゅう, のり	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
昭	shining, bright	2	2	0	0	9	あき, あきら, かず, かずみ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
晶	sparkle, clear, crystal	2	2	0	0	12	あ, あき, あきら, ひかり +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
梢	treetops, twig	2	2	0	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

匠三朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman三three朗clear, bright

Exact written form

匠三郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman三three郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

奨三朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

奨exhort, urge三three朗clear, bright

Exact written form

奨三郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

奨exhort, urge三three郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

将三朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

将leader, commander三three朗clear, bright

Exact written form

将三郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

将leader, commander三three郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

尚三朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

尚esteem, furthermore三three朗clear, bright

Exact written form

尚三郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Naosaburōなおさぶろう

Characters in order

尚esteem, furthermore三three郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

庄三郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう Sōsaburōそうさぶろう

Characters in order

庄level, in the country三three郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

昇三朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōsaburōしょうさぶろう · this pageShōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Characters in order

昇rise up三three朗clear, bright

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 33. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Shōsaburō spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

三three32 of 33 analyzed forms 郎son, counter for sons18 of 33 analyzed forms 朗clear, bright, distinct14 of 33 analyzed forms 昌prosperous, bright, clear3 of 33 analyzed forms 匠artisan, workman, carpenter2 of 33 analyzed forms 奨exhort, urge, encourage2 of 33 analyzed forms 将leader, commander, general2 of 33 analyzed forms 尚esteem, furthermore, still2 of 33 analyzed forms 昇rise up2 of 33 analyzed forms 昭shining, bright2 of 33 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shōsaburō

33 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しょうさぶろう. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

匠三朗

しょうさぶろう · Shōsaburō

Katakana ショウサブロウMorae 6Strokes 20

匠artisan, workman, carpenter 三three 朗clear, bright, distinct

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded reading

Shōzaburōしょうざぶろう

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
匠三朗	しょうさぶろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匠三郎	しょうさぶろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨三朗	しょうさぶろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨三郎	しょうさぶろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	25	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
将三朗	しょうさぶろう	将 — leader, commander · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
将三郎	しょうさぶろう	将 — leader, commander · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
尚三朗	しょうさぶろう	尚 — esteem, furthermore · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
尚三郎	しょうさぶろう	尚 — esteem, furthermore · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
庄三郎	しょうさぶろう	庄 — level, in the country · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昇三朗	しょうさぶろう	昇 — rise up · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昇三郎	しょうさぶろう	昇 — rise up · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昌三朗	しょうさぶろう	昌 — prosperous, bright · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昌三郎	しょうさぶろう	昌 — prosperous, bright · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昌囲	しょうさぶろう	昌 — prosperous, bright · 囲 — surround, besiege	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昭三朗	しょうさぶろう	昭 — shining, bright · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
昭三郎	しょうさぶろう	昭 — shining, bright · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Shōsaburō

Extended source depth

How to read Shōsaburō

What can Shōsaburō mean?

匠三朗

匠三郎

奨三朗

奨三郎

将三朗

将三郎

尚三朗

尚三郎

庄三郎

昇三朗

昇三郎

昌三朗

How to read these meanings

How Shōsaburō is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Shōsaburō

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Shōsaburō spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

匠三朗

匠三郎

奨三朗

奨三郎

将三朗

将三郎

尚三朗

尚三郎

庄三郎

昇三朗

Kanji recurring across Shōsaburō spellings

Explore written forms of Shōsaburō

匠三朗

匠三郎

奨三朗

奨三郎

将三朗

将三郎

尚三朗

尚三郎

庄三郎

昇三朗

昇三郎

昌三朗

昌三郎

昌囲

昭三朗

昭三郎

晶三朗

晶三郎

松三郎

梢三朗

梢三郎

正三朗

正三郎

省三郎

祥三朗

祥三郎

章三郎

翔三朗

翔三郎

薔三朗

薔三郎

頌三朗

頌三郎

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What does Shōsaburō mean?

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