Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Shōtarō

勝太郎

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しょうたろうショウタロウShōtarō

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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 spellings84

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows84

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shōtarō

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しょうたろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formショウタロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShōtarō

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

Mora segmentationしょ · う · た · ろ · う

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

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Meaning by written form

What can Shōtarō 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 “Shōtarō”, 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

勝太郎

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

勝victory, win, prevail太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

匠多朗

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter多many, frequent, much朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

匠多郎

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter多many, frequent, much郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

匠太朗

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter太plump, thick, big around朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

匠太郎

Characters and loaded glosses

匠artisan, workman, carpenter太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

升太郎

Characters and loaded glosses

升measuring box, 1.8 liter太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

咲太郎

Characters and loaded glosses

咲blossom, bloom太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

唱太郎

Characters and loaded glosses

唱chant, recite, call upon太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

商太郎

Characters and loaded glosses

商make a deal, selling, dealing in太plump, thick, big around郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

奨多朗

Characters and loaded glosses

奨exhort, urge, encourage多many, frequent, much朗clear, bright, distinct

Kanji spelling

奨多郎

Characters and loaded glosses

奨exhort, urge, encourage多many, frequent, much郎son, counter for sons

Kanji spelling

奨太朗

Characters and loaded glosses

奨exhort, urge, encourage太plump, thick, big around朗clear, bright, distinct

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 84. 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 Shōtarō 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

しょうたろう

Kanji-based spellings84

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters6

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

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

2-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms82

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 asGiven name

しょうたろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms141

142 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 140 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
しょうたろうShōtarō	141142 source rows	male 140 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: male 139 · unspecified 2	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 Shōtarō

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 data84

11–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes25

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms77

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms7

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
しょうたろう	Shōtarō	5	84

Recurring first-position kanji

将leader, commander5 forms 翔soar, fly5 forms 匠artisan, workman4 forms 奨exhort, urge4 forms 尚esteem, furthermore4 forms 昇rise up4 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

郎son, counter for sons49 forms 朗clear, bright32 forms 刃blade, sword1 form 析chop, divide1 form 良good, pleasing1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

太郎35 analyzed forms 太朗17 analyzed forms 多朗14 analyzed forms 多郎14 analyzed forms 翔太3 analyzed forms 匠多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?

25 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings25

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading55

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

尚太郎

4 source-recorded readings

ShuntarōしゅんたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this pageNaotarōなおたろう Harutarōはるたろう

咲太郎

3 source-recorded readings

SakitarōさきたろうSakutarōさくたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this page

政太郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this pageSeitarōせいたろう Masatarōまさたろう

昌太郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this pageMasatarōまさたろう Yoshitarōよしたろう

正太郎

3 source-recorded readings

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this pageSeitarōせいたろう Masatarōまさたろう

勝太郎

2 source-recorded readings

KatsutarōかつたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this page

升太郎

2 source-recorded readings

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this pageMasutarōますたろう

小太郎

2 source-recorded readings

KotarōこたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this page

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 Shōtarō 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
太	plump, thick, big around	53	0	0	53	4	おお, たか, ひろ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
郎	son, counter for sons	49	0	49	0	9	いら, お, とう, もん +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
朗	clear, bright, distinct	32	0	32	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
多	many, frequent, much	28	0	0	28	6	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
将	leader, commander, general	5	5	0	0	10	かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
翔	soar, fly	5	5	0	0	12	か	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
匠	artisan, workman, carpenter	4	4	0	0	6	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
奨	exhort, urge, encourage	4	4	0	0	13	まさし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
尚	esteem, furthermore, still	4	4	0	0	8	たか, たかし, ないし, なり +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
昇	rise up	4	4	0	0	8	しゅう, のり	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
昌	prosperous, bright, clear	4	4	0	0	8	まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
昭	shining, bright	4	4	0	0	9	あき, あきら, かず, かずみ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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

勝太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

KatsutarōかつたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

勝victory, win太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

匠多朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman多many, frequent朗clear, bright

Exact written form

匠多郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman多many, frequent郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

匠太朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman太plump, thick朗clear, bright

Exact written form

匠太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

匠artisan, workman太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

升太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this pageMasutarōますたろう

Characters in order

升measuring box, 1.8 liter太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

咲太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

SakitarōさきたろうSakutarōさくたろうShōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

咲blossom, bloom太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

唱太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

唱chant, recite太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

商太郎

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

商make a deal, selling太plump, thick郎son, counter for sons

Exact written form

奨多朗

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shōtarōしょうたろう · this page

Characters in order

奨exhort, urge多many, frequent朗clear, bright

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 84. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Shōtarō 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.

太plump, thick, big around53 of 84 analyzed forms 郎son, counter for sons49 of 84 analyzed forms 朗clear, bright, distinct32 of 84 analyzed forms 多many, frequent, much28 of 84 analyzed forms 将leader, commander, general5 of 84 analyzed forms 翔soar, fly5 of 84 analyzed forms 匠artisan, workman, carpenter4 of 84 analyzed forms 奨exhort, urge, encourage4 of 84 analyzed forms 尚esteem, furthermore, still4 of 84 analyzed forms 昇rise up4 of 84 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shōtarō

84 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しょうたろう. 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.

勝太郎

しょうたろう · Shōtarō

Katakana ショウタロウMorae 5Strokes 25

勝victory, win, prevail, excel 太plump, thick, big around 郎son, counter for sons

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

Same writing, other recorded reading

Katsutarōかつたろう

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

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
勝太郎	しょうたろう	勝 — victory, win · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	25	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匠多朗	しょうたろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匠多郎	しょうたろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匠太朗	しょうたろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匠太郎	しょうたろう	匠 — artisan, workman · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
升太郎	しょうたろう	升 — measuring box, 1.8 liter · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲太郎	しょうたろう	咲 — blossom, bloom · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
唱太郎	しょうたろう	唱 — chant, recite · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
商太郎	しょうたろう	商 — make a deal, selling · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨多朗	しょうたろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright	30	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨多郎	しょうたろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons	28	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨太朗	しょうたろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright	28	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奨太郎	しょうたろう	奨 — exhort, urge · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons	26	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
将多朗	しょうたろう	将 — leader, commander · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
将多郎	しょうたろう	将 — leader, commander · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons	25	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
将大朗	しょうたろう	将 — leader, commander · 大 — large, big · 朗 — clear, bright	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Shōtarō

Extended source depth

How to read Shōtarō

What can Shōtarō mean?

勝太郎

匠多朗

匠多郎

匠太朗

匠太郎

升太郎

咲太郎

唱太郎

商太郎

奨多朗

奨多郎

奨太朗

How to read these meanings

How Shōtarō is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Shōtarō

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Shōtarō spellings

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

勝太郎

匠多朗

匠多郎

匠太朗

匠太郎

升太郎

咲太郎

唱太郎

商太郎

奨多朗

Kanji recurring across Shōtarō spellings

Explore written forms of Shōtarō

勝太郎

匠多朗

匠多郎

匠太朗

匠太郎

升太郎

咲太郎

唱太郎

商太郎

奨多朗

奨多郎

奨太朗

奨太郎

将多朗

将多郎

将大朗

将太朗

将太郎

小太郎

尚多朗

尚多郎

尚太朗

尚太郎

庄太朗

庄太郎

彰太朗

彰太郎

承太郎

抄太郎

捷太郎

政太朗

政太郎

昇多朗

昇多郎

昇太朗

昇太郎

昌多朗

昌多郎

昌太朗

昌太郎

昭多朗

昭多郎

昭太朗

昭太郎

晶多朗