Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Shūson

周存

Given-name gender label not specified in these source records.

しゅうそんシュウソンShūson

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Reference coverage

Standard source depth

This reading group has enough source-recorded spelling and record depth for the main reference library. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings4

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows4

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelStandard

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shūson

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しゅうそん

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシュウソン

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShūson

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

Mora segmentationしゅ · う · そ · ん

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

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Meaning by written form

What can Shūson 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 “Shūson”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings4

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

周存

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

周circumference, circuit, lap存exist, suppose, be aware of

Kanji spelling

柊村

Characters and loaded glosses

柊holly村village, town

Kanji spelling

楸邨

Characters and loaded glosses

楸Japanese catalpa邨village, hamlet, rustic

Kanji spelling

秋邨

Characters and loaded glosses

秋autumn邨village, hamlet, rustic

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 Shūson 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

しゅうそん

Kanji-based spellings4

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms4

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

しゅうそん in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsunspecified 4

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
しゅうそんShūson	44 source rows	unspecified 4source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 4	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 Shūson

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 data4

14–20 strokes observed span

Median total strokes16

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms2

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
しゅうそん	Shūson	4	4

Recurring first-position kanji

周circumference, circuit1 form 柊holly1 form 楸Japanese catalpa1 form 秋autumn1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

邨village, hamlet2 forms 存exist, suppose1 form 村village, town1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

None of the 4 displayed written forms has a second given-name reading in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked4

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings0

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading4

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set1

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

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 Shūson 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
邨	village, hamlet, rustic	2	0	2	7	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
周	circumference, circuit, lap	1	1	0	8	あまね, しゅ, す, ちか +4	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
存	exist, suppose, be aware of	1	0	1	6	あり, まさ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
柊	holly	1	1	0	9	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
村	village, town	1	0	1	7	え, むた, ら	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
楸	Japanese catalpa	1	1	0	13	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
秋	autumn	1	1	0	9	あい	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

Katakana シュウソンMorae 4Strokes 16

秋autumn 邨village, hamlet, rustic

Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification

Search this exact writing Exact two-kanji context

Spelling comparator

Compare Shūson forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
周存	しゅうそん	周 — circumference, circuit · 存 — exist, suppose	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
柊村	しゅうそん	柊 — holly · 村 — village, town	16	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
楸邨	しゅうそん	楸 — Japanese catalpa · 邨 — village, hamlet	20	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
秋邨	しゅうそん	秋 — autumn · 邨 — village, hamlet	16	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class

What does Shūson mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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