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Japanese given name

Sōji

創二

Given-name classification varies across source records.

そうじソウジSōji
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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 spellings53

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows53

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sōji

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そうじ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formソウジ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSōji

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

Mora segmentationそ · う · じ

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

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Meaning by written form

What can Sōji 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 “Sōji”, 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

創二

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
創genesis, wound, injury二two, two radical (no. 7)
Kanji spelling

創司

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
創genesis, wound, injury司director, official, govt office
Kanji spelling

創次

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
創genesis, wound, injury次next, order, sequence
Kanji spelling

創治

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
創genesis, wound, injury治reign, be at peace, calm down
Kanji spelling

双治

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
双pair, set, comparison治reign, be at peace, calm down
Kanji spelling

双耳

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
双pair, set, comparison耳ear
Kanji spelling

壮二

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
壮robust, manhood, prosperity二two, two radical (no. 7)
Kanji spelling

壮次

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
壮robust, manhood, prosperity次next, order, sequence
Kanji spelling

壮治

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
壮robust, manhood, prosperity治reign, be at peace, calm down
Kanji spelling

壮爾

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
壮robust, manhood, prosperity爾you, thou, second person

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 53. 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 Sōji 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

そうじ

Kanji-based spellings53

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

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

2-kanji forms52

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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 + surname

そうじ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms75

78 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms11

13 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 2 · female 5 · unspecified 71

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
そうじSōji7578 source rowsmale 2 · female 5 · unspecified 71source rows · distinct forms: male 2 · female 4 · unspecified 691113 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 Sōji

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 data53

8–27 strokes observed span

Median total strokes16

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms53

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
そうじSōji353
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

11 of 53 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 checked53

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings11

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading42

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

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 Sōji 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.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
二two, two radical (no. 7)13013002おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
司director, official, govt office12012005つ, つか, つかさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
治reign, be at peace, calm down10010008し, ぢ, はり, はる +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
次next, order, sequence909006き, すき, つぐ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
壮robust, manhood, prosperity770006つよしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
宗religion, sect, denomination660008かず, し, そ, そお +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
想idea, thought, conception5500013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
荘villa, inn, cottage550009そJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
創genesis, wound, injury4400012はじめJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
惣all4400012おさむ, あしむ, ふさ, そ +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
聡wise, fast learner4400014さと, さとし, さとる, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
総general, whole, all3300014うさ, ずさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 53. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Sōji 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.

二two, two radical (no. 7)13 of 53 analyzed forms司director, official, govt office12 of 53 analyzed forms治reign, be at peace, calm down10 of 53 analyzed forms次next, order, sequence9 of 53 analyzed forms壮robust, manhood, prosperity7 of 53 analyzed forms宗religion, sect, denomination6 of 53 analyzed forms想idea, thought, conception5 of 53 analyzed forms荘villa, inn, cottage5 of 53 analyzed forms創genesis, wound, injury4 of 53 analyzed forms惣all4 of 53 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sōji

53 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading そうじ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Sōji 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.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
創二そうじ創 — genesis, wound · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創司そうじ創 — genesis, wound · 司 — director, official17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創次そうじ創 — genesis, wound · 次 — next, order18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創治そうじ創 — genesis, wound · 治 — reign, be at peace20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
双治そうじ双 — pair, set · 治 — reign, be at peace12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
双耳そうじ双 — pair, set · 耳 — ear10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮二そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮児そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 児 — newborn babe, child13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮司そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 司 — director, official11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮次そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 次 — next, order12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮治そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 治 — reign, be at peace14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮爾そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 爾 — you, thou20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮而そうじ壮 — robust, manhood · 而 — and yet, and then12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏二そうじ奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宋治そうじ宋 — dwell, Sung dynasty · 治 — reign, be at peace15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宗二そうじ宗 — religion, sect · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7)10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Sōji 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.

Related readings

More names beginning with そう

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · male · limited reference

Sōnosuke

118 recorded spellings

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Sōichirō

99 recorded spellings

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Sōtarō

69 recorded spellings

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Sōjirō

62 recorded spellings

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Sōko

35 recorded spellings

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Sōsuke

35 recorded spellings

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Sōsaburō

29 recorded spellings

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Sōichi

28 recorded spellings

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Sōshi

25 recorded spellings

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Sōka

20 recorded spellings

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Sō

19 recorded spellings

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Sōhei

19 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Sōji

These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.

Given-name relationship

Sōjirō

二創司壮宗惣想次治荘

10 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōnosuke

創壮宗惣想荘

6 shared kanji · 38 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōichirō

創壮宗惣想荘

6 shared kanji · 28 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōtarō

創壮宗惣想荘

6 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōko

創壮宗惣想荘

6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōshi

創司壮宗惣荘

6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shōji

二司次治荘

5 shared kanji · 98 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shōjirō

二司次治荘

5 shared kanji · 72 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shūji

二司宗次治

5 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hiroshi

二司宗次治

5 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōsuke

創壮宗惣荘

5 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōsaburō

創壮宗惣想

5 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Sōji

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Exact reading

Search そうじ

See source records matching this kana reading or beginning with it.

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So / そ

Browse other public given names with the same opening reading family.

Continue →Character reference

二 — two, two radical (no. 7)

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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司 — director, official

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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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