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Japanese given name

Sōjirō

充朗

Male-classified given-name records.

そうじろうソウジロウSōjirō
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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 spellings62

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows62

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sōjirō

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そうじろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formソウジロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSōjirō

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

Mora segmentationそ · う · じ · 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 Sōjirō 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 “Sōjirō”, 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

充朗

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
充allot, fill朗clear, bright, distinct
Kanji spelling

充郎

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
充allot, fill郎son, counter for sons
Kanji spelling

創赦

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赦pardon, forgiveness
Kanji spelling

壮慈朗

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
壮robust, manhood, prosperity慈mercy朗clear, bright, distinct
Kanji spelling

壮赦

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赦pardon, forgiveness

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 62. 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 Sōjirō 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

そうじろう

Kanji-based spellings62

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

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

2-kanji forms16

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms46

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

そうじろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms68

68 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 68

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
そうじろうSōjirō6868 source rowsmale 68source rows · distinct forms: male 6800 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 Sōjirō

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 data62

15–37 strokes observed span

Median total strokes25

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms61

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
そうじろうSōjirō562
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
二郎16 analyzed forms二朗13 analyzed forms次郎8 analyzed forms創二2 analyzed forms爾郎2 analyzed forms壮二2 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?

6 of 62 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 checked62

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings6

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading56

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

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 Sōjirō 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
郎son, counter for sons31031009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
二two, two radical (no. 7)29002902おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
朗clear, bright, distinct170170011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
赦pardon, forgiveness130130011—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
次next, order, sequence10001006き, すき, つぐ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
総general, whole, all7700014うさ, ずさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
壮robust, manhood, prosperity550006つよしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
創genesis, wound, injury4400012はじめJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete440009すすむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
宗religion, sect, denomination440008かず, し, そ, そお +7Jōyō · 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

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 62. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Sōjirō 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.

郎son, counter for sons31 of 62 analyzed forms二two, two radical (no. 7)29 of 62 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct17 of 62 analyzed forms赦pardon, forgiveness13 of 62 analyzed forms次next, order, sequence10 of 62 analyzed forms総general, whole, all7 of 62 analyzed forms壮robust, manhood, prosperity5 of 62 analyzed forms創genesis, wound, injury4 of 62 analyzed forms奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete4 of 62 analyzed forms宗religion, sect, denomination4 of 62 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sōjirō

62 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading そうじろう. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Sōjirō 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
充朗そうじろう充 — allot, fill · 朗 — clear, bright17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充郎そうじろう充 — allot, fill · 郎 — son, counter for sons15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創二朗そうじろう創 — genesis, wound · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創二郎そうじろう創 — genesis, wound · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創爾郎そうじろう創 — genesis, wound · 爾 — you, thou · 郎 — son, counter for sons35All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創赦そうじろう創 — genesis, wound · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
双二郎そうじろう双 — pair, set · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮二朗そうじろう壮 — robust, manhood · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮二郎そうじろう壮 — robust, manhood · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮慈朗そうじろう壮 — robust, manhood · 慈 — mercy · 朗 — clear, bright30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮次郎そうじろう壮 — robust, manhood · 次 — next, order · 郎 — son, counter for sons21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮赦そうじろう壮 — robust, manhood · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏二朗そうじろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏二郎そうじろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏次朗そうじろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 次 — next, order · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏赦そうじろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness20All 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 Sōjirō 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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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Sōjirō

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

Sōichirō

創壮奏宗朗総郎

7 shared kanji · 96 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōtarō

創壮奏宗朗総郎

7 shared kanji · 67 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōji

二創壮奏宗次総

7 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sōsaburō

創壮奏宗朗総郎

7 shared kanji · 28 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kōjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 144 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kyōjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 123 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shōjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 88 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kinjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 77 matching source-recorded spellings

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Keijirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 66 matching source-recorded spellings

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Seijirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shinjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kenjirō

二朗次赦郎

5 shared kanji · 61 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Sōjirō

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Exact reading

Search そうじろう

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So / そ

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郎 — son, counter for sons

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二 — two, two radical (no. 7)

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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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