group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Taizō
台三
Given-name classification varies across source records.
たいぞうタイゾウTaizō
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings21 Source spelling/reading rows21 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Taizō
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Taizou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Taizō 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 “Taizō”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
台三
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
Kanji spelling
台蔵
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
Kanji spelling
大三
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
Kanji spelling
大蔵
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
Kanji spelling
大造
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
Kanji spelling
太三
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
Kanji spelling
太蔵
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
Kanji spelling
太造
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
Kanji spelling
岱三
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
Kanji spelling
岱蔵
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
Kanji spelling
戴三
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
Kanji spelling
泰三
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
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 21. 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 Taizō 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.
たいぞう
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
たいぞう in the imported JMnedict corpus
32 source spelling/reading rows
3 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| たいぞうTaizō | 2732 source rows | male 2 · unspecified 30source rows · distinct forms: male 2 · unspecified 26 | 23 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 Taizō
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.
6–25 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| たいぞう | Taizō | 4 | 21 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
11 of 21 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
隆三
6 source-recorded readings
太三
泰三
3 source-recorded readings
台三
2 source-recorded readings
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
大三
2 source-recorded readings
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
大蔵
2 source-recorded readings
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
大造
2 source-recorded readings
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
太蔵
2 source-recorded readings
Taizōたいぞう · this pageTazōたぞう
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 Taizō 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 | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | three | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | か, さ, さい, さえ +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 蔵 | storehouse, hide, own | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | くらし, くらん, くろう, さし +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 造 | create, make, structure | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ずくり, づくり, み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 大 | large, big | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | うふ, お, おう, た +9 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 太 | plump, thick, big around | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | おお, たか, ひろ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 泰 | peaceful, calm, peace | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | た, はす, ひろ, や +4 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 退 | retreat, withdraw, retire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 台 | pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 岱 | old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 耐 | -proof, enduring | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | たえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 戴 | be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 諦 | truth, clarity, abandon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
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
台三
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
台蔵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Taizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
大三
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 大三 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
大蔵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
大造
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
DaizōだいぞうTaizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
太三
Characters in order
Exact written form
太蔵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Taizōたいぞう · this pageTazōたぞう
Characters in order
Exact written form
太造
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Taizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
岱三
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Taizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
岱蔵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Taizōたいぞう · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 21. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Taizō 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three10 of 21 analyzed forms蔵storehouse, hide, own6 of 21 analyzed forms造create, make, structure5 of 21 analyzed forms大large, big3 of 21 analyzed forms太plump, thick, big around3 of 21 analyzed forms泰peaceful, calm, peace3 of 21 analyzed forms退retreat, withdraw, retire3 of 21 analyzed forms台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles2 of 21 analyzed forms岱old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan2 of 21 analyzed forms耐-proof, enduring2 of 21 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Taizō
21 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading たいぞう. 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.
台三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
台蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
大三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
大蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
大造
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
太三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
太蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
太造
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
岱三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
岱蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
戴三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
泰三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
泰蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
泰造
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
耐三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
耐造
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
諦三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
退三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
退蔵
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
退造
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
隆三
たいぞう · Taizō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Taizō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 台三 | たいぞう | 台 — pedestal, a stand · 三 — three | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 台蔵 | たいぞう | 台 — pedestal, a stand · 蔵 — storehouse, hide | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 大三 | たいぞう | 大 — large, big · 三 — three | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 大蔵 | たいぞう | 大 — large, big · 蔵 — storehouse, hide | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 大造 | たいぞう | 大 — large, big · 造 — create, make | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 太三 | たいぞう | 太 — plump, thick · 三 — three | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 太蔵 | たいぞう | 太 — plump, thick · 蔵 — storehouse, hide | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 太造 | たいぞう | 太 — plump, thick · 造 — create, make | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 岱三 | たいぞう | 岱 — old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan · 三 — three | 11 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 岱蔵 | たいぞう | 岱 — old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan · 蔵 — storehouse, hide | 23 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 戴三 | たいぞう | 戴 — be crowned with, live under (a ruler) · 三 — three | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 泰三 | たいぞう | 泰 — peaceful, calm · 三 — three | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 泰蔵 | たいぞう | 泰 — peaceful, calm · 蔵 — storehouse, hide | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 泰造 | たいぞう | 泰 — peaceful, calm · 造 — create, make | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 耐三 | たいぞう | 耐 — -proof, enduring · 三 — three | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 耐造 | たいぞう | 耐 — -proof, enduring · 造 — create, make | 19 | All 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 Taizō 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
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14 recorded spellings
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13 recorded spellings
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12 recorded spellings
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Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Taizō
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
Taiji
台大太岱泰耐退
7 shared kanji · 27 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipDaizō
三台大太蔵造
6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTaisuke
大太岱泰退
5 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTaijirō
大太岱泰退
5 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTaishi
大太岱泰耐
5 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTaiko
大太岱泰耐
5 shared kanji · 7 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShōzō
三太蔵造
4 shared kanji · 68 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHiromi
三大太泰
4 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYasuhiro
三大太泰
4 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMikio
三大太造
4 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYasuzō
三泰蔵造
4 shared kanji · 15 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHiromitsu
三大太泰
4 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →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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