Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Shigeyoshi

成由

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

しげよしシゲヨシShigeyoshi

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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 spellings10

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows10

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shigeyoshi

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しげよし

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシゲヨシ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShigeyoshi

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

Mora segmentationし · げ · よ · し

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 Shigeyoshi 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 “Shigeyoshi”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

成由

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

成turn into, become, get由wherefore, a reason

Kanji spelling

繁吉

Characters and loaded glosses

繁No English gloss loaded吉good luck, joy, congratulations

Kanji spelling

繁好

Characters and loaded glosses

繁No English gloss loaded好fond, pleasing, like something

Kanji spelling

茂好

Characters and loaded glosses

茂overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant好fond, pleasing, like something

Kanji spelling

茂由

Characters and loaded glosses

茂overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant由wherefore, a reason

Kanji spelling

重吉

Characters and loaded glosses

重heavy, important, esteem吉good luck, joy, congratulations

Kanji spelling

重好

Characters and loaded glosses

重heavy, important, esteem好fond, pleasing, like something

Kanji spelling

重義

Characters and loaded glosses

重heavy, important, esteem義righteousness, justice, morality

Kanji spelling

重良

Characters and loaded glosses

重heavy, important, esteem良good, pleasing, skilled

Kanji spelling

重芳

Characters and loaded glosses

重heavy, important, esteem芳perfume, balmy, favorable

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 Shigeyoshi 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

しげよし

Kanji-based spellings10

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms10

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 + surname

しげよし in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms59

59 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms10

10 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 55 · unspecified 4

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
しげよしShigeyoshi	5959 source rows	male 55 · unspecified 4source rows · distinct forms: male 55 · unspecified 4	1010 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 Shigeyoshi

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 data10

11–23 strokes observed span

Median total strokes16

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms10

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
しげよし	Shigeyoshi	4	10

Recurring first-position kanji

重heavy, important5 forms 繁Kanji2 forms 茂overgrown, grow thick2 forms 成turn into, become1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

好fond, pleasing3 forms 由wherefore, a reason2 forms 吉good luck, joy2 forms 義righteousness, justice1 form 良good, pleasing1 form 芳perfume, balmy1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

1 of 10 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 checked10

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings1

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading9

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

重良

2 source-recorded readings

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this pageShigeryōしげりょう

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 Shigeyoshi 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
重	heavy, important, esteem	5	5	0	9	さね, しげ, しげる	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
好	fond, pleasing, like something	3	0	3	6	こ, たか, とし, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
由	wherefore, a reason	2	0	2	5	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
繁	—	2	2	0	17	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
吉	good luck, joy, congratulations	2	0	2	6	え, き, きっ, きる +3	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
茂	overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant	2	2	0	8	うむさ, き, し, つとむ +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
成	turn into, become, get	1	1	0	6	あき, あきら, しげ, そん +9	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
義	righteousness, justice, morality	1	0	1	13	ただし, ちか, のり, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
良	good, pleasing, skilled	1	0	1	7	じ, なが, まこと, よし +3	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
芳	perfume, balmy, favorable	1	0	1	7	お, かおる, は, ほ +3	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

成由

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

成turn into, become由wherefore, a reason

Exact written form

繁吉

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

繁Kanji reference吉good luck, joy

Exact written form

繁好

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

繁Kanji reference好fond, pleasing

Exact written form

茂好

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

茂overgrown, grow thick好fond, pleasing

Exact written form

茂由

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

茂overgrown, grow thick由wherefore, a reason

Exact written form

重吉

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

重heavy, important吉good luck, joy

Exact written form

重好

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

重heavy, important好fond, pleasing

Exact written form

重義

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

重heavy, important義righteousness, justice

Exact written form

重良

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this pageShigeryōしげりょう

Characters in order

重heavy, important良good, pleasing

Exact written form

重芳

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Shigeyoshiしげよし · this page

Characters in order

重heavy, important芳perfume, balmy

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Shigeyoshi 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.

重heavy, important, esteem5 of 10 analyzed forms 好fond, pleasing, like something3 of 10 analyzed forms 由wherefore, a reason2 of 10 analyzed forms 繁Kanji record2 of 10 analyzed forms 吉good luck, joy, congratulations2 of 10 analyzed forms 茂overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant2 of 10 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shigeyoshi

10 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しげよし. 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.