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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 金之助, 金之介, 金之輔, 欣之助, 欣之介, 欣之輔, 欽之助, 欽之介, 欽之輔, 錦之助, 錦之介, 錦之輔(Japanese Kanji) きんのすけ(Japanese Hiragana) キンノスケ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsKin'nosuke
Meaning & History
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "pleasure, rejoice," 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere" or 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade" and 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" with 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue," 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "help."One bearer of this name was film, TV and kabuki actor Kinnosuke Nakamura (初代 中村 錦之助), born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一), who was later known as Kinnosuke Yorozuya (萬屋 錦之介) (1932-1997).