indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 興之助, 光之介, 光之丞, 公之輔, 功之佑, 厚之助, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsKonosuke, Kōnosuke
Meaning & History
From Japanese 興 (kou) meaning "entertainment; pleasure; interest", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "help, assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer was Konosuke Matsushita, a Japanese industrialist, the founder of Panasonic, a company based in the suburb of Kadoma, Osaka in Japan.