Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 伸吉, 信吉, 心吉, 慎吉, 新吉, 晋吉, 森吉, 申吉, 真吉, 秦吉, 紳吉, 親吉, 進吉, 槙吉, 愼吉, 瀋吉, 眞吉, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 伸 (shin) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 信 (shin) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 慎 (shin) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new", 晋 (shin) meaning "advance", 森 (shin) meaning "forest, woods", 申 (shin) meaning "have the honor to, sign of the monkey", 真 (shin) meaning "true, reality", 秦 (shin) meaning "Manchu dynasty", 紳 (shin) meaning "sire, good belt, gentleman", 親 (shin) meaning "parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 槙 (shin) meaning "twig, ornamental evergreen", 愼 (shin) meaning "care, chastity", 瀋 (shin) meaning "juice, broth" or 眞 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Shinkichi Mitsumune, a Japanese composer who writes music primarily for anime (Japanese cartoons) and Shinkichi Kikuchi, a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.