Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese, Popular Culture
Scripts 章吾, 正五(Japanese Kanji) しょうご(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsShougo
Meaning & History
From the Japanese kanji 章 (shō) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "me; I". It can also derive from 正 (shō) meaning "correct" and 五 (go) meaning "five".Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is the fictional character Shōgo (章吾) Kawada, main character in the novel 'Battle Royale' written by Koushun Takami.