indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 匠之介, 匠之輔, 奨之助, 奨之輔, 奨之祐, 将之輔, 将之祐, 尚之介, 尚之輔, 庄之助, 昇之助, 昇之輔, 昇之祐, 昌之介, 昌之輔, 昌之祐, 昭之助, 昭之輔, 晶之助, 晶之佑, 梢之助, 祥之輔, 正之丞, 正之祐, 聖之助, 薔之助, 薔之輔, 頌之介, 頌之輔, 頌之祐, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsShonosuke, Shōnosuke
Meaning & History
From Japanese 匠 (shou) meaning "artisan, workman, carpenter", 奨 (shou) meaning "prize, reward", 将 (shou) meaning "commander, leader, general", 尚 (shou) meaning "still, as always", 庄 (shou) meaning "manor", 昇 (shou) meaning "rise up", 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining", 晶 (shou) meaning "clear", 梢 (shou) meaning "treetop", 祥 (shou) meaning "happiness", 正 (shou) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 聖 (shou) meaning "holy, sacred", 薔 (shou) meaning "rose" or 頌 (shou) meaning "to laud, acclaim", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue". Other kanji combinations are possible.