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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 大三, 大蔵, 大造, 太三, 太蔵, 太造, 泰三, 泰蔵, 泰造, 退三, 退蔵, 退造(Japanese Kanji) たいぞう(Japanese Hiragana) タイゾウ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsTaizo, Taizou
Meaning & History
This name combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" or 退 (tai, shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku) meaning "retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject" with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "have, hide, own, possess, storehouse" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ru, tsuku.ri, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, make, structure, physique."As a word, Taizō (退蔵) means "hoarding." Taizō (胎蔵) is also used to refer to the 'Garbhadhatu' or the 'Womb Realm,' though that is not used as a name.One bearer of this name was film director Taizō Fuyushima (冬島 泰三), born Koshirō Maede (前出 小四郎) (1901-1981).This name was most commonly used from the Edo Period (1603-1868) to the second half of the 20th century but nowadays, it's rarely given to boys, if given at all.