Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 翔, 奨, 祥, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しょう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕo̞ː/ Meaning & History From Japanese 翔 (shō) meaning "soar, glide" or 奨 (shō) meaning "prize, reward" or 祥 (shō) meaning "good luck, good omen". Other kanji with identical pronunciations can also form this name.