Date
Name Shōn
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Modern)
Scripts 翔音, 彰音, 尚雲, etc. (kanji), しょうん (hiragana), ショウン (katakana)
Other Forms FormsShoun
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Meaning & History
Adaptation of SEAN or its variants, also in use among the Japanese in recent decades.
In kanji, it is most commonly written with a shō kanji, like 翔 meaning "flight," 彰 meaning "clear" or 尚 meaning "esteem," combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound," though the second kanji can also be written as 雲 (un) meaning "cloud."It is also used as a variant transcription of more commonly used SHOON.
In kanji, it is most commonly written with a shō kanji, like 翔 meaning "flight," 彰 meaning "clear" or 尚 meaning "esteem," combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound," though the second kanji can also be written as 雲 (un) meaning "cloud."It is also used as a variant transcription of more commonly used SHOON.