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Name Shōshi
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese (Archaic)
Scripts 彰子(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. SHOU-SHI
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Meaning & History
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 彰子" FUJIWARANOSHŌSHI or AKIKO FUJIWARA, married to "一条天皇" ICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Ichijō . The Kanji Character "彰" meaning "Evident", "Manifest" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child". It could also be called "Akiko". See also YORIMICHI, ISHI, NORIMICHI, KENSHI, NAGAIE, KISHI, YORIMUNE, YOSHINOBU, CHŌSHIN, KANSHI, AKINOBU, SONSHI.