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Japanese given name

Shinjirō

伸二朗

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しんじろうシンジロウShinjirō
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings63

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows63

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shinjirō

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingしんじろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシンジロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShinjirō

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Shinjirou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationし · ん · じ · ろ · う

5 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Shinjirō is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

しんじろう

Kanji-based spellings63

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms13

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms50

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name

しんじろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms77

77 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 76 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
しんじろうShinjirō7777 source rowsmale 76 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 76 · unspecified 100 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Shinjirō

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data63

15–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes24

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms63

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
しんじろうShinjirō563
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
二郎14 analyzed forms二朗13 analyzed forms次郎10 analyzed forms治郎6 analyzed forms伸二2 analyzed forms伸次2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

5 of 63 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked63

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings5

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading58

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Shinjirō spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
郎son, counter for sons34034009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
二two, two radical (no. 7)27002702おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
朗clear, bright, distinct160160011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
赦pardon, forgiveness130130011—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
次next, order, sequence12001206き, すき, つぐ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
新new7700013あせ, あたらし, し, に +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
伸expand, stretch, extend660007のぶ, よぼるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
治reign, be at peace, calm down600608し, ぢ, はり, はる +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
信faith, truth, fidelity660009し, しが, しな, しの +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
慎humility, be careful, discreet6600013ちか, のり, まこと, みつJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
真true, reality, Buddhist sect6600010さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
進advance, proceed, progress6600011のぶJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 63. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Shinjirō spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

郎son, counter for sons34 of 63 analyzed forms二two, two radical (no. 7)27 of 63 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct16 of 63 analyzed forms赦pardon, forgiveness13 of 63 analyzed forms次next, order, sequence12 of 63 analyzed forms新new7 of 63 analyzed forms伸expand, stretch, extend6 of 63 analyzed forms治reign, be at peace, calm down6 of 63 analyzed forms信faith, truth, fidelity6 of 63 analyzed forms慎humility, be careful, discreet6 of 63 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shinjirō

63 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しんじろう. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

Spelling comparator

Compare Shinjirō forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
伸二朗しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伸二郎しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伸次朗しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 次 — next, order · 朗 — clear, bright24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伸次郎しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 次 — next, order · 郎 — son, counter for sons22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伸治郎しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 治 — reign, be at peace · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伸赦しんじろう伸 — expand, stretch · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信二朗しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信二郎しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信地郎しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 地 — ground, earth · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信次郎しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 次 — next, order · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信治郎しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 治 — reign, be at peace · 郎 — son, counter for sons26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
信赦しんじろう信 — faith, truth · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
審次郎しんじろう審 — hearing, judge · 次 — next, order · 郎 — son, counter for sons30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
心二朗しんじろう心 — heart, mind · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 朗 — clear, bright17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
心二郎しんじろう心 — heart, mind · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 郎 — son, counter for sons15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
心赦しんじろう心 — heart, mind · 赦 — pardon, forgiveness15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Shinjirō mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

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Exact reading

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郎 — son, counter for sons

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二 — two, two radical (no. 7)

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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