Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Sōnosuke

創之丞

Male-classified given-name records.

そうのすけソウノスケSōnosuke

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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 spellings118

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows118

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sōnosuke

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そうのすけ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formソウノスケ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSōnosuke

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

Mora segmentationそ · う · の · す · け

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

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Reading profile

How Sōnosuke 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

そうのすけ

Kanji-based spellings118

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 forms6

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms112

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

そうのすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms118

118 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 118

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
そうのすけSōnosuke	118118 source rows	male 118source rows · distinct forms: male 118	00 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 Sōnosuke

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 data118

13–36 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms114

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms4

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
そうのすけ	Sōnosuke	5	118

Recurring first-position kanji

創genesis, wound8 forms 壮robust, manhood8 forms 奏play music, speak to a ruler8 forms 庄level, in the country8 forms 惣all8 forms 想idea, thought8 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

助help, rescue17 forms 介jammed in, shellfish15 forms 輔help15 forms 丞help13 forms 亮clear, help13 forms 佑help, assist13 forms

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

之助17 analyzed forms 之介15 analyzed forms 之輔15 analyzed forms 之丞13 analyzed forms 之亮13 analyzed forms 之佑13 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?

2 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings2

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading78

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

壮之丞

2 source-recorded readings

SōnojōそうのじょうSōnosukeそうのすけ · this page

庄之助

2 source-recorded readings

ShōnosukeしょうのすけSōnosukeそうのすけ · this page

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 Sōnosuke 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.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
之	of, this	112	0	0	112	3	ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
助	help, rescue, assist	17	0	17	0	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
介	jammed in, shellfish, mediate	15	0	15	0	4	すけ, ゆき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
輔	help	15	0	15	0	14	すけ, たすく, ゆう	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
丞	help	13	0	13	0	6	すけ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
亮	clear, help	13	0	13	0	9	あき, すけ, まこと, あきら +4	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
佑	help, assist	13	0	13	0	7	すけ, たすく, ゆ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
甫	for the first time, not until	13	0	13	0	7	はじめ, とし, なみ, すけ +1	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
祐	help	13	0	13	0	10	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
創	genesis, wound, injury	8	8	0	0	12	はじめ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
壮	robust, manhood, prosperity	8	8	0	0	6	つよし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
奏	play music, speak to a ruler, complete	8	8	0	0	9	すすむ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Sōnosukeそうのすけ · this page

Characters in order

叔uncle, youth景scenery, view

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 118. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Sōnosuke 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.

之of, this112 of 118 analyzed forms 助help, rescue, assist17 of 118 analyzed forms 介jammed in, shellfish, mediate15 of 118 analyzed forms 輔help15 of 118 analyzed forms 丞help13 of 118 analyzed forms 亮clear, help13 of 118 analyzed forms 佑help, assist13 of 118 analyzed forms 甫for the first time, not until13 of 118 analyzed forms 祐help13 of 118 analyzed forms 創genesis, wound, injury8 of 118 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sōnosuke

118 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading そうのすけ. 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.

創之丞

そうのすけ · Sōnosuke

Katakana ソウノスケMorae 5Strokes 21

創genesis, wound, injury, hurt 之of, this 丞help

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2