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Japanese given name

Sōsaburō

住囲

Male-classified given-name records.

そうさぶろうソウサブロウSōsaburō
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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 spellings29

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows29

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sōsaburō

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そうさぶろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formソウサブロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSōsaburō

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

Mora segmentationそ · う · さ · ぶ · ろ · う

6 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 Sōsaburō 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

そうさぶろう

Kanji-based spellings29

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters6

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae6

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

2-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

3-kanji forms28

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

そうさぶろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms33

40 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 40

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
そうさぶろうSōsaburō3340 source rowsmale 40source rows · distinct forms: male 3300 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 Sōsaburō

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 data29

14–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes25

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms29

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
そうさぶろうSōsaburō629
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
三郎14 analyzed forms三朗13 analyzed forms創三2 analyzed forms壮三2 analyzed forms奏三2 analyzed forms宗三2 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?

8 of 29 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 checked29

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading21

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

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 Sōsaburō 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
三three28002803か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
郎son, counter for sons14014009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
朗clear, bright, distinct130130011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
創genesis, wound, injury2200012はじめJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
壮robust, manhood, prosperity220006つよしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete220009すすむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
宗religion, sect, denomination220008かず, し, そ, そお +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
庄level, in the country, manor220006まさJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
惣all2200012おさむ, あしむ, ふさ, そ +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
想idea, thought, conception2200013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
操maneuver, manipulate, operate2200016さお, みさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
綜rule, synthesize2200014—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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 29. 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 Sōsaburō 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.

三three28 of 29 analyzed forms郎son, counter for sons14 of 29 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct13 of 29 analyzed forms創genesis, wound, injury2 of 29 analyzed forms壮robust, manhood, prosperity2 of 29 analyzed forms奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete2 of 29 analyzed forms宗religion, sect, denomination2 of 29 analyzed forms庄level, in the country, manor2 of 29 analyzed forms惣all2 of 29 analyzed forms想idea, thought, conception2 of 29 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sōsaburō

29 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading そうさぶろう. 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 Sōsaburō 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
住囲そうさぶろう住 — dwell, reside · 囲 — surround, besiege14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創三朗そうさぶろう創 — genesis, wound · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
創三郎そうさぶろう創 — genesis, wound · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮三朗そうさぶろう壮 — robust, manhood · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
壮三郎そうさぶろう壮 — robust, manhood · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏三朗そうさぶろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奏三郎そうさぶろう奏 — play music, speak to a ruler · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宗三良そうさぶろう宗 — religion, sect · 三 — three · 良 — good, pleasing18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宗三郎そうさぶろう宗 — religion, sect · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
庄三朗そうさぶろう庄 — level, in the country · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
庄三郎そうさぶろう庄 — level, in the country · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
惣三朗そうさぶろう惣 — all · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
惣三郎そうさぶろう惣 — all · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
想三朗そうさぶろう想 — idea, thought · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
想三郎そうさぶろう想 — idea, thought · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
操三朗そうさぶろう操 — maneuver, manipulate · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright30All 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 Sōsaburō 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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Where to go next from Sōsaburō

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

Exact reading

Search そうさぶろう

See source records matching this kana reading or beginning with it.

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So / そ

Browse other public given names with the same opening reading family.

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三 — three

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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郎 — son, counter for sons

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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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