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Shōgo

Shōgo (しょうご) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 将吾, 将 general + 吾 I. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 22 in 2005.

しょ · う · ご · しょうご · ショウゴ
Most used spelling将吾しょうごgeneral + I

Ways to write Shōgo

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

将吾
将general, leader吾I, my
Boy, best No. 59 (2005)
省吾
省to reflect吾I, my
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
翔悟
翔to soar, to fly悟enlightenment
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
祥吾
祥good omen吾I, my
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
翔吾
翔to soar, to fly吾I, my
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
彰悟
彰clear, to honour悟enlightenment
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
昌悟
昌prosperous, bright悟enlightenment
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
正悟
正right, correct悟enlightenment
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Shōgo appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

勝吾victory + IBoy
昌吾prosperous + IBoy
彰護clear + to protectBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Shōgo has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2005, at No. 22.

No. 1No. 15No. 302005Boys, 2005: No. 22
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YearBoys
2005No. 22

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Shōgo

Shōgo Taniguchi 谷口 彰悟Japanese association football player
Shogo Kobara 小原 章吾Japanese association football player
Shogo Nishikawa 西河 翔吾Japanese association football player
Shogo Shiozawa 塩沢 勝吾Japanese association football player
Shogo Yoshikawa 吉川 翔梧Japanese association football player
Shogo Nakai 中井 昇吾Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji