Surname
Shōda
Shōda (正田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean right + rice field, and Wikidata lists 24 notable people with this family name.
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What Shōda means
正
right, correct
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shōda describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.