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Shōji
Shōji (しょうじ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 正二, 正 right + 二 two. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 2 different years between 1913 and 1927.
しょ · う · じ · しょうじ · ショウジ
Ways to write Shōji
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.
正二
正right, correct二two, second
Boy, best No. 1 (1913)昭二
昭bright, shining二two, second
Boy, best No. 1 (1927)正治
正right, correct治to govern, heal
Boy, best No. 7 (1912)昌司
昌prosperous, bright司to direct
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata昌治
昌prosperous, bright治to govern, heal
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata昭治
昭bright, shining治to govern, heal
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata将司
将general, leader司to direct
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata昌二
昌prosperous, bright二two, second
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata章二
章chapter, badge二two, second
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata昇治
昇to rise治to govern, heal
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata庄司
庄manor, village司to direct
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata章司
章chapter, badge司to direct
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata正司
正right, correct司to direct
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata昭次
昭bright, shining次next, second
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata正次
正right, correct次next, second
Boy, 6 notable people on WikidataPopularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Shōji has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 1927.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1927 | No. 1 |
| 1913 | No. 1 |
| 1912 | No. 7 |
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 Shōji
Shoji Jo 城 彰二Japanese association football player
Shoji Nonoshita 荘司Japanese association football player
Shoji Ikitsu 将司Japanese association football player
Shoji Toyama 翔自Japanese association football player
Shoji Nishio 西尾 昭二Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005)
Shōji Nishimura 西村 祥治Imperial Japanese Navy admiral (1889-1944)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.