Goemon (ごえもん)
Goemon is read ごえもん and has 4 beats. Our data lists one spelling, 五右衛門. It is a masculine name on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
ご·え·も·ん (4 beats)
Kanji spellings
1 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names
Kanji spellings of Goemon
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 五右衛門ごえもんCommonMasculine
Fifth gate guard
- 五— five
- 右— right
- 衛— name ending
- 門— gate
The kanji in Goemon
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 五five1 spelling
- 右right1 spelling
- 衛name ending1 spelling
- 門gate1 spelling
Goemon with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Other names that use 五 (five)
Goemon on our lists
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Questions about Goemon
Is Goemon a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Goemon is masculine.
What does Goemon mean?
Goemon is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 五右衛門 reads as "fifth gate guard". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Goemon be written in kanji?
Our data lists 1: 五右衛門. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Goemon?
ごえもん is 4 beats: ご · え · も · ん. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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