Shino (しの)

Shino is read しの and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 梓乃, 司乃 and 史乃. All three are feminine.

Reading

し·の (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shino

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 梓乃
    しの
    Feminine

    Catalpa

    • 梓(し)— catalpa
    • 乃(の)— chosen for sound
  • 司乃
    しの
    Feminine

    Govern

    • 司(し)— govern
    • 乃(の)— chosen for sound
  • 史乃
    しの
    Feminine

    History

    • 史(し)— history
    • 乃(の)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Shino

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 乃chosen for sound3 spellings
  • 梓catalpa1 spelling
  • 司govern1 spelling
  • 史history1 spelling

Shino 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 梓 (catalpa)

Shiori (しおり)Azuki (あずき)Shiho (しほ)

Shino on our lists

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Questions about Shino

Is Shino a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Shino is feminine.

What does Shino mean?

Shino is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 梓乃 reads as "catalpa", 司乃 reads as "govern" and 史乃 reads as "history". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shino be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 梓乃, 司乃 and 史乃. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Shino?

しの is 2 beats: し · の. 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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