Shinpei (しんぺい)

Shinpei is read しんぺい and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 伸平, 信平 and 心平. All three are masculine.

Reading

し·ん·ぺ·い (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shinpei

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

  • 伸平
    しんぺい
    Masculine

    Stretch + peace

    • 伸(しん)— stretch
    • 平(ぺい)— peace
  • 信平
    しんぺい
    Masculine

    Faith + peace

    • 信(しん)— faith
    • 平(ぺい)— peace
  • 心平
    しんぺい
    Masculine

    Heart + peace

    • 心(しん)— heart
    • 平(ぺい)— peace

The kanji in Shinpei

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

  • 平peace3 spellings
  • 伸stretch1 spelling
  • 信faith1 spelling
  • 心heart1 spelling

Shinpei with common surnames

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Questions about Shinpei

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

In our data every spelling of Shinpei is masculine.

What does Shinpei mean?

Shinpei is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 伸平 reads as "stretch + peace", 信平 reads as "faith + peace" and 心平 reads as "heart + peace". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shinpei be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Shinpei?

しんぺい is 4 beats: し · ん · ぺ · い. 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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