Sho (しょう)

Sho is read しょう and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 翔, 勝 and 唱. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

しょ·う (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Sho

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

  • 翔
    しょう
    CommonMasculine

    Soar

  • 勝
    しょう
    Masculine

    Victory

  • 唱
    しょう
    Masculine

    Chant

The kanji in Sho

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

  • 翔soar1 spelling
  • 勝victory1 spelling
  • 唱chant1 spelling

Sho with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Shota (しょうた)Ryo (りょう)Yu (ゆう)Miu (みう)

Sho on our lists

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Questions about Sho

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

In our data every spelling of Sho is masculine.

What does Sho mean?

Sho is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 翔 reads as "soar", 勝 reads as "victory" and 唱 reads as "chant". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Sho be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Sho?

しょう is 2 beats: しょ · う. 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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