Shunji (しゅんじ)

Shunji is read しゅんじ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 俊司, 俊志 and 俊士. All three are masculine.

Reading

しゅ·ん·じ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Shunji

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

  • 俊司
    しゅんじ
    Masculine

    Talented + govern

    • 俊(しゅん)— talented
    • 司(じ)— govern
  • 俊志
    しゅんじ
    Masculine

    Talented + aspiration

    • 俊(しゅん)— talented
    • 志(じ)— aspiration
  • 俊士
    しゅんじ
    Masculine

    Talented + gentleman

    • 俊(しゅん)— talented
    • 士(じ)— gentleman

The kanji in Shunji

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

  • 俊talented3 spellings
  • 司govern1 spelling
  • 志aspiration1 spelling
  • 士gentleman1 spelling

Shunji 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.

Shun'ya (しゅんや)Shungo (しゅんご)Shun (しゅん)Shugo (しゅうご)

Shunji on our lists

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Questions about Shunji

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

In our data every spelling of Shunji is masculine.

What does Shunji mean?

Shunji is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 俊司 reads as "talented + govern", 俊志 reads as "talented + aspiration" and 俊士 reads as "talented + gentleman". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shunji be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Shunji?

しゅんじ is 3 beats: しゅ · ん · じ. 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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