Sosuke (そうすけ)

Sosuke is read そうすけ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 宗介 and 宗佐. All two are masculine.

Reading

そ·う·す·け (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Sosuke

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

  • 宗介
    そうすけ
    Masculine

    Origin

    • 宗(そう)— origin
    • 介(すけ)— name ending
  • 宗佐
    そうすけ
    Masculine

    Origin + help

    • 宗(そう)— origin
    • 佐(すけ)— help

The kanji in Sosuke

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

  • 宗origin2 spellings
  • 介name ending1 spelling
  • 佐help1 spelling

Sosuke with common surnames

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Questions about Sosuke

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

In our data every spelling of Sosuke is masculine.

What does Sosuke mean?

Sosuke is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 宗介 reads as "origin" and 宗佐 reads as "origin + help". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Sosuke be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 宗介 and 宗佐. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Sosuke?

そうすけ is 4 beats: そ · う · す · け. 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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