Taizo (たいぞう)

Taizo is read たいぞう and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 太三, 太蔵 and 太造. All three are masculine.

Reading

た·い·ぞ·う (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Taizo

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

  • 太三
    たいぞう
    Masculine

    Thick + three

    • 太(たい)— thick
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 太蔵
    たいぞう
    Masculine

    Thick + storehouse

    • 太(たい)— thick
    • 蔵(ぞう)— storehouse
  • 太造
    たいぞう
    Masculine

    Thick + make

    • 太(たい)— thick
    • 造(ぞう)— make

The kanji in Taizo

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

  • 太thick3 spellings
  • 三three1 spelling
  • 蔵storehouse1 spelling
  • 造make1 spelling

Taizo with common surnames

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Questions about Taizo

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

In our data every spelling of Taizo is masculine.

What does Taizo mean?

Taizo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 太三 reads as "thick + three", 太蔵 reads as "thick + storehouse" and 太造 reads as "thick + make". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Taizo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 太三, 太蔵 and 太造. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Taizo?

たいぞう is 4 beats: た · い · ぞ · 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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