Togo (とうご)

Togo is read とうご and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 桐吾, 冬吾 and 東伍. All three are masculine.

Reading

と·う·ご (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Togo

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

  • 桐吾
    とうご
    Masculine

    Paulownia + self

    • 桐(とう)— paulownia
    • 吾(ご)— self
  • 冬吾
    とうご
    Masculine

    Winter + self

    • 冬(とう)— winter
    • 吾(ご)— self
  • 東伍
    とうご
    Masculine

    East + five

    • 東(とう)— east
    • 伍(ご)— five

The kanji in Togo

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

  • 吾self2 spellings
  • 桐paulownia1 spelling
  • 冬winter1 spelling
  • 東east1 spelling
  • 伍five1 spelling

Togo 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.

Toko (とうこ)Tomi (とうみ)Ryogo (りょうご)Ryugo (りゅうご)Shugo (しゅうご)

Questions about Togo

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

In our data every spelling of Togo is masculine.

What does Togo mean?

Togo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 桐吾 reads as "paulownia + self", 冬吾 reads as "winter + self" and 東伍 reads as "east + five". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Togo be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Togo?

とうご is 3 beats: と · う · ご. 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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