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Kojiro 高赦 – Japanese boy given name

Kojiro (高赦) is read こうじろう and has 5 syllables. It is mostly used for boys. Written as 高赦, the characters mean: tall + pardon. This reading can be written with at least 137 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 14 to 22 strokes in total.

How to write Kojiro in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
高赦	こうじろう	tall + pardon	21
小赦	こじろう	little + pardon	14
考赦	こうじろう	consider + pardon	17
光赦	こうじろう	ray + pardon	17
康赦	こうじろう	ease + pardon	22
厚赦	こうじろう	thick + pardon	20

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Kojiro

高

tall, high, expensive

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: コウ Kun: たか、だか

赦

pardon, forgiveness

11 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: シャ

小

little, small

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: ショウ Kun: ちい、こ、お

考

consider, think over

6 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: コウ Kun: かんが

Kojiro in different scripts

Romaji	Kojiro
Hiragana	こうじろう
Katakana	コウジロウ
Kanji (most common)	高赦

Full name examples

Kojiro Yuki (Japanese order: 結城高赦, ゆうきこうじろう)
Kojiro Kono (Japanese order: 河野高赦, こうのこうじろう)
Kojiro Maki (Japanese order: 牧高赦, まきこうじろう)

How to pronounce Kojiro

Break it into 3 parts: ko · ji · ro. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 5 sound units are written こうじろう.

Questions about Kojiro

What does Kojiro mean in Japanese?

Kojiro has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 高赦, combines these meanings: tall + pardon. Other spellings include 小赦 (little + pardon), 考赦 (consider + pardon), 光赦 (ray + pardon).

How do you write Kojiro in kanji?

The most common way is 高赦 (こうじろう). It can also be written 小赦, 考赦, 光赦, 康赦, 厚赦.

How do you write Kojiro in katakana?

Kojiro is コウジロウ in katakana and こうじろう in hiragana.

Is Kojiro a boy or girl name?

Kojiro is mostly used for boys.

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Other names that use 高

高: tall, high, expensive

Kaoru 高児 Koki 高記 Kokichi 高吉 Komei 高明 Kosaburo 高三郎 Koshiro 高四郎 Nobutaka 信高 Noritaka 教高 Takaaki 高明 Takae 高衛 Takafumi 高書 Takaharu 高明

Names with a similar sound

Koji 浩二