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Sosaburo 住囲 – Japanese boy given name

Sosaburo (住囲) is read そうさぶろう and has 6 syllables. It is mostly used for boys. Written as 住囲, the characters mean: dwell + surround. This reading can be written with at least 29 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 14 to 31 strokes in total.

How to write Sosaburo in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
住囲	そうさぶろう	dwell + surround	14
総三郎	そうさぶろう	general + three + son	26
想三郎	そうさぶろう	concept + three + son	25
創三郎	そうさぶろう	genesis + three + son	24
繰三郎	そうさぶろう	winding + three + son	31
宗三良	そうさぶろう	religion + three + good	18

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

The kanji in Sosaburo

住

dwell, reside, live, inhabit

7 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ Kun: す、ず

囲

surround, besiege, store, paling

7 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: イ Kun: かこ

総

general, whole, all, full

14 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: ソウ Kun: す、すべ、ふさ

三

three

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: サン、ゾウ Kun: み、みっ

郎

son, counter for sons

9 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: ロウ、リョウ Kun: おとこ

想

concept, think, idea, thought

13 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ソウ、ソ Kun: おも

Sosaburo in different scripts

Romaji	Sosaburo
Hiragana	そうさぶろう
Katakana	ソウサブロウ
Kanji (most common)	住囲

Full name examples

Sosaburo Yuki (Japanese order: 結城住囲, ゆうきそうさぶろう)
Sosaburo Kono (Japanese order: 河野住囲, こうのそうさぶろう)
Sosaburo Maki (Japanese order: 牧住囲, まきそうさぶろう)

How to pronounce Sosaburo

Break it into 4 parts: so · sa · bu · ro. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 6 sound units are written そうさぶろう.

Questions about Sosaburo

What does Sosaburo mean in Japanese?

Sosaburo has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 住囲, combines these meanings: dwell + surround. Other spellings include 総三郎 (general + three + son), 想三郎 (concept + three + son), 創三郎 (genesis + three + son).

How do you write Sosaburo in kanji?

The most common way is 住囲 (そうさぶろう). It can also be written 総三郎, 想三郎, 創三郎, 繰三郎, 宗三良.

How do you write Sosaburo in katakana?

Sosaburo is ソウサブロウ in katakana and そうさぶろう in hiragana.

Is Sosaburo a boy or girl name?

Sosaburo is mostly used for boys.

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Other names that use 住

住: dwell, reside, live

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