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Japanese Names Ending in -suke
The ending -suke (介 or 助) means helper. It marks traditional boys' names such as Kosuke, Yusuke and Daisuke.
Names ending in -suke
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke boy | 公資 | こうすけ | public + assets |
| Shinnosuke boy | 慎之介 | しんのすけ | humility + of + jammed in |
| Keisuke boy | 経助 | けいすけ | sutra + help |
| Yusuke boy | 優助 | ゆうすけ | tenderness + help |
| Kensuke boy | 建助 | けんすけ | build + help |
| Yosuke boy | 要助 | ようすけ | need + help |
| Ryosuke boy | 良助 | りょうすけ | good + help |
| Kyosuke boy | 京助 | きょうすけ | capital + help |
| Shunsuke boy | 春介 | しゅんすけ | springtime + jammed in |
| Daisuke boy | 大相 | だいすけ | large + inter- |
| Konosuke boy | 此助 | このすけ | this + help |
| Kyonosuke boy | 香右 | きょうのすけ | incense + right |
| Sonosuke boy | 叔景 | そうのすけ | uncle + scenery |
| Jonosuke boy | 城介 | じょうのすけ | castle + jammed in |
| Kennosuke boy | 建之助 | けんのすけ | build + of + help |
| Shonosuke boy | 焦景 | しょうのすけ | char + scenery |
| Seinosuke boy | 政之助 | せいのすけ | politics + of + help |
| Keinosuke boy | 京之助 | けいのすけ | capital + of + help |
| Junnosuke boy | 淳介 | じゅんのすけ | pure + jammed in |
| Kinnosuke boy | 金之助 | きんのすけ | gold + of + help |
| Shosuke boy | 正助 | しょうすけ | correct + help |
| Einosuke boy | 衛之助 | えいのすけ | defense + of + help |
| Yoshisuke unisex | 住資 | よしすけ | dwell + assets |
| Kinosuke boy | 記之助 | きのすけ | scribe + of + help |
| Shinsuke boy | 新助 | しんすけ | new + help |
| Gennosuke boy | 現之助 | げんのすけ | present + of + help |
| Unosuke boy | 有之助 | うのすけ | possess + of + help |
| Sosuke unisex | 相助 | そうすけ | inter- + help |
| Eisuke boy | 英資 | えいすけ | England + assets |
| Hirosuke boy | 広助 | ひろすけ | wide + help |
| Yunosuke boy | 雄之 | ゆうのすけ | masculine + of |
| Seisuke boy | 性助 | せいすけ | sex + help |
| Ainosuke boy | 会之助 | あいのすけ | meeting + of + help |
| Inosuke boy | 断景 | いのすけ | severance + scenery |
| Nenosuke boy | 子之助 | ねのすけ | child + of + help |
| Yonosuke boy | 代之助 | よのすけ | substitute + of + help |
| Masasuke unisex | 政資 | まさすけ | politics + assets |
| Yasusuke boy | 安助 | やすすけ | relax + help |
| Zennosuke boy | 全之助 | ぜんのすけ | whole + of + help |
Common kanji for the ending -suke
The sound -suke can be written with different characters. These are the ones used most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 助 | help, rescue, assist (taught in grade 3) | ジョ、たす、す、すけ | 7 | Konosuke, Keisuke, Kennosuke |
| 資 | assets, resources, capital (taught in grade 5) | シ | 13 | Kosuke, Yoshiji, Shiko |
| 介 | jammed in, shellfish, mediate (secondary school) | カイ | 4 | Jonosuke, Shinnosuke, Junnosuke |
| 景 | scenery, view (taught in grade 4) | ケイ | 12 | Sonosuke, Shonosuke, Inosuke |
| 相 | inter-, mutual, together (taught in grade 3) | ソウ、ショウ、あい | 9 | Soko, Aira, Sosuke |
| 右 | right (taught in grade 1) | ウ、ユウ、みぎ | 5 | Kyonosuke |
| 之 | of, this (name kanji) | シ、の、これ、ゆく | 3 | Shinnosuke, Kennosuke, Seinosuke |
Questions
What does -suke mean in Japanese names?
The ending -suke (介 or 助) means helper.
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