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Japanese girl(female) nameSou
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  • Gender:Female
  • Hiraganatip:そう
  • Katakanatip:ソウ
  • English Syllablestip:sou (1)
  • Japanese Moraetip:so-u (2)
  • English transcriptionstip:Sou, Soh, So, Sō
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Souchan(そうちゃん)Click to speech そうちゃんSohchan( そうちゃん)Click to speech  そうちゃんSourin( そうりん)Click to speech  そうりん

This name is considered unisex, but it's more commonly used for boys. Japanese boy(male) nameSee the boys' version here.

This name is also used as a surname: Family name / Last nameSou

Kanji Names & Meanings - 12 variations

In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. The more variations of kanji a name has, the more common it is in Japan. Conversely, a name with very few kanji variations is considered unique and rare. Below are the kanji variations for "Sou," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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means "blue, verdant, pale."

Name ideas examples

  • Blue - Blue represents the sky and sea, symbolizing depth, trust, and infinite possibility. May your child have blue's depth and trustworthiness, vast as the sky and sea.

  • Verdant - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.

  • Pale - Pale - Aged Appearance; having grey mixed in - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of pale throughout life.

  • Aging - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Thrive - Being thrive represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be thrive, letting this quality guide their path.

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means "swift wind, brisk, refreshing."

Name ideas examples

  • Swift Wind - Wind represents change, freedom, and the invisible forces that shape our lives. May your child move through the world with the wind's freedom, refreshing all they encounter.

  • Brisk - Speed represents efficiency, responsiveness, and seizing opportunities. May your child act swiftly when needed and patiently when appropriate.

  • Refreshing - Newness represents fresh starts, innovation, and untapped potential. May your child embrace what is new while honoring what endures.

  • Energetic Movement - Moving represents progress, change, and the refusal to remain stagnant. May your child keep moving forward, never stagnant in growth.

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means "create, wound, begin."

Name ideas examples

  • Create - Creating represents bringing into existence, innovation, and expression. May your child create beauty, value, and meaning in the world.

  • Wound - Wound - An Injury; a cut - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of wound throughout life.

  • Begin - Beginning represents fresh starts, initiation, and new chapters. May your child begin each day and endeavor with hope.

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means "operate, handle, integrity."

Name ideas examples

  • Operate - Operate - To Control; to manipulate - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of operate throughout life.

  • Handle - Hands represent skill, giving, creation, and the ability to shape the world. May your child's hands be skilled in creation, generous in giving.

  • Integrity - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • To Manipulate or Control - The act of manipulate or control represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child manipulate or control with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

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means "play, report, achieve."

Name ideas examples

  • Play - Playing represents joy, recreation, and the lightness of being. May your child play joyfully and never lose their sense of wonder.

  • Report - Report - To present to the emperor - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of report throughout life.

  • Achieve - Achieve - To Accomplish; to succeed - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of achieve throughout life.

  • Accomplish - Accomplishment represents achievement, completion, and the satisfaction of finishing. May your child accomplish great things, completing what they set out to do.

  • Declare - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Offer - Offering represents generosity, service, and giving of oneself. May your child offer their gifts generously to the world.

  • Perform - Perform - To play or execute a musical piece - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of perform throughout life.

  • Recommend - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

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means "clear, refreshing, to differ."

Name ideas examples

  • Clear - Clarity represents transparency, understanding, and the absence of confusion. May your child have clear vision and understanding in all of life's situations.

  • Refreshing - Refreshing represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in refreshing with purpose and skill.

  • To be Damaged - The act of be damaged represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child be damaged with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Different, Divergent - Difference represents uniqueness, diversity, and the richness of variety. May your child celebrate differences, finding richness in life's variety.

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means "wise, clever, perceptive."

Name ideas examples

  • Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

  • Clever - Cleverness is quick intelligence, the ability to find creative solutions to problems. May your child be clever in solving problems, finding creative paths others miss.

  • Perceptive - Being perceptive represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be perceptive, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Acute - Acute - Having a keen sense of hearing - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of acute throughout life.

  • Gifted - Gifted - Possessing exceptional talent and intelligence - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of gifted throughout life.

  • Insightful - Being insightful represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be insightful, letting this quality guide their path.

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Uses phonetic hiragana/katakana characters without inherent meaning.

奏優- Sou -

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means "play, report, achieve."

Name ideas examples

  • Play - Playing represents joy, recreation, and the lightness of being. May your child play joyfully and never lose their sense of wonder.

  • Report - Report - To present to the emperor - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of report throughout life.

  • Achieve - Achieve - To Accomplish; to succeed - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of achieve throughout life.

  • Accomplish - Accomplishment represents achievement, completion, and the satisfaction of finishing. May your child accomplish great things, completing what they set out to do.

  • Declare - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Offer - Offering represents generosity, service, and giving of oneself. May your child offer their gifts generously to the world.

  • Perform - Perform - To play or execute a musical piece - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of perform throughout life.

  • Recommend - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

means "excellent, gentle."

  • Abundant - Relaxed and with plenty of room.

  • Harmonious - Peaceful and harmonious.

  • Highest - The highest ranking in evaluations such as performance.

  • Kind - Refined and beautiful.

  • Outstanding - Superior to others.

  • Skilled - A performer or entertainer.

Name ideas examples

  • Abundant - Abundance represents the overflowing blessings that come from a generous universe. May your child live abundantly, overflowing with blessings to share.

  • Harmonious - Being harmonious represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be harmonious, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Highest - Height represents lofty aspirations, nobility, and elevated thinking. May your child aim high, with noble aspirations and elevated thoughts.

  • Kind - Kindness represents compassion, consideration, and gentle treatment. May your child be kind to all they meet.

  • Outstanding - Being outstanding represents excellence, standing apart, and notable achievement. May your child be outstanding in character and contribution.

  • Skilled - Skilled - A performer or entertainer - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of skilled throughout life.

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means "think, thought, miss."

Name ideas examples

  • Think - Thinking represents reflection, reason, and mental engagement. May your child think deeply and clearly about important matters.

  • Thought - Thought - An Idea; a concept - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of thought throughout life.

  • Miss - Length represents endurance, reach, and sustained effort. May your child have the endurance to see things through to completion.

  • Consider - Consider represents a role or one who acts with purpose. May your child be a worthy consider when called to that role.

  • Contemplate - Thinking and philosophy guide humanity toward truth and understanding. May your child think deeply and seek wisdom throughout life.

means "to sing, song, poetry."

  • To Sing - To Sing with Melody; to sing along with music.

  • Song - Something sung with rhythm and melody.

  • Poetry - A form of Chinese poetry; a style of verse.

  • Japanese Poetry - Japanese poems as opposed to Chinese poetry; Yamato uta.

  • Poem - A unit of poetry, one of the forms of Chinese poetry.

  • Singing - The act of singing with rhythm and melody, usually to music.

Name ideas examples

  • To Sing - The act of sing represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child sing with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Song - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Poetry - Poetry represents the art of expressing deep emotion and truth through beautiful language. May your child appreciate poetry and express themselves beautifully.

  • Japanese Poetry - Historical periods remind us to learn from the past while building the future. May your child appreciate history and contribute to their own era.

  • Poem - Poems capture beauty and truth in condensed, powerful language. May your child appreciate poetry and express deep truths beautifully.

  • Singing - Singing represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in singing with purpose and skill.

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means "plain, element, original."

Name ideas examples

  • Plain - Plain - Simple; unadorned - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of plain throughout life.

  • Element - Element represents an important condition or result. May your child experience positive element throughout life.

  • Original - Origin represents source, beginning, and the roots from which all grows. May your child honor their origins while growing beyond them.

  • Pure, Unadulterated - Purity represents cleanliness of heart, clarity of intent, and freedom from corruption. May your child remain pure in heart and intention, uncorrupted by the world.

  • Usually - Usually - Ordinarily; normally - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of usually throughout life.

  • White - White represents purity, sacredness, and new beginnings in Japanese Shinto tradition. May your child maintain purity of heart, sacred and clean as fresh white snow.

means "excellent, gentle."

  • Abundant - Relaxed and with plenty of room.

  • Harmonious - Peaceful and harmonious.

  • Highest - The highest ranking in evaluations such as performance.

  • Kind - Refined and beautiful.

  • Outstanding - Superior to others.

  • Skilled - A performer or entertainer.

Name ideas examples

  • Abundant - Abundance represents the overflowing blessings that come from a generous universe. May your child live abundantly, overflowing with blessings to share.

  • Harmonious - Being harmonious represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be harmonious, letting this quality guide their path.

  • Highest - Height represents lofty aspirations, nobility, and elevated thinking. May your child aim high, with noble aspirations and elevated thoughts.

  • Kind - Kindness represents compassion, consideration, and gentle treatment. May your child be kind to all they meet.

  • Outstanding - Being outstanding represents excellence, standing apart, and notable achievement. May your child be outstanding in character and contribution.

  • Skilled - Skilled - A performer or entertainer - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of skilled throughout life.

蒼爽- Sou -

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means "blue, verdant, pale."

Name ideas examples

  • Blue - Blue represents the sky and sea, symbolizing depth, trust, and infinite possibility. May your child have blue's depth and trustworthiness, vast as the sky and sea.

  • Verdant - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.

  • Pale - Pale - Aged Appearance; having grey mixed in - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of pale throughout life.

  • Aging - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • Thrive - Being thrive represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be thrive, letting this quality guide their path.

means "clear, refreshing, to differ."

Name ideas examples

  • Clear - Clarity represents transparency, understanding, and the absence of confusion. May your child have clear vision and understanding in all of life's situations.

  • Refreshing - Refreshing represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in refreshing with purpose and skill.

  • To be Damaged - The act of be damaged represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child be damaged with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Different, Divergent - Difference represents uniqueness, diversity, and the richness of variety. May your child celebrate differences, finding richness in life's variety.

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