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颯介

Sosuke Japanese Name

そうすけ · ソウスケ

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 颯介・そうすけ. 颯介 is the named example for the no. 32 reading in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • For 颯介, 颯 includes “sudden”; 介 includes “jammed in”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
そうすけ
Katakana
ソウスケ
Pronunciation
soh-soo-keh
Gender association
Masculine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 颯介・そうすけ.
Mora count
4
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 28, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 颯介・そうすけ. 颯介 is the named example for the no. 32 reading in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

颯介

そうすけ

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 颯: sudden
  • 介: jammed in

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 颯介・そうすけ pair. Tamahiyo lists it at the named example for the no. 32 reading in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • This page covers the documented 颯介・そうすけ pair. Other spellings with the same reading require separate evidence.
  • Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in JMnedict and either a 2022–2025 Tamahiyo name ranking or a named main-use example in the 2025 reading ranking are included in this scaled record.

Pronunciation notes

  • そうすけ contains 4 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 颯介 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading

    Each published spelling on this record was matched to the exact そうすけ reading in JMnedict.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Meanings, Themes, Kanji Variants 0 meanings

    Only individual-character English glosses are used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies the exact spelling and reading as either a ranked name entry or the named main-use example for a ranked reading, together with gendered-list context.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.