Given name · Japanese

将

“commander”·“general, other high-ranking officer”

将 (Shō) is a feminine given name from Middle Chinese. It is used in Japanese.

JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Masaru.

Meaning & origin

What it means

将 is built from elements meaning “commander” and “general, other high-ranking officer”.

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Where it comes from

将 comes from Middle Chinese.

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将’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 将 can be written in the Roman alphabet as HITOSHI. In Japanese usage, 将 has a conventional equivalent in the English form MASARU. In Japanese usage, 将 can be written in the Roman alphabet as MASARU.

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将HitoshiMasaruSusumuSyaushō將

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