Shozo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shozo

What is the meaning of the name Shozo ?

The baby name Shozo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: [ɕoːzoː]; English approximation: /ˈʃoʊzoʊ/ ("SHOH-zoh").

Shozo is Japanese in Origin.

Shozo (Shōzō, しょうぞう) is a masculine Japanese given name. The element shō may be written with 正 “upright,” 昭 “bright,” 章 “chapter,” 照 “illuminate,” 省 “reflect,” or 庄 “manor,” while zō is typically 三 “three” (evoking a third son) or 蔵 “storehouse.” Accordingly, meanings vary, e.g., 正三 “upright third [son],” 昭三 “bright third,” or 照蔵 “illuminating storehouse.”

Usage peaked from the Meiji to mid‑Shōwa periods and remains recognizable through figures like reformist politician Tanaka Shōzō (田中正造, 1841–1913) and avant‑garde artist Shimamoto Shōzō. Romanization varies: Shōzō (macron), Shozo (common English), and Shouzou (non‑macron style). Related -zō names (Shinzō, Yūzō) follow the same pattern, with zō read from 三 or 蔵. Because Japanese names are kanji-dependent, Shozo has no single fixed meaning; parents choose characters to express virtues, brightness, reflection, or lineage.