Shōtarō

Shōtarō

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Shōtarō, Shotaro or Shoutarou (written: 正太郎, 昭太郎, 正太朗, 章太郎, 庄太郎, 祥太郎 or 翔太郎) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Shōtarō Adachi (足立 正太郎, 1901–1995), Japanese photographer
• Shōtarō Akiyama (秋山 庄太郎, 1920–2003), Japanese photographer
• Shotaro Dei (出井 正太郎, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Shotaro Ihata (井畑 翔太郎, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Shōtarō Ikenami (池波 正太郎, 1923–1990), Japanese writer
• Shōtarō Iribe (入部 正太朗, born 1989), Japanese cyclist
• Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森 章太郎, 1938–1998), Japanese manga artist
• Shōtarō Koseki (小関 庄太郎, 1907–2003), Japanese photographer
• Showtaro Morikubo (森久保 祥太郎, born 1974), Japanese voice actor and singer
• Shotaro Mamiya (間宮 祥太朗, born 1993), real name Shotaro Mawatari (馬渡祥太朗), Japanese actor
• Shōtarō Ōsaki (大崎 将太郎, born 2000), Japanese K-pop idol, NCT and Riize
• Shōtarō Yasuoka (安岡 章太郎, 1920–2013), Japanese writer
• Regina Shotaro (born 1981), Micronesian sprinter

See also

• 7594 Shotaro, a main-belt asteroid
• Shōta
• Shotacon