Shotaro (shootaroo) in Japanese

Shotaro in Katakana

ショオタロオ

Shotaro in Romaji

shootaroo

Shotaro in Hiragana

しょおたろお

The name Shotaro in Japanese Katakana is ショオタロオ which in romaji is shootaroo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shotaro in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しょおたろお.

How do you write Shotaro in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shotaro" is 象太郎, pronounced "shou-ta-rou". The kanji mean "elephant" and "son/first-born".

The western meaning of the name Shotaro is "first son". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 初太郎, which is pronounced "sho-ta-ro". The Kanji characters mean "first" (初) and "son" (太郎).