is a common

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

which is mostly used for males.

Possible writings

Shin can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...

characters and can mean: *真, "true" *伸, "extend" *新, "new" *心, "heart" *信, "belief" *進, "progress" *慎, "humility" *晋, "advance" *紳, "gentleman" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...

People with the given name

* Shin Amano (真, born 1973), Japanese figure skater *

Shin Hirayama was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900 he discovered 498 Tokio Tokio (minor planet designation: 498 Tokio) (1902 KU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 2 December 1902 by Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory ...

(信, 1868–1945), Japanese astronomer *

Shin Kishida Shin Kishida (17 October 1939 – 28 December 1982) was a Japanese television, film, and stage actor. Biography Shin Kishida was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, and actress ...

(森, 1939–1982), Japanese actor *

Shin Kanemaru Shin Kanemaru (金丸信 ''Kanemaru Shin'', 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s. He was also Director General of the Japa ...

(信, 1914–1996), Japanese politician *

Shin Kanazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current first-team coach J2 League club of Omiya Ardija. Playing career Kanazawa was born in Saitama on 9 September 1983. He joined J2 League club Omiya Ard ...

(born 1983), Japanese football player *, Japanese Go player *

Shin Koyamada is a Japanese-American actor, producer, entrepreneur, martial artist, and philanthropist. He is best known for his starring roles in ''The Last Samurai'' and the Disney's movie '' Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' on Disney+. He has produced numero ...

(真, born 1982), Japanese and American film actor * Shin Kusaka (慎), a Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *

Shin Ōnuma is a Japanese anime director, animator, and storyboard artist. Oonuma's first employer in the anime industry was Office AO, but he is best known for his contributions to studios Shaft and Silver Link. Career Oonuma's first appearance in anime ...

(心), a Japanese animation and theatre director *

Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including '' Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), ''Tea Over Rice'' (1952), '' Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (19 ...

(信, 1909–1982), Japanese film actor *

Shō Shin was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the third ruler the second Shō dynasty. Shō Shin's long reign has been described as "the Great Days of Chūzan", a period of great peace and relative prosperity. He was the son of Shō En, the founder of the dy ...

(1465–1526), king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom *

Shin Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his series '' Saikano'' (''She, the Ultimate Weapon'') and ''Kimi no Kakera''. Inio Asano had a brief stint as his assistant during the creation of ''Saikano''. List of works * ''Ii Hito'' (1993 ...

(しん, born 1967), Japanese manga artist *

Shin Terai Shin Terai is a Japanese musician and producer most known for his work with Bill Laswell and Buckethead. On his albums he combines ambient and electronic music with dub and avant-garde jazz. Biography Shin Terai gained some first publicity as ...

, a Japanese musician and producer *, Japanese film director * Shin Tsuchida (土田慎, born 1990), Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Shin Yanagisawa was a Japanese photographer. See also * Tokyo Polytechnic University *Camera Mainichi *Asahi Camera was a Japanese monthly photographic magazine, published from April 1926 until July 2020, when it was discontinued due to declining circulation. ...

(信, 1936–2008), Japanese photographer *Shin (シン), a Japanese singer (former member of the Visual-Kei band ViViD)

Fictional characters

* Shin Mitsurugi (御剣信) a.k.a. Gregory Edgeworth, a character in the ''

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