Shin'ichi or Shinichi (しんいち, シンイチ) is a masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

. ''Shin'' and ''ichi'' are separated and it is pronounced .

Written forms

Different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

that are pronounced are combined with the kanji for " to give different names: *真一, "true, one" *信一, "belief, one" *伸一, "extend, one" *進一, "progress, one" *新一, "new, one" *慎一, "humility, one" *晋一, "advance, one" *紳一, "gentleman, one" *鎮一, "tranquilize, one" *愼一, "care, one"

People with the name

Shinichi Aoki is a Japanese professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player. Biography Shinichi is the older brother of female 8 dan go player, Kikuyo Aoki. He studied under Yasuro Kikuchi. He has over 400 wins as a professional in his career. Titles ...

(紳一, born 1965), Japanese professional Go player * Shinichi Chiba (真一), also known as Sonny Chiba, a Japanese actor * Shinichi Fujimura (新一, born 1950), Japanese amateur archaeologist *, Japanese Zen Buddhist scholar, philosopher and tea master *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shinichi Hoshi (新一, 1926–1997), Japanese novelist and science fiction writer *, Japanese physician and writer * Shin'ichi Ishiwata (信一), Japanese scientist *

Shinichi Itoh born , in Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan) is a retired professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He has raced extensively in Japanese and International championships. Ito has competed in the All Japan Road Race Championship, and won the Japanese 50 ...

(真一, born 1966), Japanese professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shinichi Kitaoka (伸一, born 1948), Japanese professor of political science *

Shinichi Mori known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians. Mori has been married and divorced twic ...

(進一, born 1947), Japanese enka singer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *

Shinichi Sekizawa was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to several films by Ishirō Honda, including several classic Godzilla films. He also contributed material to the original ''Ultraman'' series and several Tōei Dōga films such as ...

(新一, 1921–1992), Japanese screenwriter *

Shinichi Shinohara is a Japanese television personality, judoka and winner of two gold medals at the 1999 World Championships in Birmingham. To Shinohara's disappointment, French champion David Douillet did not compete at Birmingham due to back injury; Shinohara ...

(信一, born 1973), Japanese judoka *

Shinichi Suzuki (violinist) was a Japanese violinist, philosopher, composer, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities. An influential pedagogue in music ed ...

(鎮一, 1898–1998), Japanese violinist *

Suzuki Shin'ichi I was the older Japanese photographer of that name. Early life Suzuki was born as the third son of a family named Takahashi) in Iwashina () (now Matsuzaki, Shizuoka) in July 1835. Both his parents died when he was young, and in 1854 he mar ...

(真一, 1835–1918), Japanese photographer *

Suzuki Shin'ichi II was the younger of two early Japanese photographers to bear that name. Early life Suzuki's original name was Okamoto Keizō and he was born in Izu. From an early age he enjoyed drawing and painting, and at thirteen or fourteen he set off fo ...

(真一, 1855–1912), Japanese photographer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese modern pentathlete *

Shinichi Tsutsumi is a Japanese stage and screen actor. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the ''Monday'' films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the '' Suspect X'' films, and Jo Sawashiro in '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon.'' In Japan, he is best kn ...

(真一, born 1964), Japanese stage and screen actor *

Shinichi Watanabe is a Japanese anime director and voice actor. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's ''Excel Saga'', in which he appears as the character Nabeshin. Watanabe stated that the nickname Nabeshin (a name blending of ...

(慎一, born 1964), Japanese anime director *

Wakakirin Shinichi , born September 21, 1983, as , is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 in sumo, 2009 after being arrested for cannabis (drug), cannabis poss ...

(真一, born 1983), Japanese sumo wrestler *

Shinichi Osawa , also known by his stage name Mondo Grosso, is a Japanese musician, DJ, record producer and composer. Over the course of his career, he has worked in genres ranging from acid jazz to house, with strong influences of underground club music, th ...

(伸一, born 1967), Japanese pop artist *

Shinichi Ishihara is a Japanese singer, voice actor and actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is famous for singing the theme songs of '' Guyver'', '' Kamen Rider Agito'' and '' Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V'', among other theme songs as well as the entire soundtrack to '' ...

(born 1960), anison singer and anime voice actor * Shinichi Morishita (born 1960), Japanese football player

Fictional characters

Shinichi Kudō , known in some major English adaptations as Jimmy Kudo, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series ''Case Closed'', created by Gosho Aoyama. A high school detective, he is forced to ingest a poison after an encounter wi ...

(新一) in the US Version named Jimmy Kudo, the main protagonist of the anime and manga series

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 10 ...

(Detective Conan) * Shin'ichi Akiyama, the male protagonist of the manga ''Liar game'' * Shin'ichi Chiaki, the male protagonist of the manga ''Nodame Cantabile'' *Shinichi Izumi, the protagonist of the anime and manga series

Parasyte is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It was published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' (1989) and ''Monthly Afternoon'' (1989 to 1994). The manga was published in North Americ ...

*Shinichi, kitsune antagonist in the trilogy of books The Vampire Diaries: The Return * Shinichi Namura is a character in Marmalade Boy. He is Meiko's teacher and secret lover in the manga and anime series. *Shinichi Sakurai, the male protagonist of '' Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!'' *Shin'ichi Susuki, the protagonist of YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story *Shinichi- The son of a chauffeur who’s kidnapped for a ransom in the 1963

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...

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