Shō
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Shō is a Japanese surname most famously associated with the royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom, including King Shō Shin.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shō canonical | 2 |
| Shō Taikyū | 1 |
| ショウ (Shō) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23162256 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shō Context triple: [Shō Shin, familyName, Shō]
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A.
Seiji
Seiji is a Japanese given name most famously associated with the renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa.
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B.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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C.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the early Edo period, used for a brief span in the mid-17th century.
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D.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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E.
Yoshio
Yoshio is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji characters and is borne by numerous real and fictional individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shō Target entity description: Shō is a Japanese surname most famously associated with the royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom, including King Shō Shin.
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A.
Seiji
Seiji is a Japanese given name most famously associated with the renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa.
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B.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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C.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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D.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the early Edo period, used for a brief span in the mid-17th century.
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E.
Yoshio
Yoshio is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji characters and is borne by numerous real and fictional individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shō