Toshikazu Explained

Toshikazu
Pronunciation:	toɕikadzɯ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Tosikazu (Kunrei-shiki)Tosikazu (Nihon-shiki)Toshikazu (Hepburn)

Toshikazu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Toshikazu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 敏一, "agile, one"
• 敏和, "agile, harmony"
• 敏多, "agile, many"
• 敏数, "agile, number"
• 俊一, "talented, one"
• 俊和, "talented, harmony"
• 俊多, "talented, many"
• 俊数, "talented, number"
• 利一, "benefit, one"
• 利和, "benefit, harmony"
• 利多, "benefit, many"
• 利数, "benefit, number"
• 年一, "year, one"
• 年和, "year, harmony"
• 寿一, "long life, one"
• 寿和, "long life, harmony"

The name can also be written in hiragana としかず or katakana トシカズ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshikazu Ichimura (市村 俊和, born 1941), Japanese aikidoka.
• Toshikazu Irie (入江 利和, born 1984), Japanese footballer.
• Toshikazu Kase (加瀬 俊一, 1903–2004), Japanese civil servant and diplomat.
• Toshikazu Katayama (片山 敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater.
• Toshikazu Kato (加藤 寿一, born 1981), Japanese footballer.
• Toshikazu Kawasaki (川崎 敏和, born 1955), Japanese origami artist.
• Toshikazu Nakamichi (中道 紀和, born 1971), Japanese rugby union player.
• Toshikazu Omae (大前敏一, 1902–1978), Japanese naval officer and author.
• Toshikazu Nishimura (西村 寿一, born 1963), Japanese voice actor.
• Toshikazu Sano (佐野 敏一, born 1940), Japanese football referee.
• Toshikazu Sugihara (杉原 敏一, born 1964), Japanese golfer.
• Toshikazu Sunada (砂田 利一, born 1948), Japanese mathematician and writer.
• Toshikazu Saito (齋藤 俊一, ????–1582), Japanese samurai.
• Toshikazu Wakatsuki (若月 俊一, 1910–2006), Japanese medical doctor.
• Toshikazu Yamanishi (山西 利和, born 1996), Japanese racewalker.
• Toshikazu Yamashita (山下 敏和, born 1977), Japanese sport shooter.