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Toshio

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Pronunciation
  
To-shi-o

Word/name
  
Japanese

Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
Japan

Meaning
  
Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Toshio (利夫, としお, トシオ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

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Possible writings

Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 敏夫, "agile, man"
  • 敏男, "agile, man"
  • 敏雄, "agile, hero"
  • 俊夫, "sagacious, man"
  • 俊雄, "sagacious, hero"
  • 利生, "advantage, life"
  • 登志男, "ascend, intention, man"
  • The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

    People

  • Tosanoumi Toshio (敏生, born 1972), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Toshio Furukawa (登志夫, born 1946), Japanese voice actor
  • Toshio Gotō (俊夫, born 1938), Japanese film director
  • Toshio Iwai (俊雄, born 1962), Japanese interactive media and installation artist
  • Toshio Kakei (利夫, born 1962), Japanese actor
  • Toshio Kimura (1909 – 1983), Japanese politician
  • Toshio Masuda (利雄, born 1927), Japanese film director
  • Toshio Matsumoto (俊夫, born 1932), Japanese film director and video artist
  • Toshio Nakanishi, a Japanese musician and an artist
  • Tosiwo Nakayama (利雄, 1931-2003), first president of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Toshio Shibata (敏雄, born 1949), Japanese photographer
  • Toshio Shimao (敏雄, 1917–1986), Japanese novelist
  • Toshio Suzuki (driver) (利男, born 1955), Japanese racing driver
  • Toshio Suzuki (producer) (敏夫, born 1948), chief producer of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli
  • Toshio Yamane (敏郎, born 1953), Japanese photographer
  • Characters

  • Toshio Ozaki, a protagonist in the horror novel/manga/anime series Shiki.
  • Toshio Saeki (Ju-on) (俊雄), a main antagonist in the Japanese horror series Ju-on
  • Toshio Utsumi (俊夫), a character in the anime and manga series Cat's Eye
  • References

    Toshio Wikipedia