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Toshirō

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Gender
  
Male

Related names
  
Toshio Toshizō

Word/name
  
Japanese

Meaning
  
It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Toshirō, Toshiro or Toshirou (としろう, トシロウ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

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Possible writings

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

  • 利郎, "advantage, son"
  • 敏郎, "agile, son"
  • 俊郎, "sagacious, son"
  • 利朗, "advantage, bright"
  • 敏朗, "agile, bright"
  • 俊朗, "sagacious, bright"
  • The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

    People

  • Toshiro Kageyama (利郎, 1926–1990), Japanese Go player
  • Toshiro Kandagawa (俊郎, born 1939), Japanese chef
  • Toshiro Masuda (俊郎, born 1959), Japanese composer
  • Toshiro Mayuzumi (敏郎, 1929–1997), Japanese composer
  • Toshirō Mifune (敏郎, 1920–1997), Japanese actor
  • Toshirō Mutō (敏郎, born 1943), former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan
  • Toshiro Nomura (敏郎), Japanese astronomer
  • Toshihiro Ono (敏洋, born 1965), a Japanese manga artist
  • Toshiro Sasaki (1900–1933), Japanese author
  • Toshiro Suga (born 1950), aikido instructor
  • Toshiro Tomochika (born 1975), Japanese politician
  • Toshiro Tsuchida (俊郎, born 1964), Japanese game director
  • Toshiro Yabuki (born 1961), Japanese music composer
  • Toshiro Yamabe (俊郎, 1926–2000), Japanese Go player
  • Toshirō Yanagiba (敏郎, born 1961), Japanese actor
  • Characters

  • Toshiro Kurusu (敏郎), a character in the 2001 anime film WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
  • Hijikata Toshirō (十四郎), a character in the manga and anime series Gintama
  • Toshiro Umezawa, a character in the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering
  • Tōshirō Hitsugaya (冬獅郎), the captain of tenth division in Bleach
  • References

    Toshirō Wikipedia