Masahiro

Masahiro

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Abe Masahiro (阿部 正弘; 1819–1857), Japanese councillor (Rōjū)
• Masahiro Abe (阿部 真宏; born 1978), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Akimoto (footballer) (秋元 雅博; born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Akimoto (ski jumper) (秋元 正博; born 1956), Japanese ski jumper
• Masahiro Anbe (安部 真弘; born 1983), Japanese artist
• Masahiro Ando (footballer) (安藤 正裕; born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Andoh (安藤 まさひろ; born 1954), Japanese guitarist and composer
• Masahiro Araki (荒木 雅博; born 1977), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Chono (蝶野 正洋; born 1963), American-Japanese wrestler
• Masahiro Endo (遠藤 雅大; born 1970), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Fukuda (福田 正博; born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Fukasawa (深澤 仁博; born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Futahashi (二橋 正弘; born 1941), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Hamazaki (浜崎 昌弘; 1940–2011), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Hasemi (長谷見 昌弘; born 1945), Japanese racing driver
• Masahiro Hayama (早間 雅博; 1910–?), Japanese ice hockey player
• Masahiro Imamura (今村 雅弘; born 1947), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大; born 1989) actor
• Masahiro Ishii (石井 正弘; born 1945), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Ito (伊藤 暢達; born 1972), Japanese video game artist
• Masahiro Itō (伊藤 昌弘; born 1992), Japanese voice actor and singer
• Masahiro Kamiya born 1963, Japanese actor
• Masahiro Kanagawa (金川 真大; born 1983), Japanese murderer
• Masahiro Kaneko (born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kano (born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kawai (川相 昌弘; born 1964), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Kawasaki (川崎 真弘; 1949–2006), Japanese musician and composer
• Masahiro Kazuma (數馬 正浩; born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Kikuno (菊野 昌宏; born 1983), Japanese watchmaker
• Masahiro Kobayashi (actor) (小林 正寛; born 1971), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Masahiro Kobayashi (director) (小林 政広; born 1954), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘; born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Koishikawa (小石川 正弘; born 1952), Japanese astronomer
• Kongō Masahiro (金剛 正裕; born 1948), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Kotaka (小高 正宏; born 1960), Japanese weightlifter
• Masahiro Kunda (薫田 真広; born 1966), Japanese rugby union player and coach
• Masahiro Kuramoto (倉本 昌弘; born 1955), Japanese golfer
• Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫 匡弘; born 1982), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Makino (マキノ 雅弘; 1908–1993), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Matsunaga (born 1960), Japanese racing driver
• Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏; born 1977), Japanese drummer and actor
• Masahiro Miyashita (宮下 真洋; born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Momitani (籾谷 真弘; born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Mori (ceramic designer) (森 正洋; 1927–2005), Japanese ceramic designer
• Masahiro Mori (roboticist) (森 政弘; born 1927), Japanese roboticist
• Masahiro Morioka (森岡 正博; born 1958), Japanese philosopher
• Masahiro Morioka (politician) (森岡 正宏), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Motoki (本木　雅弘; born 1965), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Mukai (向井雅浩), Japanese director
• Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広; born 1972), Japanese singer, actor and host
• Masahiro Narita (成田 正弘; born 1994), Japanese basketball player
• Masahiro Nasukawa (那須川 将大; born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘; born 1971), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Nonaka (野中 政宏; born 1968), Japanese voice actor
• Masahiro Ōhashi (大橋 正博; born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Okamoto (岡本 昌弘; born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Ota (born 1970), Japanese footballer
• Ōuchi Masahiro (大内 政弘; 1446–1495), Japanese daimyō
• Masahiro Sakurai (桜井 政博; born 1970), Japanese video game designer
• Masahiro Sato (佐藤 真弘; born 1936), Japanese ice hockey player
• Masahiro Sayama (佐山 雅弘; 1953–2018), Japanese pianist
• Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大; born 1993), Japanese volleyball player
• Masahiro Shimizu (清水 雅広; born 1964), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Masahiro Shimmyo (born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Shinoda (篠田 正浩; 1931–2025), Japanese film director
• Masahiro Sukigara (鋤柄 昌宏; born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Tabata (田端 正広; born 1940), Japanese politician
• Masahiro Takahashi (高橋 昌大; born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕; born 1982), Japanese judoka
• Masahiro Takashima (髙嶋 政宏; born 1965), Japanese actor
• Takatsukasa Masahiro (鷹司 政熙; 1761–1841), Japanese court noble
• Masahiro Takatsuki (高月 正宏; born 1942), Japanese rower
• Tamanoumi Masahiro (玉の海 正洋; 1944–1971), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大; born 1988), Japanese baseball player
• Tokitsuumi Masahiro (時津海 正博; born 1973), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大; born 1991), Japanese actor
• Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕; born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Masahiro Yamada (screenwriter) (山田 正弘; 1931–2005), Japanese screenwriter and poet
• Masahiro Yamada (sociologist) (山田 昌弘; born 1957), Japanese sociologist
• Masahiro Yamamoto (baseball) (山本 昌; born 1965), Japanese baseball player
• Masahiro Yamamoto (kickboxer) (山本 真弘; born 1983), Japanese kickboxer
• Masahiro Yamanaka (山中 真尋), Japanese voice actor
• Masahiro Yanagida (柳田 将洋), Japanese volleyball player
• Masahiro Yasuhara (安原 昌弘; born 1963), Japanese cyclist
• Masahiro Yasuoka (安岡 正篤; 1898–1983), Japanese scholar
• Masahiro Yoshimura (吉村 昌弘; 1936–2003), Japanese swimmer

Swordsmiths

One of several historical Katana swordsmiths (and the swords crafted by them), including:

• Ōsuminojō Masahiro ( 大隅掾正弘 ), a disciple of Horikawa Kunihiro  ^{[ ja ] [1]}
• Hojōji Masahiro ( 法城寺正弘 ), latter half 17th century ^[2]
• Kawachidaijō Masahiro ( 河内大掾正広 ), a.k.a. Hizen Masahiro I; a disciple of Hizen Tadayoshi  ^{[ ja ]}. ^[3] See List of Wazamono for this and the preceding swordmaker

See also

• Masahiro (株式会社マサヒロ), a kitchen knife manufacturer based in Seki, Gifu, and its Masahiro (正広) line of knives. ^[4]
• Masahiro (正広), a trade brand of inexpensive katana for the North American market, manufactured by several Chinese workshops. ^[5]

References

1. 小笠原, 信夫 (1999) [1969]. 刀剣. カラーブックス. ISBN   4-586-50175-8., p.131
2. Sinclaire, Clive (2004). Samurai: The Weapons And Spirit Of The Japanese Warrior. Globe Pequot. p. 83. ISBN   9781592287208., with 4 plates, 1 color
3. 小笠原 1999, p.132-2
4. "正弘 MASAHIRO (ホームページ)". 株式会社マサヒロ (YouTube upload). 2007-08-23. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
5. Dan D. Manitoba, Canada (2007-08-23). "Masahiro Cherry Blossom Katana Review". Sword Buyers Guide (YouTube upload). Retrieved 27 June 2012.