Minoru

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

Last updated December 22, 2024

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

Minoru Arakawa (荒川實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America
Minoru Chiaki (千秋実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor
Minoru Fujita (藤田ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler
Minoru Genda (源田実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general
Minoru Hata (畑実, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Minoru Hirai (平井稔, 1903–1998), Japanese martial artist
Minoru Honda (本田実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer
Minoru Inaba (稲葉実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Inuzuka (犬塚稔, 1901–2007), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Minoru Ito (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kawasaki (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kihara (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer
Minoru Kino (木野実, born 1945), Japanese handball player
Minoru Kitani (木谷実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player
Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢稔, born 1947), Japanese astronomer
Minoru Kobata (小畑穣, born 1946), Japanese footballer
Minoru Kobayashi (小林稔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Minoru Kojima (室姫深, born 1968), Japanese musician
Minoru Makihara (槙原稔, 1930–2020), Japanese business executive
Minoru Miki (三木稔, 1930–2011), Japanese composer and artistic director
Minoru Misawa (三沢実, born 1949), Japanese ice hockey player
Minoru Mochizuki (望月稔, 1907–2003), Japanese martial artist
Minoru Mori (森稔, born 1934), Japanese businessman
Minoru Mukaiya (向谷実, born 1956), Japanese musician
Minoru Muraoka (村岡実, born 1923), Japanese shakuhachi player
Minoru Nakamura (中村稔, born 1938), Japanese baseball player
Minoru Nakano (中野稔, born 1936), Japanese ice hockey player
Minoru Niizuma (新妻実, 1930–1998), an abstract sculptor
Minoru Nojima (野島稔, 1945–2020), Japanese classical pianist
Minoru Ota (大田実, 1919–1945), Japanese rear admiral
Minoru Saito (斉藤実, born 1934), Japanese solo yachtsman
Dr. Minoru Shirota (代田稔, 1899–1982), Japanese scientist/inventor
Minoru Shiraishi (白石稔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Suzuki (鈴木実, born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Minoru Takeuchi (竹内実, born 1971), Japanese volleyball player
Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Tatsukawa (達川実, born 1952), Japanese volleyball player and coach
Minoru Tōjō (東城穣, born 1976), Japanese football referee
Minoru Tomita (冨田稔, 1924–2015), Japanese mathematician
Minoru Torihada (鳥肌実, born 1970), Japanese comedian
Minoru Wakasa (若狭実, born 1951), Japanese ski jumper
Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実, born 1962), Japanese actor
Minoru Yada (矢田稔, born 1931), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Yamamoto (山本秀, 1912/1913–1996), Japanese classical composer
Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center
Minoru Yanagida (柳田稔, born 1954), Japanese politician
Minoru Yasui (安井稔, 1916–1986), American lawyer

Fictional characters

Minoru Edajima, from the anime Onegai Teacher
Nico Minoru, from the Marvel Comics series Runaways (comics)
Minoru “Minnow” Ito, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Minoru Kohinata, from the manga Karate Shōkōshi Kohinata Minoru by Baba Yasushi
Minoru, from the Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Minoru Mineta (峰田実), from the manga and anime My Hero Academia
Minoru Minorikawa (御法川実), from the original 428: Shibuya Scramble
Minoru Kageno (影野実) (reincarnated as Cid Kagenou (シド・カゲノー) from the light novel, manga and anime The Eminence in Shadow

This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

Related Research Articles

Yamamoto is the 9th most common Japanese surname.

Kobayashi is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 古林. Notable people with the surname include:

Itō, Ito, Itou, Itoh or Itoo is the sixth most common Japanese surname. Another Kanji variant shares the same pronunciation is 伊東.

Hiroshi is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi.

Tanaka (たなか) is the fourth most common Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for ricefield & middle (田中). Less common variants include many & middle (多中), many & relationship (多仲), another & middle (他中), shelf & low (棚下), shelf & summer (棚夏) and many & name & congratulation (多名賀).

Satō is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satou or Satoh. A less common variant for a pen name is 佐島.

Kenji or Kenzi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Makoto is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males.

Ayumi is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.

Miyu is a unisex Japanese given name.

Akira is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex Japanese given name that is predominantly used for males. There are several kanji for Akira.

Hirai may refer to:

Nakamura Japanese family name.

Tatsuya is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Tetsuya is a masculine Japanese given name.

Takeshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

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

Nakano is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Minori is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Suzuki is a Japanese surname. As of 2008, it is the second most common surname in Japan, after Satō, with 1.9 million people registered. It is said to have been named by the Hozumi clan (穂積氏) in the Heian period (794-1185), after suzuki, which means "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures. 鈴木 are ateji.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.