Toshiaki

Toshiaki

Toshiaki Kirino (1838–1877), Japanese samurai and general
Pronunciation	toɕiakʲi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosiaki (Kunrei-shiki) Tosiaki (Nihon-shiki) Toshiaki (Hepburn)

Toshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

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

• 敏明, "agile, bright"
• 敏朗, "agile, clear"
• 敏晃, "agile, clear"
• 敏章, "agile, chapter"
• 敏亮, "agile, clear"
• 敏昭, "agile, clear"
• 俊明, "talented, bright"
• 俊朗, "talented, clear"
• 俊晃, "talented, clear"
• 俊章, "talented, chapter"
• 俊亮, "talented, clear"
• 俊昭, "talented, clear"
• 利明, "benefit, bright"
• 利朗, "benefit, clear"
• 利晃, "benefit, clear"
• 利章, "benefit, crystal"
• 年明, "year, bright"
• 年晶, "year, sparkle"
• 寿明, "long life, bright"
• 寿旭, "long life, rising sun"

The name can also be written in hiragana としあき or katakana トシアキ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshiaki Araki (荒木 敏明, born 1942), Japanese fencer
• Toshiaki Endo (遠藤 利明, born 1950), Japanese politician
• Toshiaki Fukuda (福田 敏昭, born 1980), Japanese field hockey player
• Toshiaki Fushimi (伏見 俊昭, born 1976), Japanese cyclist
• Toshiaki Haji (羽地 登志晃, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Toshiaki Hirose (廣瀬 俊明, born 1981), Japanese rugby union player
• Toshiaki Honda (本多 利明, 1744–1821), Japanese mathematician
• Toshiaki Imae (今江 敏晃, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Toshiaki Imai (今井 敏明, born 1954), Japanese footballer and manager
• Toshiaki Inoue (井上 敏明, born 1951), Japanese triple jumper
• Toshiaki Ishizuka (石塚 俊明, born 1950), Japanese musician
• Toshiaki Iwashiro (岩代 俊明, born 1977), Japanese manga artist
• Toshiaki Ishizuka (石塚 俊明, born 1950), Japanese musician
• Toshiaki Kamata (鎌田 俊明, born 1951), Japanese long-distance runner
• Toshiaki Karasawa (唐沢 寿明, born 1963), Japanese actor
• Toshiaki Kasuga (春日 俊彰, born 1979), Japanese comedian
• Toshiaki Kawada (川田 利明, born 1963), Japanese professional wrestler
• Toshiaki Kirino (桐野 利秋, 1838–1877), Japanese samurai and general
• Toshiaki Kosedo (小瀬戸 俊昭, born 1941), Japanese volleyball player
• Toshiaki Kubo (久保 利明, born 1975), Japanese shogi player
• Toshiaki Kurasawa (倉澤 利彰, born 1976), Japanese swimmer
• Toshiaki Maruyama (丸山 寿明, born 1959), Japanese Nordic combined skier
• Toshiaki Mori (森 気楼, born 1962), aka Shinkiro, Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist
• Toshiaki Nishioka (西岡 利晃, born 1976), Japanese boxer
• Toshiaki Odate (小達 敏昭, born 1968), Japanese golfer
• Toshiaki Tanaka (田中 利明, 1935–1998), Japanese table tennis player
• Toshiaki Toyozakura (豊桜 俊昭, born 1974), real name Toshiaki Muko (向 俊昭), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Toshiaki Toyoda (豊田 利晃, born 1969), Japanese film director and screenwriter