Toshizō

Toshizō

Toshizo Hijikata (1835–1869), Japanese swordsman and Shinsengumi commander
Pronunciation	toɕidzoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosizo (Kunrei-shiki) Tosizo (Nihon-shiki) Toshizō, Toshizo, Toshizou, Toshizoh (Hepburn)

Toshizō is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Toshizō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 敏三, "agile, three"
• 敏蔵, "agile, store up"
• 敏造, "agile, store up"
• 俊三, "talented, three"
• 俊蔵, "talented, store up"
• 俊造, "talented, create"
• 利三, "benefit, three"
• 利蔵, "benefit, store up"
• 利造, "benefit, create"
• 寿三, "long life, three"
• 寿蔵, "long life, store up"
• 寿造, "long life, create"
• 年三, "year, three"
• 年蔵, "year, store up"
• 年造, "year, create"
• 歳三, "age, three"

The name can also be written in hiragana としぞう or katakana トシゾウ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshizo Hijikata (土方 歳三, 1835–1869), Japanese swordsman and Shinsengumi commander.
• Toshizo Ido (井戸 敏三, born 1945), Japanese politician.
• Toshizo Nishio (西尾 寿造, 1881–1960), Japanese general.