Masanori is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
.
Kanji and meaning
The name Masanori is generally written with two
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
, the first read and the second read , for example:
*Starting with ("correct"):
**: second kanji means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word meaning "formal" or "legitimate".
**: second kanji means "rule" or "regulation". Also an ordinary word meaning "correct" or proper".
**: second kanji means "historical account". Also used for another masculine given name
Seiki.
**: second kanji means "virtue" or "morality". Also a
Japanese era name
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...
Shōtoku.
**
*Starting with ("to rule"):
*Starting with ("prosperous"):
People
People with the name Masanori include:
Arts and entertainment
* , Japanese photographer
* , Japanese music critic and radio personality
* , stage name
Pierre Taki
, better known by his stage name , is the front man for Japanese synthpop group Denki Groove, which consists of himself and Takkyu Ishino. As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City. He als ...
, Japanese singer
* , Japanese actor and comedian
* , Japanese filmmaker
*
Masanori Mark Christianson
Masanori Mark Christianson (born Masanori Hakuta Shirota, January 18, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-Korean-American musician, creative director, and visual artist. He may be best known as a bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for the O ...
(born 1976), American guitarist and songwriter
* , Japanese manga artist
Government and politics
* , general of the Hosokawa clan in the Ōnin War
* , daimyō of Hiroshima Domain
* , daimyō of Honjō Domain
* , daimyō of Tsuwano Domain
* , daimyō of Odawara Domain
* , daimyō of Mutsuura Domain
* , Japanese bureaucrat and politician
* , Japanese journalist and military commentator
* , governor of Ishikawa prefecture
* , mayor of Hakodate
Science
* , Japanese microbiologist
* , Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker
* , Japanese mathematician
* , Japanese astronomer
* , Japanese astronomer
Sport
* , Japanese swimmer
* , Japanese footballer
*, Japanese speed skater
* , Japanese sumo wrestler
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese cyclist
* , alias of
Kim Duk
or Kim Duk ( ko, 김 덕/金 徳) (born February 7, 1948) is a retired Koreans in Japan, Zainichi-Korean Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known under his ring name . He was also known by the name Tiger Chung Lee in the World ...
, Zainichi Korean wrestler
* , Japanese racing car driver
* , Japanese sumo wrestler
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , stage name
The Great Sasuke
, born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name . Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly l ...
, Japanese professional wrestler
* , Japanese baseball catcher
* , Japanese football manager
*, Japanese hurdler and bobsledder
* , Japanese mixed martial artist
* , Japanese golfer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese fencer
* , Japanese baseball pitcher
* , Japanese mixed martial artist
* , Japanese baseball pitcher
* , Japanese baseball pitcher
* , Japanese footballer
References
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Japanese masculine given names