Toru 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 ...

Possible writings

Toru can be expressed with several kanji. Some examples: *徹, "penetrate" *透, "transparent" *享, "enjoy" *亨, "smoothly" *暢, "freely" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

とおる or

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

トオル.

Notable people with the name

*, Japanese actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator *, Governor of Osaka Prefecture *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese former sumo wrestler *, Japanese astronomer * (born 1977), Japanese badminton player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor and narrator *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese computer network researcher and businessman *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese software entrepreneur *, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory *, Japanese politician *, A perpetrator of the

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*, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese folk singer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese Researcher

Fictional characters

*Tōru Ichii (一井透), in '' A Channel'' *Tohru (トオル), in ''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

'' *Tohru (トオル), a character in ''

Kare First Love is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Kaho Miyasaka. It was originally serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'' from March 2002 to August 2004, and the individual chapters were published in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan from September 200 ...

'' *Tohru Kobayashi (小林トール), the titular draconian servant in ''

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid , also known as ''The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began serialization in Futabasha's ''Monthly Action'' magazine since May 2013 and is licensed in No ...

'' *Toru (トオル), also known as Todd Snap, in the ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

*Toru, in Chris Bradford's ''

Young Samurai ''Young Samurai'' is a series of martial arts/action-adventure stories written by Chris Bradford, set in Edo period, 17th century Japan, following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai. Introdu ...

'' *Tohru Adachi (足立透), from the game ''Persona 4'' *Tooru Amami (天美透), in ''

The World God Only Knows , abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'' *Toru Asakura (浅倉透), in '' The Idolmaster Shiny Colors'' *Toru (透龍), the main antagonist of ''

JoJolion is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, and is the eighth part of the larger ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series. Set in Japan in 2011, it follows Josuke Higashikata, a young man afflicted by retrograde amnesia, i ...

'' *Toru Egawa, in Business as Usual, a

Finder Series The is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. It is serialized in the semimonthly manga magazine ''Be × Boy Gold'' since 2002. Several adaptations of the manga have been released, including original video animations ...

fanfiction by Kadzuki_Fuchoin *Tōru Hagakure (葉隠透), in ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...

'' *Tōru Hikawa (氷川透), Tory Froid, in '' MegaMan NT Warrior'' *Tohru Honda (本田透), in ''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from t ...

'' *Toru Kazama (風間トオル), in '' Crayon Shin-chan'' *Toru Kouno (河野亨), in '' Princess Princess'' *Tohru Mutou (武藤徹), in '' Shiki'' *Tōru Mutsuki (六月透), in ''

Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in four ...

'' *Toru Narita (成田徹), in ''

Hot Gimmick is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from the December 2000 issue (released in November) to the August 2005 issue (released in July). Shogak ...

'' *Tooru Oikawa (及川徹), in ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon ...

'' with the position of captain and setter from Aoba Johsai High *Toru Okada (岡田亨), in ''

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a novel published in 1994–1995 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The American translation and its British adaptation, dubbed the "only official translations" (English), are by Jay Rubin and were first published in 1997. For this novel, Mu ...

'' *Toru Oshikiri (押切トオル), in the series of the same name by

Junji Ito is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include ''Tomie'', a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; ''Uzumaki'', a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and ...

*Tōru Rikiishi (力石徹), in ''

Ashita no Joe is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man named ...

'' *Toru Sato (トオル・サトウ), in the game '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' *Tohru Suidohbashi (水道橋徹), of ''

Machine Robo Rescue is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It's the third incarnation of the ''Machine Robo'' anime trilogy, which is based on the toyline by PLEX and Bandai. It is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (''Cardcaptor Sakura'') and ...

''. *Toru Tokugawa, in The Grimnoire Chronicles, by Larry Correia *Tōru Watanabe (ワタナベトオル), in '' Norwegian Wood'' *Tōru Yasunaga (安永透), in ''

The Decay of the Angel is a novel by Yukio Mishima and is the fourth and last in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published in Shinchosha (orig.) on 25 February 1971, three months after Yukio Mishima's suicide. Explanation of the title In Buddhist scriptures ...

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