Toshikazu is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
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Written forms
Toshikazu can be written using different combinations of
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 and are ...
characters. Some examples:
*敏一, "agile, one"
*敏和, "agile, harmony"
*敏多, "agile, many"
*敏数, "agile, number"
*俊一, "talented, one"
*俊和, "talented, harmony"
*俊多, "talented, many"
*俊数, "talented, number"
*利一, "benefit, one"
*利和, "benefit, harmony"
*利多, "benefit, many"
*利数, "benefit, number"
*年一, "year, one"
*年和, "year, harmony"
*寿一, "long life, one"
*寿和, "long life, harmony"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
としかず 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 ...
トシカズ.
Notable people with the name
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Toshikazu Ichimura
Toshikazu Ichimura (born December 12, 1941) is a Japanese aikido teacher who lived in Sweden from 1966 to 1986, and was the teacher responsible for aikido in Sweden during this time. He also was the responsible teacher in Denmark and in Finland, ...
(市村 俊和, born 1941), Japanese aikidoka.
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Toshikazu Irie (入江 利和, born 1984), Japanese footballer.
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Toshikazu Kase
was a Japanese civil service, civil servant and career diplomat. During World War II he was a high-ranking Foreign Ministry official. Hideaki Kase is his son and Yoko Ono is his niece.
Biography
Kase was born in Chiba (city), Chiba, Japan, f ...
(加瀬 俊一, 1903–2004), Japanese civil servant and diplomat.
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Toshikazu Katayama (片山 敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater.
*Toshikazu Kato (加藤 寿一, born 1981), Japanese footballer.
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Toshikazu Kawasaki
is a Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist who is known for his geometrically innovative models. He is particularly famous for his series of fourfold symmetry "roses", all based on a twisting maneuver that allows the petals to seem to curl ...
(川崎 敏和, born 1955), Japanese origami artist.
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Toshikazu Nakamichi (中道 紀和, born 1971), Japanese rugby union player.
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Toshikazu Sano (佐野 敏一, born 1940), Japanese football referee.
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Toshikazu Sugihara (杉原 敏一, born 1964), Japanese golfer.
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Toshikazu Sunada
is a Japanese mathematician and author of many books and essays on mathematics and mathematical sciences. He is professor emeritus of both Meiji University and Tohoku University. He is also distinguished professor of emeritus at Meiji in recogni ...
(砂田 利一, born 1948), Japanese mathematician and writer.
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Toshikazu Saito (齋藤 俊一, ????–1582), Japanese samurai.
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Toshikazu Wakatsuki (若月 俊一, 1910–2006), Japanese medical doctor.
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Toshikazu Yamanishi (山西 利和, born 1996), Japanese racewalker.
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Toshikazu Yamashita
is a Japanese sport shooter. Yamashita represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events.
In his first event, 10 m air rifle
10 meter air rifle is an International Shooting Sports ...
(山下 敏和, born 1977), Japanese sport shooter.
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