Boy

Hitoshi

Hitoshi (ひとし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 仁, 仁 benevolence. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this name.

ひ · と · し · ひとし · ヒトシ
Most used spelling仁ひとしbenevolence

Ways to write Hitoshi

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

仁
仁benevolence
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata
均
均level; average
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
仁志
仁benevolence志will, ambition
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
等
等etc.; and so forth
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
仁士
仁benevolence士gentleman, samurai
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Hitoshi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

一司one + to directBoy
一史one + historyBoy
一四one + fourBoy
一士one + gentlemanBoy
一志one + willBoy
一枝one + branchBoy
一詩one + poemBoy
一敏one + quickBoy

Famous people named Hitoshi

Hitoshi Ashida 芦田 均Japanese politician (1887-1959)
Hitoshi Sasaki 佐々木 等Japanese association football player and manager (born 1891)
Hitoshi Shiota 塩田 仁史Japanese association football player
Hitoshi Morishita 森下 仁志Japanese association football player and manager
Hitoshi Imamura 今村 均Japanese officer, war criminal (1886–1968)
Hitoshi Matsushima 松島 仁Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.