Boy

Masatoshi

Masatoshi (まさとし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 正敏, 正 right + 敏 quick. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling正敏まさとしright + quick

Ways to write Masatoshi

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.

正敏
正right, correct敏quick, clever
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata
雅俊
雅elegant, refined俊talented
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
正俊
正right, correct俊talented
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata
正利
正right, correct利benefit
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata
雅敏
雅elegant, refined敏quick, clever
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
昌利
昌prosperous, bright利benefit
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
政敏
政government, to govern敏quick, clever
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
政利
政government, to govern利benefit
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
政俊
政government, to govern俊talented
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

允寿sincere + long lifeBoy
允俊sincere + talentedBoy
雅功elegant + achievementBoy
雅寿elegant + long lifeBoy
雅要elegant + essentialBoy
雅利elegant + benefitBoy
匡俊to correct + talentedBoy
匡稔to correct + harvestBoy

Famous people named Masatoshi

Masatoshi Koshiba 小柴 昌俊Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020)
Masatoshi Kushibiki 櫛引 政敏Japanese association football player
Masatoshi Mihara 三原 雅俊Japanese association football player
Masatoshi Matsuda 松田 正俊Japanese association football player
Masatoshi Mizutani 水谷 允俊Japanese association football player
Masatoshi Shima 正利Japanese computer pioneer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.