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Tsuyoshi

Tsuyoshi (つよし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 剛, 剛 strong. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 1973.

つ · よ · し · つよし · ツヨシ
Most used spelling剛つよしstrong

Ways to write Tsuyoshi

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.

剛
剛strong, sturdy
Boy, best No. 2 (1961–1982)
毅
毅strong-willed
Boy, 18 notable people on Wikidata
剛士
剛strong, sturdy士gentleman, samurai
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
剛志
剛strong, sturdy志will, ambition
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
剛史
剛strong, sturdy史history
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

幹trunkBoy
毅史strong-willed + historyBoy
毅士strong-willed + gentlemanBoy
毅志strong-willed + willBoy
強司strong + to directBoy
強史strong + historyBoy
強志strong + willBoy
剛司strong + to directBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Tsuyoshi has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1973, at No. 2.

No. 1No. 5No. 101965197019751980Boys, 1961: No. 5Boys, 1962: No. 8Boys, 1965: No. 8Boys, 1966: No. 7Boys, 1967: No. 5Boys, 1968: No. 3Boys, 1969: No. 4Boys, 1970: No. 4Boys, 1971: No. 3Boys, 1972: No. 3Boys, 1973: No. 2Boys, 1974: No. 3Boys, 1975: No. 4Boys, 1976: No. 4Boys, 1977: No. 4Boys, 1978: No. 4Boys, 1979: No. 5Boys, 1980: No. 5Boys, 1982: No. 6
Show the numbers
YearBoys
1982No. 6
1980No. 5
1979No. 5
1978No. 4
1977No. 4
1976No. 4
1975No. 4
1974No. 3
1973No. 2
1972No. 3
1971No. 3
1970No. 4
1969No. 4
1968No. 3
1967No. 5
1966No. 7
1965No. 8
1962No. 8
1961No. 5

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Tsuyoshi

Inukai Tsuyoshi 毅Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan (1855–1932)
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 剛Japanese association football player
Tsuyoshi Yoshitake 吉武 剛Japanese association football player
Tsuyoshi Shimamura 島村 毅Japanese association football player
Tsuyoshi Miyaichi 宮市 剛Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.