Tokujirō

Tokujirō

Tokujiro Nishi (1847–1912), Japanese politician and diplomat
Pronunciation	tokɯdʑiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tokuziro (Kunrei-shiki) Tokuziro (Nihon-shiki) Tokujirō, Tokujiro, Tokujirou, Tokujiroh (Hepburn)

Tokujirō is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Tokujirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

The characters used for "jiro" (二郎 or 次郎) literally means "second son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the second child. The "toku" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("徳" for benevolence, "得" for gain, "篤" and so on).

• 徳二郎, "benevolence, second son"
• 徳次郎, "benevolence, second son"
• 得二郎, "gain, second son"
• 篤次郎, "sincere, second son"
• 啄二郎, "peck, second son"

Other combinations...

• 徳治郎, "benevolence, to manage/cure, son"
• 徳次朗, "benevolence, next, clear"
• 得治郎, "gain, to manage/cure, son"
• 篤次朗, "sincere, next, clear"
• 竺次朗, "bamboo, next, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana とくじろう or katakana トクジロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Tokujirō Kameya (龜谷 徳次郎, 1825–1884), Japanese photographer
• Tokujiro Kanamori (金森 徳次郎, 1886–1959), Japanese politician
• Tokujirō Nishi (西 徳二郎, 1847–1912), Japanese politician and diplomat