Toshikatsu

Toshikatsu

Toshikatsu Iwami, Japanese politician
Pronunciation	toɕikatsɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosikatu (Kunrei-shiki) Tosikatu (Nihon-shiki) Toshikatsu (Hepburn)

Toshikatsu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 敏克, "agile, overcome"
• 敏勝, "agile, victory"
• 敏活, "agile, alive"
• 俊克, "talented, overcome"
• 俊勝, "talented, victory"
• 俊活, "talented, alive"
• 利克, "benefit, overcome"
• 利勝, "benefit, victory"
• 利活, "benefit, alive"
• 年克, "year, overcome"
• 年勝, "year, victory"
• 寿克, "long life, overcome"
• 寿勝, "long life, victory"

The name can also be written in hiragana としかつ or katakana トシカツ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshikatsu Doi (土井 利勝, 1573–1644), Japanese daimyō.
• Toshikatsu Iwami (石見 利勝, born 1941), Japanese politician.
• Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝, 1945–2007), Japanese politician.
• Toshikatsu Nanbu (南部 利雄, 1724–1780), Japanese samurai and daimyō.
• Toshikatsu Yamamoto (山元 敏勝, born 1929), Japanese physician.