Toshinari

Toshinari

Toshinari Maeda (1885–1942), Japanese general
Pronunciation	toɕinaɾi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tosinari (Kunrei-shiki) Tosinari (Nihon-shiki) Toshinari (Hepburn)

Toshinari is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 敏成, "agile, turn into"
• 敏也, "agile, to be"
• 敏為, "agile, do"
• 敏形, "agile, shape"
• 俊成, "talented, turn into"
• 俊也, "talented, to be"
• 俊為, "talented, do"
• 俊形, "talented, shape"
• 利成, "benefit, turn into"
• 利也, "benefit, to be"
• 利為, "benefit, do"
• 利形, "benefit, shape"
• 年成, "year, turn into"
• 年也, "year, to be"
• 寿成, "long life, turn into"
• 寿也, "long life, to be"

The name can also be written in hiragana としなり or katakana トシナリ.

Notable people with the name

• Toshinari Fukamachi (深町 寿成), Japanese voice actor.
• Toshinari Maeda (前田 利為, 1885–1942), Japanese general.
• Toshinari Fujiwara (藤原 俊成, 1114–1204), better known as Fujiwara no Shunzei, poet and nobleman of ancient Japan.
• Toshinari Suwa (諏訪 利成, born 1977), member of the men's marathon team for Japan in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
• Toshinari Takaoka (高岡 寿成, born 1970), Japanese long-distance runner.

Fictional characters

Toshinari Seki (関 俊成), from manga and anime Tonari no Seki-kun (aka My Neighbor Seki).