Toshihito is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
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Written forms
Toshihito can be written using different combinations of
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
characters. Some examples:
*敏仁, "agile, humanity"
*敏人, "agile, person"
*俊仁, "talented, humanity"
*俊人, "talented, person"
*利仁, "benefit, humanity"
*利人, "benefit, person"
*年仁, "year, humanity"
*年人, "year, person"
*寿仁, "long life, humanity"
*寿人, "long life, person"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
としひと or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
トシヒト.
Notable people with the name
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Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, born 1988), Japanese baseball player.
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Toshihito Fujiwara (藤原 利仁, unknown birth and death dates), Japanese general.
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Prince Hachijō Toshihito
was a court noble of Japan during the Sengoku period. Toshihito was the younger brother of Emperor Go-Yōzei. After 1588, Toyotomi Hideyoshi adopted Toshihito in an effort to greatly strengthen the Toyotomi and the Imperial ties. In 1590, Hide ...
(八条宮 智仁親王, 1579–1629), Japanese prince.
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Toshihito Ishimaru (石丸 利人, born 1931), Japanese boxer.
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Toshihito Ito
(February 16, 1962 – May 24, 2002) was a Japanese actor and member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe. He was born on February 16, 1962, in Niigata, Japan.
Biography
He performed on stage, and on television in series such as ' ...
(伊藤 俊人, 1962–2002), Japanese actor.
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